TY - BOOK AU - Bennett, Anne, TI - Child On The Doorstep / T2 - McCluskey Saga SN - 9780008162337 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - HarperCollins KW - Abandoned children KW - Fiction KW - Mothers and daughters KW - Widows KW - Courtship KW - Secrets KW - Irish fiction KW - England KW - Social life and customs KW - 20th century KW - Birmingham (England) KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Domestic fiction N2 - "Angela McCluskey is haunted by the young baby that she left on the steps of the workhouse. Born out of wedlock and the result of a traumatic assault, the child has grown up away from the loving arms of her mother and only has a locket to remind her of the family she never knew. Angela, meanwhile, has carried the guilt of her actions with her for almost a decade, now widowed and alone, she is courted by a new suitor, Eddie, who seems to offer her the happiness she craves. When Angela's teenage daughter, Constance, discovers that Eddie is not all he seems to be, it drives a wedge between mother and daughter. But some secrets won't stay hidden forever and must face the past and the choices that she made."--Provided by publisher ER -