For The Sake Of The Children Hardback: Piatkus 1998 Paperback: Bantam 1999 Large Print: Magna 2000 C) June Francis 1998 Rosie Kilshaw is only fifteen when her mother Violet is killed in a tragic accident, but she is determined to keep her family together. Her father had died some years previously, and as his and Violet's marriage had been strongly disapproved of by both their families, Rosie doesn't expect any help from them to look after her younger brothers and sisters. So she is amazed when members from both families turn up to look them over. But it is Violet's sister, Amelia, who decides to take them in hand, much to Rosie's fury. The two sisters had been estranged for many years and not only was there no love lost between them, but Rosie can't see eye-to-eye with her aunt either. Amelia's best friend has just died too, leaving a husband and three sons who she feels deserve her care just as much as her sister's children do. Will Rosie and Amelia be able to resolve their differences? Or is the break-up of the family inevitable? Who is to say what is in the children's best interests after all - loving big sister or grown-up auntie? And how many sacrifices will be demanded for the sake of the children? Back to Books2 Back to Main Page