Mother's Ruin

When Sally and her family have to move back to Candle Lane to look after her grandmother, the cracks in their family soon begin to show. When her beloved Gran has a stroke, Sally and her family move back home in order to look after her. But Sadie's illness has made the wise woman they once knew bigoted and bad-tempered.

Sadie is testing everyone's patience, including Sally's mom Ruth, and her husband Arthur. Their problems are nothing compared with Tommy, the little ruffian next door. With an absentee father and an alcoholic mother, Tommy has a hard life.

However, Ruth sees the good in him and takes him under her wing, but his unpredictable and violent mother has other ideas. Meanwhile, the stress of living cheek-by-jowl with Sally's family is starting to push Arthur away. As cracks in their marriage begin to appear, both Sally and Arthur must work out where their priorities lie before it's too late.

Another compelling family drama from author of Lost Angel and Nobody's Girl.