Ill Conceived by Catherine Gale

A teenage pregnancy, an enforced separation at birth and a young man without a mother.

Mary will not rest until she finds the son she gave birth to in secret eighteen years ago. Her obsession has caused trouble over the years and haunts her every day. When she sees Simon and notices his uncanny resemblance to her lost baby’s father, she is prepared to risk friends, job and reputation to pursue him.

After a series of mishaps where Mary’s hopes are dashed, raised and dashed again, Simon begins to question his identity. However, in 1992, without the internet, finding the truth isn’t easy.

Ill Conceived is a story of trauma, guilt and forgiveness.