The Other Daughter

‘A fresh, original, passionate and page-turning story about women’s choices and past secrets that demands to be read’ – Rachel Hore, author of The Love Child‘Well written and pacy. Full of gorgeous scenery, emotion and SUCH fascinating stuff about women’s rights through the decades’ – Tracy Rees, author of The House at Silvermoor‘A gripping and emotional story’ – Patricia Wilson, author of Greek Island Escape‘A tightly plotted and absorbing tale of one woman’s journey to uncover the secrets of her birth. It beautifully fuses the personal and the political in its exploration of motherhood and women’s rights, as Jess tries to reconcile herself to her own choices, and the choices made by those who came before her’ – Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy‘Fascinating and fast-paced, The Other Daughter had me hooked from the start. A timely reminder of how hard it is to succeed in a man’s world’ – Rosanna Ley, author of From Venice with Love‘A fascinating and beautifully told exploration of women’s rights and one woman’s fight to uncover the secrets of her birth. The Other Daughter is a stunning debut I loved it’ – Clare Empson, author of Mine‘I couldn’t put it down. I felt totally drawn into the story and invested in the characters. It took me into areas of Swiss history that I knew nothing about, but I felt like I was living it with the characters, not being given a history lesson. It’s also the most beautiful portrait of mother-daughter relationships’ – Caroline Scott, author of The Photographer of the Lost

Caroline Bishop began her journalism career at a small arts magazine in London, after a brief spell in educational publishing. She soon moved to work for a leading London theatre website, for which she reviewed shows and interviewed major acting and directing stars. Caroline turned freelance in 2012 and a year later moved to Switzerland, where her writing veered towards travel.

She has contributed to publications including the Guardian, the Independent, the Telegraph, and BBC Travel, writing mainly about Switzerland. She also co-wrote the 2019 edition of the DK Eyewitness Guide to Switzerland. For two years, Caroline was editor of TheLocal.ch, an English-language Swiss news site. It was during this time that she became fascinated with aspects of Swiss history and culture, particularly the evolution of women’s rights.

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