The Hand That First Held Mine

Blurb

The Hand that First Held Mine is a novel written by Maggie O'Farrell, about the first is the spirited journey of Lexie Sinclair, a bright, tempestuous woman who finds her way from rural Devon to the center of postwar London's burgeoning art scene. Soon, she falls deeply in love.
First published in 2010 by Headline Review. The book won the Costa Book Awards in 2010.