Missing Mum: Finding Grace
What if the ache you’ve carried for years finally had a name — and a gentle way forward?
Marian Louise Lane grew up with a missing mum. One day her mother simply walked out, leaving a small girl waiting at the window for a return that never came. That single event cracked the hub of Marian’s childhood and sent the whole wheel of her life wobbling for decades.
In Missing Mum: Finding Grace, Marian shares her honest story and the stories of other women who know the same quiet ache — whether their mother left by choice, was emotionally absent, or was taken by death or circumstance. Using the simple but powerful image of a bicycle wheel, she shows exactly how a missing mother affects the four essential spokes of a child’s life: protection, nurture, guidance, and belonging.
But this is not just a book about loss. It is a book about repair.
With warmth, faith, and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers five practical, grace-soaked tools to begin mending what feels broken. She walks beside you as you face the anger, guilt, and “not enough” feelings that linger into adulthood, and she shows how grace can quietly rebuild even the most damaged wheel — without erasing the past.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you can ever forgive, ever feel steady, or ever become the warm, present mother you never had, this book was written for you.
Grace doesn’t erase the ache. It meets you right where the wheel is broken… and begins to turn again.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Missing Mum, Finding GraceAt nine years old, Marian watched her mother's car roar away down the long gravel road in rural New Zealand. It never truly came back.In the quiet, empty house that followed, she was raised by a devoted but overwhelmed father alongside her younger brother and sister. She grew up carrying a deep, unspoken ache - the profound absence of a mother. The questions. The anger. The quiet sense of being different from every friend whose mum was there at the school gate, the dinner table, and the ordinary moments that shape a child's heart.Decades later, as a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of seven, that old wound was still there - until COVID lockdown stripped away every distraction. In the silence, Marian finally turned toward the pain she had carried for a lifetime.What she discovered changed everything.Through raw honesty, the steady comfort of Scripture, and the powerful metaphor of the family wheel's broken spokes - protection, nurture, guidance, and belonging - she began the courageous work of healing. She shares the tender journey of confronting the mother who left, the unexpected grace of reconciliation before her mother's passing, and the beautiful, imperfect process of learning to mother differently.Missing Mum, Finding Grace is not only a story of what was lost. It is an invitation to what can be redeemed.If you have ever: Carried the ache of a difficult, absent, or emotionally unavailable motherFelt the ripple effects of that wound in your own mothering, relationships, or sense of selfLonged to break generational cycles with grace instead of striving or resentmentBelieved that deep healing is still possible - even after decades - through faith, truth, and courage.then this book is for you.With compassion and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers a path forward. One where pain is transformed into purpose, where the spokes of family connection can be repaired, and where you can step into motherhood and grandmotherhood with greater presence, joy, and the quiet strength of grace.Whether you read it as the complete story or journey through the four standalone parts, Missing Mum, Finding Grace will meet you in the ache and walk with you toward healing and hope.About the Author Marian Louise Lane is a strengths coach, educator, author, and host of the faith-inspired podcast Uplifting Motherhood: A Great Choice. A fifth-generation New Zealander from a rural dairy-farming family in Ohaupo, Aotearoa New Zealand she writes from the intersection of personal story, professional coaching, and deep Christian faith. She is passionate about helping women heal from mother wounds, embrace motherhood as a great choice, and build legacies of presence and belonging for the generations that follow. When young, her mother left. Decades later, lockdown sparked a journey of understanding, and healing through faith. A bike metaphor was unveiled. A memoir of transforming mother wounds into presence and purpose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781067275303
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Missing Mum, Finding GraceAt nine years old, Marian watched her mother's car roar away down the long gravel road in rural New Zealand. It never truly came back.In the quiet, empty house that followed, she was raised by a devoted but overwhelmed father alongside her younger brother and sister. She grew up carrying a deep, unspoken ache - the profound absence of a mother. The questions. The anger. The quiet sense of being different from every friend whose mum was there at the school gate, the dinner table, and the ordinary moments that shape a child's heart.Decades later, as a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of seven, that old wound was still there - until COVID lockdown stripped away every distraction. In the silence, Marian finally turned toward the pain she had carried for a lifetime.What she discovered changed everything.Through raw honesty, the steady comfort of Scripture, and the powerful metaphor of the family wheel's broken spokes - protection, nurture, guidance, and belonging - she began the courageous work of healing. She shares the tender journey of confronting the mother who left, the unexpected grace of reconciliation before her mother's passing, and the beautiful, imperfect process of learning to mother differently.Missing Mum, Finding Grace is not only a story of what was lost. It is an invitation to what can be redeemed.If you have ever: - Carried the ache of a difficult, absent, or emotionally unavailable mother- Felt the ripple effects of that wound in your own mothering, relationships, or sense of self- Longed to break generational cycles with grace instead of striving or resentment- Believed that deep healing is still possible - even after decades - through faith, truth, and courage.then this book is for you.With compassion and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers a path forward. One where pain is transformed into purpose, where the spokes of family connection can be repaired, and where you can step into motherhood and grandmotherhood with greater presence, joy, and the quiet strength of grace.Whether you read it as the complete story or journey through the four standalone parts, Missing Mum, Finding Grace will meet you in the ache and walk with you toward healing and hope.About the Author Marian Louise Lane is a strengths coach, educator, author, and host of the faith-inspired podcast Uplifting Motherhood: A Great Choice. A fifth-generation New Zealander from a rural dairy-farming family in Ohaupo, Aotearoa New Zealand she writes from the intersection of personal story, professional coaching, and deep Christian faith. She is passionate about helping women heal from mother wounds, embrace motherhood as a great choice, and build legacies of presence and belonging for the generations that follow. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781067275303
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Missing Mum, Finding GraceAt nine years old, Marian watched her mother's car roar away down the long gravel road in rural New Zealand. It never truly came back.In the quiet, empty house that followed, she was raised by a devoted but overwhelmed father alongside her younger brother and sister. She grew up carrying a deep, unspoken ache - the profound absence of a mother. The questions. The anger. The quiet sense of being different from every friend whose mum was there at the school gate, the dinner table, and the ordinary moments that shape a child's heart.Decades later, as a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of seven, that old wound was still there - until COVID lockdown stripped away every distraction. In the silence, Marian finally turned toward the pain she had carried for a lifetime.What she discovered changed everything.Through raw honesty, the steady comfort of Scripture, and the powerful metaphor of the family wheel's broken spokes - protection, nurture, guidance, and belonging - she began the courageous work of healing. She shares the tender journey of confronting the mother who left, the unexpected grace of reconciliation before her mother's passing, and the beautiful, imperfect process of learning to mother differently.Missing Mum, Finding Grace is not only a story of what was lost. It is an invitation to what can be redeemed.If you have ever: Carried the ache of a difficult, absent, or emotionally unavailable motherFelt the ripple effects of that wound in your own mothering, relationships, or sense of selfLonged to break generational cycles with grace instead of striving or resentmentBelieved that deep healing is still possible - even after decades - through faith, truth, and courage.then this book is for you.With compassion and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers a path forward. One where pain is transformed into purpose, where the spokes of family connection can be repaired, and where you can step into motherhood and grandmotherhood with greater presence, joy, and the quiet strength of grace.Whether you read it as the complete story or journey through the four standalone parts, Missing Mum, Finding Grace will meet you in the ache and walk with you toward healing and hope.About the Author Marian Louise Lane is a strengths coach, educator, author, and host of the faith-inspired podcast Uplifting Motherhood: A Great Choice. A fifth-generation New Zealander from a rural dairy-farming family in Ohaupo, Aotearoa New Zealand she writes from the intersection of personal story, professional coaching, and deep Christian faith. She is passionate about helping women heal from mother wounds, embrace motherhood as a great choice, and build legacies of presence and belonging for the generations that follow. When young, her mother left. Decades later, lockdown sparked a journey of understanding, and healing through faith. A bike metaphor was unveiled. A memoir of transforming mother wounds into presence and purpose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781067275303
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Missing Mum, Finding GraceAt nine years old, Marian watched her mother's car roar away down the long gravel road in rural New Zealand. It never truly came back.In the quiet, empty house that followed, she was raised by a devoted but overwhelmed father alongside her younger brother and sister. She grew up carrying a deep, unspoken ache - the profound absence of a mother. The questions. The anger. The quiet sense of being different from every friend whose mum was there at the school gate, the dinner table, and the ordinary moments that shape a child's heart.Decades later, as a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of seven, that old wound was still there - until COVID lockdown stripped away every distraction. In the silence, Marian finally turned toward the pain she had carried for a lifetime.What she discovered changed everything.Through raw honesty, the steady comfort of Scripture, and the powerful metaphor of the family wheel's broken spokes - protection, nurture, guidance, and belonging - she began the courageous work of healing. She shares the tender journey of confronting the mother who left, the unexpected grace of reconciliation before her mother's passing, and the beautiful, imperfect process of learning to mother differently.Missing Mum, Finding Grace is not only a story of what was lost. It is an invitation to what can be redeemed.If you have ever: Carried the ache of a difficult, absent, or emotionally unavailable motherFelt the ripple effects of that wound in your own mothering, relationships, or sense of selfLonged to break generational cycles with grace instead of striving or resentmentBelieved that deep healing is still possible - even after decades - through faith, truth, and courage.then this book is for you.With compassion and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers a path forward. One where pain is transformed into purpose, where the spokes of family connection can be repaired, and where you can step into motherhood and grandmotherhood with greater presence, joy, and the quiet strength of grace.Whether you read it as the complete story or journey through the four standalone parts, Missing Mum, Finding Grace will meet you in the ache and walk with you toward healing and hope.About the Author Marian Louise Lane is a strengths coach, educator, author, and host of the faith-inspired podcast Uplifting Motherhood: A Great Choice. A fifth-generation New Zealander from a rural dairy-farming family in Ohaupo, Aotearoa New Zealand she writes from the intersection of personal story, professional coaching, and deep Christian faith. She is passionate about helping women heal from mother wounds, embrace motherhood as a great choice, and build legacies of presence and belonging for the generations that follow. When young, her mother left. Decades later, lockdown sparked a journey of understanding, and healing through faith. A bike metaphor was unveiled. A memoir of transforming mother wounds into presence and purpose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781067275303
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