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<p> What is the connection between the tenth century Moorish princess, Casilda, and a young Jewish woman, Miriam, completing a Masters degree in contemporary Toledo? What links both to the Spanish singer, Casilda Faertes and to her mother, another Miriam, born in Budapest and raised in Nice? </p><p> Spanning a thousand years and bringing together the stories of three generations of women in North-east England, Budapest and Spain, <i>For Hope is Always Born</i>, follows on from <i>This is the End of the Story</i> and <i>A Remedy for All Things</i> to ask huge questions about identity and the nature of love and loss. </p>