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|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Stella is Jamie Matson works in an author working on her second book. Though now back in Irelandupper-class grocery store, she talks for a man who's a control freak with all the subtlety of a life in New Yorkhalf brick. It sounds fabulous. But something Jamie's son, Bo, 'has changedhis problems'. Whatever it is, we’re not sure. Maybe He's asthmatic and the mighty have fallenmore you read, the stars have stopped colliding. Either way, more you'll suspect that adventure is over as he's on the book startsautistic spectrum. It’s not where Sometimes Jamie needs to take time off at short notice - she's a frequent flier in the story starts, though, local A&E and we’re soon plunged back into the past, with sometimes Bo's not fit enough to go to school. Missed shifts or the events that have lead Stella need to this point. First be away on the list, a serious illness, without which nothing that followed would have happened, or at least not time to pick Bo up from school are occasions when Jamie can be controlled and put in the way it didwrong. This may sound confusing but the book is anything but, and despite its great length, I sped through it It was going to come to a head.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718155335</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Seafront Tea RoomsLauren Bravo|authortitle=Vanessa GreenePreloved|rating=3.54

|summary=Charlie, Kat Gwen is pressing her middle-aged bosom on a big number that starts with a four and Seraphine, are strangers brought together in ends with an oh-my-God-I'm-nearly-forty. Having been made unexpectedly redundant - any HR officer worth their salt would argue the Seafront Tea Rooms by their mutual love toss - Gwen finds herself having a bit of afternoon teaa mid-life crisis. Kat Catharsis is a young, single mum struggling to get by while her ex provides very little help, Charlie is a heartbroken journalist writing a tea feature for her magazine while visiting her difficult sister, key and French Seraphine Gwen has come across decided now is the channel time to au pair, improve take back her English and get some perspective on a new, complicated relationship.life'|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0751552232</amazonuk>1398510629

{{newreview|title=A Most Desirable Marriage|author=Hilary Boyd|rating=4Then Richard left them.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Jo and Lawrence have been married for nearly forty years. It has been a good marriage and they are both looking forward to spending more time together and pursuing new interests once Lawrence has retired. However, as the time approaches Jo notices that Lawrence appears more edgy and withdrawn. She puts it down to pre-retirement nerves; nothing to really worry about. So, when Lawrence makes a confession to her immediately after his retirement party, she couldn't have been more surprised. She realises that her husband has been living a secret life and that changes everything: instead of anticipating their rosy future together, she's now looking forward to the prospect of life as a single woman.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782067922</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Valerie FitzgeraldHadeer Elsbai|title=ZemindarThe Daughters of Izdihar|rating=54|genre=Historical FictionFantasy|summary=1850s India: Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly married cousin Emily Flood and EmilyDrawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar''s husband Charles to explores the lives of two women who could not be more different, yet find themselves fighting for the exotic subrights of women and weavers – those with magical abilities -continent for in a visit to Charles' half-brother Oliver Erskinesociety pitted against them. Although none of Nehal, born into the travellers have ever met Oliverupper class, many of wishes to attend the people they encounter have heard of him Weaving Academy to learn to control her abilities and then join the way he rules his small fiefdom as its Zemindarmilitary, but instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. These stories tantalise Laura as Giorgina on the information conflicts other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and she's unable feels great pressure to develop a mental picture provide for her family and maintain their reputation, whilst secretly attending meetings of the man. That's not all that's conflicting: there's an increasing feeling Daughters of unrest in this furthest outpost of Queen VictoriaIzdihar – a group campaigning for women's empire which will eventually lead rights. Giorgina also happens to one of the bloodiest episodes be in Indo-British historylove with Nico. LauraWhat follows is a story of an unjust society, Emily filled with hypocrisy and Charles are naïvecruelty, but that won't save them from what's to come – something beyond which blossoms a group of admirable women fighting for their rights and overcoming their worst nightmarespersonal obstacles. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178185954X</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Holly PetersonB0B575J99N|title=The Idea of HimBeneath the Porticoes|author=Brooke Adams

|summary=Allie Crawford seemed to have it madeElizabeth Miller was thirty-four and a teacher at a prestigious girl's school in York. She It was married to Wade - the sort of man who made other women ''droolcomfortable'', had a job but she longed for something more in life. She'd ''still not found the right vocation nor met the right man'' and now was the time to make a high-profile Manhattan PR firm and two kids whom she adoredchange. What could be better? She needed challenges. What could go wrong? Well, it looked as though something There was going wrong a little trepidation when Allie found Wade locked she applied for the professoressa job in their laundry room with a decidedly glamorous blondeBologna. There had been After a bit of a blip in their marriage whilst Allie telephone interview, she was breastfeeding their younger child, but Allie thought that Wade had learned his lesson offered the position and would be careful about hurting her in future.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00IWTXWJ2</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=What I Love About You|author=Rachel Gibson|rating=3|genre=Womenit wasn's Fiction|summary=Natalie is t long before she was exploring the girl next door when Blake moves to town but it’s neither love nor even friendship at first sightbeautiful city. Sure, There were some natural doubts before her daughter might have taken a shine to the handsome stranger who likes to keep himself to himself first class but to Natalie he’s arrogant and obnoxious. Still, you can’t live next door to someone and never run into them, just as you can’t avoid your neighbours in a small town, and since Truly, Idaho fits the bill on both, they’re going to see each otherit went surprisingly well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552170550</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Louise Douglas0241542405|title=Your Beautiful LiesMeredith Alone|author=Claire Alexander

|genre=ThrillersGeneral Fiction|summary=South Yorkshire 1984: When we first meet Meredith Maggs it's Wednesday 14 November 2018 and she's not left her home for 1,214 days. Annie Howarth comes from a mining family and is married She'd ''like'' to William: in fact, a police superintendentshe so nearly does. Although Her outdoor clothes are on and she's even considered which shoes to wear if she and their daughter have all the societal and financial status they could need, Annie's life is becoming very uncomfortable as the miners begin a strike that will become violent on both sides of the dividegoing to catch her train. ItThen, she can's either an illegal strike or assertion of rights depending on the side you're on but unfortunately Annie isnt. She simply can't permitted force herself to choose. However this is only leave the start safety of her problemshome. Tom GreenwoodShe's fortunate that she has a good friend, Sadie, a former boyfriendwho visits regularly with her two children, is back on the streets after serving James and Matilda. Sadie's a prison sentence for manslaughter cardiac nurse and he has unfinished businessfull of sound common sense. The problem for Annie is that the unfinished business is with In fact it was Sadie who gave Meredith hercat, eventually threatening her world Fred. Groceries are online deliveries and possibly even there's also an internet-based support group where you'll find Meredith as JIGSAWGIRL, so you can guess what she does in her lifespare time. Then Tom McDermott arrives. He's from Holding Hands, a charity which supports people with problems such as Meredith's.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552779261</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Deborah Harkness0008441618|title=The Book of LifeOther Parents|author=Sarah Stovell

|genre=FantasyWomen's Fiction|summary=Historian witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont are back home in Jo Fairburn knew that she was under intense pressure as the 21st century but now face the tragic news new head of Aunt SarahWest Burntridge First School: if she didn's partner, Em's deatht live up to her retired predecessor there could well be a house price slump in that part of the town. Hard-The school had an active Parent Teacher Association and the funds which they raised were a considerable benefit to-get-along-with Baldwin has taken over as head of the de Clairmont clan and is making life dangerously difficult for Diana, Matthew and their unborn twinsschool. If this isnThere was one difficulty, though - they were ''devastatingly shockable''t enough, they still need to find and remove the secret manuscriptwith two members, in particular, Ashmole 782 – causing problems for the Book of Lifehead. However, they have very dangerous competitionLaura Spence and Kate Monroe objected to Jo's restrictions on the toys children could bring in on Toy Day but that was just a warm-up act for their real gripe: LGBTQ education.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755384776</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Helen NobleGiovanna Fletcher|title=The 49th DayWalking on Sunshine

|summary=After escaping a disastrous marriageMike's wife, Pia, Katherine Walsh travels to an island retreat in Wales in order to pick up the pieces of her lifewho he was with for seventeen years, relax and decide future directionhas died. HoweverAnd whilst he is dealing with his grief, so are their best friends, rest Vicky and recreation isnZaza. But Pia left them all some 'rules't all to follow, knowing that she discovers. During therapy sessions her ancient past is unlocked was dying and odd happenings that have haunted her for years start they would need help to make sensecarry on living. Katherine also realises Whilst some of the rules are around practicalities such as clearing out her wardrobe, another one that it may be to her benefit Mike discovers one day encourages him to learn how to trust a man again but the chance take one of love isn't her biggest surprise. She appears their trips away, and Vicky and Zaza, struggling with their grief and their own life troubles, decide to be pregnant so any decisions she makes about her future must include the new life within herdrop everything in their own lives, and go along with him.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1782795936</amazonuk>140593560X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FS89KX9|title=It Had to Be YouFall On Me|author=Ellie AdamsPenelope Potts|rating=43.5

|summary=Lizzy thinks everything is Life should have been good for Hollie: She was just going well into the final year of her veterinary degree and - three years later - was still working at BB's diner. Bob - the owner - regarded her fondly: he was a good boss. Hollie had moved in with her life until it all goes startlingly wrong. Her boyfriend dumps , Marcus: her very publicly whilst she is dressed as Henry VIII at a thirtieth birthday party mother thought he was great and unfortunately the whole debacle is filmed and ends up on YouTubehe was doing well in his career. She becomes known as Hollie wasn'head butt girl' as she is filmed demonstrating her fury. Her PR job is also going nowhere as she finds herself having t quite so certain though: Marcus wanted to try and promote some very strange concepts. At least she has control her two best friends for solace and they can most of all he wanted her to leave her job at the diner. Then there was the fact that he would be foundviolent, many evenings, drinking away their sorrows both to her and putting the world to rightsother people.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552166855</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0008421714|title=The Mill River RedemptionMrs March|author=Darcie ChanVirginia Feito|rating=4.5|genre=Women's Literary Fiction|summary=Rose and Emily are sisters who co-exist rather than interact. In The problem began just after the past, a devastating event drove them apart, and now they both have their own lives, far away from sleepy Mill River, Vermont, where they grew uppublication of George March's most successful novel to date. When their mother Josie dies, they are brought back together Everyone but Mrs March (we know her first in their mourning and then in their frustration at a message from beyond name only on the grave: their mother is determined last page) seemed to achieve in death what she couldn't while still alive, a sisterly reconciliationeither be reading it or had already done so. She has left her estate Every day Mrs March went to the girlslocal patisserie to buy olive bread but on that particular morning, Patricia asked, but in order to access the funds they will need to cooperate and coordinate efforts to unearth the clues as she has left them. With neither in a position to walk away from was wrapping the potential gold minebread, they have to put aside their differences, if only for ''but isn't this the summer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00L845NR2</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Little Lies|author=Liane Moriarty|rating=5|genre=Womenfirst time he's Fiction|summary=Death and kindergarten are not two things based a character on you would normally think went together?'' She mentioned that Johanna, but the principal character had 'her mannerisms''. Perhaps this time they would not have. Someone is dead. A murder investigation has been launched. But why are mattered, except for the police finding it so hard to get answers? What actually went on fact that night? And can an incident in Johanna is the playground on the first day really have come to this?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405918462</amazonuk>whore of Nantes - ''a weak, plain, detestable, pathetic, unloved, unloveable wretch.''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1473685745|title=Five Days LeftUnbreak Your Heart|author=Julie Lawson TimmerKatie Marsh

|summary=Mara When Beth Carlyle and Scott are both Simon Withers first met they were on a countdownopposite ends of an angry exchange - well, Simon was angry and Beth was doing her best to apologise for having knocked Simon's son, Jake, off his bike. Each He wasn't hurt but Jake has five days lefthistory. But when the weekend comes, He has HLHS - that's Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome for those of you who will be happyare not ''au fait'' with your medical acronyms. When he was born, who will be mourningthe left side of his heart hadn't developed properly and he needed open-heart surgery when he was a few days old. So, and who will Simon has every right to be out of the picture forever?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780892136</amazonuk>over-protective particularly when someone isn't looking where they're driving.}} {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Girls from Corona Del MarC J Carey|authortitle=Rufi ThorpeWidowland

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Exploring the friendship of Mia It's April 1953, and Lorrie Ann, two girls who grew up together in 1980Adolf Hitler's Corona Del Marschedule includes going to Moscow to attend the state funeral of Joseph Stalin then within weeks coming to London, this novel is unexpectedly tragic; definitely not just another trashyparading around a bit, girly work and watching over the sanctioned return to the throne of fictionEdward VIII with his wife, Queen Wallis. Written from the point of view of Mia For yes, it tells Britain caved in the journeys of lead-up to the two friends World War Two that certainly didn't happen as we know it, and the events which have led them to where they we are now. a protectorate – well, we share enough of the same blood as the Germanic peoples on ''The Girls from Corona Del Marthe mainland'' explores not only the subjects of friendship. But this is most certainly a different Britain, for Nazi-styled phrenology, growing apart and growing upideas of female purpose, but also those has put all of deaththat gender into a caste system, warranging from high-brow office bigwigs to the drudges, drugsand beyond those, abortion right on down to the childless, the husbandless and coping with a disabled childthe widows. Female literacy is actively discouraged. Andin this puritanical existence, our heroine, in my opinionRose Ransom, Rufi Thorpe does this brilliantly; sometimes is employed with subtlety the task of bowdlerising classical literature to take all encouragement for female emancipation out of it – after all, not every book can be banned, and not every story excised immediately from British civilisation, and elegance but often through so they just get a hefty tweak towards the frankparty line before they're stamped ready for reprint. That is her job, brutal honesty at least, until the first emerging signs of the characterfemale protest come to light, with their potential to spoil Hitler's narrationvisit.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091954193</amazonuk>152941198X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Rock Chick RescueRuth Hogan|authortitle=Kristen AshleyMadame Burova|rating=24.5|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Jet McAlister is working two jobs This book lets us discover several people in different stages of life in the early 1970s, all vaguely connected. So we have a bullied half-cast boy (as he would have been called then), a girl in a humdrum job wanting to become a singer, and chiefly, Imelda, the third generation of Madame Burova, ''Tarot-Reader, Palmist and Clairvoyant'', to help pay for use her motherfamily's medical expensessea-front booth. The singer, after the scryer and the sufferer's mother will all become staff at a stroke left revamped holiday camp, but just before then we see Imelda fly solo for the first time in the family stall. We also see her mostly paralysed on one sideher last day, fifty years later, in possession of a pair of letters that will change everything for a woman called Billie. It's okay - Jet likes taking care of people - but Just who is she can't deal with any more complications in , and who delivered the secrets about her life.to Imelda, and why did it have to remain a secret all this time?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>B00J4DPNN8</amazonuk>152937331X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Follow Me HomeJennifer Saint |authortitle=Cathy WoodmanAriadne |rating=24.5 |genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Cathy Woodman has written a number This re-telling of books about life in the Devon village of Taylton St George. These all tell the tale myth of Ariadne and the comings Minotaur is interesting and goings of unusual. Jennifer Saint presents the different villagers as they go about their daily livesstory in a way that is sympathetic to its origins but also appealing to a modern audience. You donSaint't have to have read s narrative is told predominantly through the earlier ones in order viewpoint of Ariadne, spanning from her childhood to enjoy her death, allowing the stories although if you have read them you are more likely reader to appreciate really connect with Ariadne as a character in her own right rather than just a prop in the bigger pictureheroics of Theseus.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0099584921</amazonuk>1472273869

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Beautiful DayLucy Holland|authortitle=Elin HilderbrandSistersong

|summary=Jenna is getting married and no Thirty-one would be more excited than -year old Liberty Rossini has had her mother Beth. But Beth passed away before shop, the Cherry Blossom Boutique, for just six months when she could see 's nominated for - and wins - the baby of Retail Best Newcomer Award. She's delighted and the Carmichael family happily hitched. Knowing two people she wouldn't live s brought with her to see the dayevent couldn't be more pleased. Sonja, her mother, she drafted is an ex-model and Brazilian: you can see where Liberty got her looks from. Jessica's thirty-four and Liberty'The Notebooks best friend: they've known each other since university and Liberty adores Jessica's husband, Charles and their four-year-old daughter, Ava. Life would be perfect for Liberty if it wasn't for one thing: she misses having a guide to help Jenna plan man in her nuptials with wise, motherly advice on every aspectlife.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444724002</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08GFSK2WZ|title=Paper SwansThe Karma Trap|author=Jessica ThompsonLisette Boyd|rating=4.5

|summary=Ben Lawrence George Jackson is thirty-three years old, absolutely gorgeous to look at - and single. She's not had sex for eight months and she's stuck in the karma trap: an awful lot of bad luck is being visited on her and she has a charmed real talent for attracting drama. Her life it would seem. There’s 's chaotic: she dealt with the leak from the shower by putting something down at the bottom of the stairs to absorb the water - then the shower fell through the highly successful and lucrative career roof whilst she was in PR, the fast car, it and more girlfriends than he can possibly remember. Howeverleft her, despite all thisstark naked, Ben is sad and lonelystaring at the pervy postman. He is scared She only has to commit to any woman because of take her mother's dog out for a tragic incident from his past. Even visiting his therapist does not seem walk for her to make end up with dog poo spattered across her face - and a difference. Therefore, he is completely photo being taken by surprise when, after meeting Effy Jones, the founder of someone who shares it around the charity that Ben’s firm is sponsoring, he finds that he cannot stop thinking about heroffice.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444776525</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08CHJLNBS|title=The Art of Baking BlindCapturing Emilia|author=Sarah VaughanBrooke Adams|rating=53

|summary=Eaden He's Charles Devereaux, thirty-eight and Son is looking for a partner at Wickham Jones, the next Mrs EadenMayfair letting agents. The original Mrs Eaden She's Emilia, Kathleentwenty-nine, has recently died librarian and archivist in her honour the upmarket grocery store is running a baking competition to find heritage library next door. Emilia has read [[The Secret by Rhonda Byrne|The Secret]] but she's moved on from new age books like that, which leave you dependent on someone else's philosophies, to advise the store on its baking products; to write something a little deeper. Charles is more of a monthly magazine column; and [[Personal by Lee Child|Jack Reacher]] man himself, but, above all, he's shocked that Emilia reads ''The Guardian''. They're obviously not at all compatible, so why can Charles not get this woman out of his mind? She's not his usual type at all: it's obvious to front Eaden’s advertising campaignhis friends. It’s an extremely appealing prospect and attracts many willing contestants And given that are eventually whittled down Emilia regularly feels repulsed by Charles's superficiality, why does she feel drawn to five who will take part in weekly bakehim? The relationship's obviously a non-offs in order to showcase their talents in all aspects of baking.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444792229</amazonuk>starter, isn't it?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Any Other MouthHelly Acton|authortitle=Anneliese MackintoshThe Shelf|rating=4|genre=Short StoriesWomen's Fiction|summary=With When we meet Amy, she's in a title like ''Any Other Mouth'relationship with Jamie. You can't really call it a partnership, you know from the outset that this isbecause things tend to get done on his terms, shall we saybut she's sticking around because she hopes she can change him. Ah, a rather niche bookyes. It’s not Haven't we all about orifices, thoughbeen there? Things are looking up when he tells her to pack for a surprise trip. Partially autobiographical, Could this is be it? Is he ''finally'' going to get down on one knee? Was the messy, ludicrous, wildly entertaining story of a girl who’s just a little bit different. Ok, make that a lot different.work (and the wait) worth it?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1908754575</amazonuk>1838770879

{{newreview|author=Lorraine Jenkin|title=Jam Tomorrow|rating=4|genre=WomenWhen Mike Parker's Fiction|summary=Joss Jeffries girlfriend comes into school with a black eye, claiming he gave it to her, her whole world is a farmertipped upside down. Not a farmerHer relationship has just ended and now she's wife and general help on the farm but talk of the school. Mike was the one most popular boy in school who has to get out there and make it work. Her husband departed a while ago leaving was always so in love with her with their young son and a mountain of debt, everyone knew that, so why did he do what she needs is money coming in, he did? Some people believe her and preferably as quickly as possible. She and her fathersome don't, Mickbut one thing is for sure, come up with what seems like a good idea: walking holidays in the magical mid-Wales countryside. It ''looks'this isn' t going to be quite a sound plan too. They'll take well-paying, decent people on great walks and let them experience the joy of camping and living close to nature. Only..blow over any time soon.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>099288490X</amazonuk>0349003297

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=W Scott BeavenKatie Fforde|title=Train That Carried The Girl: 2 (Riccarton Junction)A Springtime Affair|rating=3.54|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=A few years have passed since we last met Kikarin, the then teenager growing up in the wilds of the Scottish borders surrounded by some I've wanted to read author Katie Fforde for ages and this was pretty wild people. Her parents have gone back to live in Japan while her brother has fled abroad as much exactly what I was expecting - a result of the warm, cosy read focused on romance, family's near fatal brush with the criminal underworldand friendships. This leaves Kiri to continue her life with her friends Ainslie and Melanie filling provided two romances for the void. Although disappointed to have missed out on her honours degree in archaeologyprice of one, Kiri finds alternative employment selling double glazing for commercial premises. Some things change but Kiri is still scarred by it was actually the pastfamily element as opposed to the romance that I really enjoyed. She wants to settle down but will this past let her?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1494874601</amazonuk>1780897561

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Harriet EvansB07W4MNBSG|title=A Place For Us (Part 1)Be Careful Who You Marry|author=Lizzy Mumfrey|rating=3.54|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Martha It was coming up to Halloween in 1987 and David Winter live at Winterfold. David Winter is a famous cartoonist but he and his wife are getting on a bit and life isn’t quite as easy as it used to group of sixth-form schoolgirls wondered what they would be, or, indeed for their children and grandchildrendoing when they were fifty. As we meet them in August 2012 Martha is sending out invitations for her eightieth birthday and she makes it clear When you're only seventeen that seems positively ancient, but Liz was convinced that she’d like them all to be there''your entire life depends on who you marry''. Son Bill is The only eligible boys were the local GP Young Farmers and he’s struggling the idea of living in his second marriage a farmhouse and having a couple of children called Will and Olly appealed to the much younger KarenCharlotte, but he’s still close or perhaps William and Oliver if you were Elizabeth who was determined to his daughter Lucymarry the rather superior Patrick Shepley-Botham. The girls are much further away. Florence lives in Florence, just place to confuse mattersstart their search was obviously the Young Farmers' Halloween disco that weekend. She’s a Professor, ferociously intelligent and emotionally naive. Daisy is in India. Her childhood There was ‘’difficult’’ but she’s now doing charitable work just one problem - which isn’t a lot of consolation for her daughter Cat whom she abandoned when she was a few weeks old.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00KIPSM98</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=A Proper Family Holiday|author=Chrissie Manby|rating=5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Chelsea can think of few things worse than a family holiday. Except maybe a family holiday to a cheap hotel there were too many Elizabeths in ''Lanza-grotty''. Or a family holiday where she’ll be constantly ridiculed for her ‘posh London ways’ and her inability to manage the most obvious things in life like holding down a boyfriend or starting a family of her ownclass. It’s going to be a long week.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444742736</amazonuk>

{{newreview|title=Two Weddings and a Baby|author=Scarlett Bailey|rating=3Move on to [[Features|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Tamsyn Thorne was not looking forward to returning to Cornwall for her brother Ruan's wedding. They had fallen out years ago and had not spoken since. However, for the sake of the family, she had agreed to attend, and even be a bridesmaid, but as far as she was concerned, she would leave the little Cornish village at the first opportunity.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091953553</amazonuk>}}latest features]]