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[[Category:New Reviews|Women's Fiction]]{{adsense2}}__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreview|author=Pamela Fudge|title=Not What It Seems|rating=4Frontpage|genreisbn=Women's Fiction|summary=Owen was a widower with two young children and Evie was recently divorced with three children of about the same age. Friends introduced them - in the way of doing a little matchmaking - but although they liked each other and the kids all got on well there was no spark between them. They both needed help though and they made a business arrangement. Until the children were old enough to leave home they would share a house and the parenting of the children but they would not be involved in a sexual relationship. Friends and acquaintances found this difficult to accept and Evie grew tired of explaining that the setup was ''Not What It Seems''. When we meet Owen and Evie the last child has just left home and as the arrangement has come to an end they're both moving into their own houses.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719809606</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Patricia Fawcett|title=Best Laid Plans|rating=3|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=The Fletcher family have a removal business but it's been hit - as have so many other businesses - by the recession. Frank Fletcher has been lucky in having the support of his wife Christine, who has money of her own which she's been willing to inject into the business, but he counts himself less lucky in his son Mike. Mike works for his father for what he describes as 'a pittance' and suffers being publicly humiliated by him rather too often. Frank would like to sack Mike, but doesn't feel able to take such a drastic step. To add to the problem, Christine is very fond of Mike's wife, Monique - to the detriment of her own daughter, Amy who works in retail - much to her father's chagrin. He'd love to have her in the business rather than Mike. It's very complicated.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719810019</amazonuk>}} {{newreview1471180158|title=FamiliarMaybe Tomorrow|author=J Robert LennonPenny Parkes

|summary=Is there Jamie Matson works in an upper-class grocery store, for a man who's a greater change in control freak with all the life subtlety of a middle-aged woman than the death of her teenage half brick. Jamie's son? Elisa might have thought not, having been forced to bury fifteen year old SilasBo, 'has his problems'. He's asthmatic and try and move the more you read, the more you'll suspect that he's on with her husband Derek and the year-older son, Samautistic spectrum. But Sometimes Jamie needs to take time off at short notice - she's a greater change occurs on frequent flier in the way back from her annual, solo pilgrimage local A&E and sometimes Bo's not fit enough to his grave – something very weird happens go to the universeschool. She pops from one car Missed shifts or the need to be away on time to another, pick Bo up from under a cloudless sky school are occasions when Jamie can be controlled and put in the wrong. It was going to a slightly greyer one – and from her self as Elisa come to a world where people call her Lisa, where she is plumper, in a different job, stiil married to Derek in the same home – but still the mother of two young men…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846689473</amazonuk>head.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Walk Me HomeLauren Bravo|authortitle=Catherine Ryan HydePreloved|rating=54

|summary=Carly and Jen’s mother Gwen is dead pressing her middle-aged bosom on a big number that starts with a four and they have no other living relativeends with an oh-my-God-I'm-nearly-forty. Scared that they will be placed in care in separate homes, Having been made unexpectedly redundant - any HR officer worth their salt would argue the sisters decide that they have to find their mother’s former boyfriend, Teddy, one toss - Gwen finds herself having a bit of the only people to have shown them any care and affection in their short livesa mid-life crisis. The only problem Catharsis is that they are not sure where he key and Gwen has decided now is now, other than in California, and have no money or means of getting there. They decide the time to walk but how long will it take and what will they find waiting for them when they finally reach their destination?back her life'|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>055277801X</amazonuk>1398510629

{{newreview|title=Pack Up Your Troubles|author=Pam Weaver|rating=3|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=This book opens on VE DayThen Richard left them. Connie - who has been doing war work - and some friends are on their way to Trafalgar Square to celebrate. Connie had hoped her boyfriend would be with her, but he’s stood her up... however she’s determined to enjoy herself anyway. She meets some other girls, and gets chatting to Eva. They find themselves parted from the rest of their group, but have fun anyway, including playing in a fountain with some soldiers... and are caught on camera doing so.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847563627</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Midsummer MagicHadeer Elsbai|authortitle=Julia WilliamsThe Daughters of Izdihar|rating=14|genre=Women's FictionFantasy|summary=After a whirlwind romanceDrawing inspiration from Egypt, Josie and Harry are engaged to ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of two women who could not be married more different, yet find themselves fighting for the rights of women and she is putting every waking hour weavers – those with magical abilities - in a society pitted against them. Nehal, born into planning the wedding down upper class, wishes to attend the finest detail. This includes taking Harry, bridesmaid Diana and best man Ant down Weaving Academy to learn to control her parents’ home in Cornwall for abilities and then join the weekend as that military, but instead she is where forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. Giorgina on the wedding is going other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to be taking place. It should be a weekend of excited planning provide for her family and preparations butmaintain their reputation, unfortunately, things don’t turn out entirely as Josie hopes. She turns into whilst secretly attending meetings of the Daughters of Izdihar – a group campaigning for women'bride from Hell' driving all her friends crazy s rights. Giorgina also happens to be in love with boredom as she talks non-stop about the wedding plans in the minutest Nico. What follows is a story of details. In order to liven things upan unjust society, Harry filled with hypocrisy and Ant persuade the girls to take part in cruelty, from which blossoms a hypnosis experiment which will make them plight group of admirable women fighting for their troths to rights and overcoming their true loves at midnight on Midsummer Night’s Eve. As you might imagine, all sorts of mayhem occurs as well as a few home truths sharedpersonal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847563570</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Christina GreenB0B575J99N|title=As Beneath the Cards FallPorticoes|author=Brooke Adams|rating=34

|summary=At the end of the nineteenth century Bella Reed Elizabeth Miller was working as thirty-four and a companion to teacher at a lady prestigious girl's school in Exeter and she had a gentleman friend, Jack CourtneyYork. Jack It was a solicitor and their friendship seemed to grow steadily - the the extent that Bella suspected he might be about to propose''comfortable'' but she longed for something more in life. The letter from her cousin rather upset the applecart, not least because she had no idea that she She'd ''hadstill not found the right vocation nor met the right man'' and now was the time to make a cousinchange. Since She needed challenges. There was a little trepidation when she applied for the deaths of her parents professoressa job in Bologna. After a telephone interview, shewas offered the position and it wasn'd thought of herself as an orphan without any relatives - but Lizzie asked that t long before she visit was exploring the family home on Dartmoor as her Uncle William was ill and wanted to see herbeautiful city. A weekend trip didn't seem unreasonable and Jack escorted There were some natural doubts before her to the station and said that he would meet her on Monday when she returnedfirst class but it went surprisingly well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719809355</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephen P Kiernan0241542405|title=The Curiosity|rating=4|genre=Science Fiction|summary=Microbiologist Kate Philo is a member of an Arctic expedition sent to locate life forms frozen in ice flows. Striking it lucky, she and the team find a human whom they reanimate once they get him back to their American lab. However new life brings new challenges. The man died over a century earlier and much has changed. The press is now omnipotent, his 'resurrection' offends religious fundamentalists and scientific ethics never saw this problem coming. To Kate, though, he's not a problem. He's Jeremiah, afraid, bewildered and in need of an ally.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848548753</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewMeredith Alone|author=Barbara Delinsky|title=Sweet Salt AirClaire Alexander

|summary=ItWhen we first meet Meredith Maggs it's ten years since Charlotte Wednesday 14 November 2018 and Nicole were closeshe's not left her home for 1,214 days. Since then Nicole has married JulianShe'd ''like'' to: in fact, an eminent surgeon she so nearly does. Her outdoor clothes are on and Charlotte has made she's even considered which shoes to wear if she's going to catch her train. Then, she can't. She simply can't force herself to leave the safety of her way as a writerhome. She 's fortunate that she has a base in New Yorkgood friend, Sadie, who visits regularly with her two children, but it's little bigger than a cupboard James and is only a place to stay between foreign assignmentsMatilda. Nicole lives in Philadelphia but still spends her summers at her familySadie's property off the coast a cardiac nurse and full of Mainesound common sense. This year is going to be the last time thoughIn fact it was Sadie who gave Meredith her cat, Fred. Her father died suddenly Groceries are online deliveries and her mother canthere's also an internet-based support group where you't bear to go back to Quinniepeaguell find Meredith as JIGSAWGIRL, so Nicole is returning to the island to clear the house for saleyou can guess what she does in her spare time. Then Tom McDermott arrives. And sheHe's going to write from Holding Hands, a cookbookcharity which supports people with problems such as Meredith's.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472104579</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0008441618|title=Wonder WomenOther Parents|author=Rosie FioreSarah Stovell

|summary=Jo Hockley has always wanted Fairburn knew that she was under intense pressure as the new head of West Burntridge First School: if she didn't live up to run her business but real life has got retired predecessor there could well be a house price slump in that part of the waytown. Married to Lee The school had an active Parent Teacher Association and mother the funds which they raised were a considerable benefit to two small childrenthe school. There was one difficulty, she has enough on her plate looking after all of them. Howeverthough - they were ''devastatingly shockable'', when she dreams about an innovative kids’ clothing store with play facilitiestwo members, in particular, she cannot let causing problems for the idea gohead. She is sure that all mums would welcome Laura Spence and Kate Monroe objected to Jo's restrictions on the opportunity to shop while their toys children are able to play boisterously supervised by friendly staff. Encouraged by Lee, she investigates the idea further and before she knows what is happening, she is renting premises, planning interiors and hiring staff. Holly and Mel come could bring in on board and together, all three women work hard to make Jo’s dream become Toy Day but that was just a realitywarm-up act for their real gripe: LGBTQ education. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857389602</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=By My SideGiovanna Fletcher|authortitle=Alice PetersonWalking on Sunshine

|summary=Cass Mike's wife, Pia, who he was with for seventeen years, has died. And whilst he is a medical student - she loves her workdealing with his grief, so are their best friends, Vicky and Zaza. But Pia left them all some 'rules' to follow, knowing that she also loves was dying and that they would need help to carry on living. Whilst some of the rules are around practicalities such as clearing out her boyfriend Sean. Tiredwardrobe, another one that Mike discovers one day encourages him to take one of their trips away, hung over and rather distractedVicky and Zaza, she walks into the street without noticing a fast-moving lorry coming her way... struggling with their grief and her their own life is forever changedtroubles, decide to drop everything in their own lives, and go along with him.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1782061819</amazonuk>140593560X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FS89KX9|title=Things We NeedFall On Me|author=Jennifer ClosePenelope Potts|rating=43.5

|summary=Claire Coffey used to live Life should have been good for Hollie: She was just going 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 New York with a successful job her boyfriend, Marcus: her mother thought he was great and he was doing well in his career. Hollie wasn't quite so certain though: Marcus wanted to control her and a great fiancé; most of all he wanted her sister Martha used to leave her job at the diner. Then there was the fact that he would be a nurse; violent, both to her and to other people.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=0008421714|title=Mrs March|author=Virginia Feito|rating=4.5|genre=Literary Fiction|summary=The problem began just after the publication of George March's most successful novel to date. Everyone but Mrs March (we know her brother Max should have been looking forward first name only on the last page) seemed to either be reading it or had already done so. Every day Mrs March went to the local patisserie to finishing his final year at college before embarking buy olive bread but on that particular morning, Patricia asked, as she was wrapping the bread, ''but isn't this the first time he's based a character on an exciting and interesting careeryou?'' She mentioned that Johanna, the principal character had 'her mannerisms''. However Perhaps this would not have mattered, things don’t always turn out except for the way fact that one expects which Johanna is why all three siblings end up back at the family home needing the support whore of their parentsNantes - ''a weak, plain, detestable, pathetic, unloved, unloveable wretch.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0701186658</amazonuk>''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1473685745|title=The Son In LawUnbreak Your Heart|author=Charity NormanKatie Marsh

|summary=When someone is released from prisonBeth Carlyle and Simon Withers first met they were on opposite ends of an angry exchange - well, after serving time Simon was angry and Beth was doing her best to apologise for manslaughterhaving knocked Simon's son, you don’t necessarily expect their first task to be tracking down the victim’s familyJake, off his bike. He wasn't hurt but Jake has history. Perhaps their own family might be a more normal first port He has HLHS - that's Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome for those of call. But when you’re Joseph Scott, the victim’s family you who are not ''isau fait'' with your familymedical acronyms. When he was born, because the person you killed is your wife, Zoe. Let out after three years, Joseph is desperate to be reunited with left side of his children, Scarlet, Theo heart hadn't developed properly and Ben, but his wife’s parents, who have had custody of their grandchildren since he needed open-heart surgery when he was locked awaya few days old. So, are determined not Simon has every right to let that happenbe over-protective particularly when someone isn't looking where they're driving.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1743316682</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Revenge Wears PradaC J Carey|authortitle=Lauren WeisbergerWidowland

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Ten years after her disastrous stint at It's April 1953, and Adolf Hitler's schedule includes going to Moscow to attend the state funeral of Joseph Stalin then within weeks coming to London, parading around a bit, and watching over the sanctioned return to the throne of Edward VIII with his wife, Queen Wallis. For yes, Britain caved in the lead-up to the World War Two that certainly didn't happen as we know it, and we are now a protectorate – well, we share enough of the same blood as the Germanic peoples on ''Runwaythe mainland''. But this is most certainly a different Britain, playing slave for Nazi-styled phrenology, and ideas of female purpose, has put all of that gender into a caste system, ranging from high-brow office bigwigs to the drudges, and beyond those, right on down to the childless, the husbandless and the widows. Female literacy is actively discouraged. And in this puritanical existence, our heroine, Rose Ransom, is employed with the task of bowdlerising classical literature to Queen take all encouragement for female emancipation out of Fashion Miranda Priestly in it – after all, not every book can be banned, and not every story excised immediately from British civilisation, and so they just get a hefty tweak towards the party line before they're stamped ready for reprint. That is her job ‘a million girls would die for’, Andy Sachs finally has her life back on trackat least, until the first emerging signs of female protest come to light, with their potential to spoil Hitler's visit.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>000731101X</amazonuk>152941198X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Brooklyn GirlsRuth Hogan|authortitle=Gemma BurgessMadame Burova

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=22This book lets us discover several people in different stages of life in the early 1970s, all vaguely connected. So we have a bullied half-yearcast 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-old Pia Keller has screwed up againReader, Palmist and Clairvoyant'', to use her family's sea-front booth. She should be living The singer, the scryer and the sufferer's mother will all become staff at a revamped holiday camp, but just before then we see Imelda fly solo for the first time in the dreamfamily stall. We also see her on her last day, sharing fifty years later, in possession of a Brooklyn townhouse with pair of letters that will change everything for a woman called Billie. Just who is she, and who delivered the secrets about her four best friends to Imelda, and why did it have to remain a secret all this time?|isbn=152937331X}}{{Frontpage|author= Jennifer Saint |title= Ariadne |rating= 4.5 |genre= Women's Fiction |summary= This re- telling of the myth of Ariadne and the Minotaur is interesting and unusual. Jennifer Saint presents the story in a way that is sympathetic to its origins but one too many drunken escapades leads also appealing to her getting sacked from her new joba modern audience. After hearing thisSaint's narrative is told predominantly through the viewpoint of Ariadne, spanning from her parents are ready childhood to summon her death, allowing the reader to live really connect with them abroadAriadne as a character in her own right rather than just a prop in the heroics of Theseus. They clearly don't think she's mature enough to look after herself - can she prove them wrong?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1782067337</amazonuk>1472273869

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Two for JoyLucy Holland|authortitle=Helen ChandlerSistersong

|genre=Women's Literary Fiction|summary=''Two Sistersong is part of a genre I particularly enjoy, the modern retelling of folk and fairy tales. These stories, for Joy'' is Helen Chandler’s first novel most of us, are a cornerstone of childhood and I relish seeing them retold with fresh eyes and is immensely enjoyable from the very first pages where the reader meets Julia a fresh perspective. If handled well these retellings give new life and her best friend Toby who is telling her about how he intends new meaning to go down on one knee stories that are now becoming increasingly narrow and propose to his girlfriendoutdated, Ruby. Although outwardly delightedfleshing out characters, internally Julia experiences some uncomfortable feelings that she doesn’t really recognise examining relationships and does not want to acknowledgere-evaluating the role of women. Come Sistersong is a perfect example of a modern retelling done well, the plot is handled with care, keeping its archaic historical feel but allowing the big nightcharacters to come to life, she to feel real and human, most importantly they feel relatable in a modern world whilst still feeling appropriate for the pre-Saxon age they live in. This is desperately miserable at the thought a masterpiece of Toby’s storytelling and Ruby’s romantic evening and can’t bring herself I was captivated from beginning to do anything other than mope around in her pyjamasend.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444769294</amazonuk>1529039037

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stella WhitelawB08NF79QXT|title=Promise to ObeyCherry Blossom Boutique|author=Brooke Adams|rating=2.53

|summary=Jessica Harlow let Thirty-one-year old Liberty Rossini has had her London flat shop, the Cherry Blossom Boutique, for just six months when she's nominated for - and undertook a threewins -month nursing contract at Upton Hall to fill in the time before she took up a permanent post in SheffieldRetail Best Newcomer Award. It didnShe't start well: s delighted and the two people she got soaked waiting 's brought with her to the event couldn't be picked up at the deserted railway station more pleased. Sonja, her mother, is an ex-model and then she discovered that she was to nurse Lady Grace Coleman who was recovering Brazilian: you can see where Liberty got her looks from a hip. Jessica's thirty-replacement operation four and Liberty's best friend: they've known each other since university andLiberty adores Jessica'' look after her two grandchildren. Five-year-old Lily was a delights husband, but overweight Charles and asthmatic. Eighttheir four-year-old Daniel was autistic and on top of this Lady Grace wasdaughter, er, ''difficult''Ava. What made her stay? Well, despite a humiliating romantic experience with Life would be perfect for Liberty if it wasn't for one thing: she misses having a doctor man in London she was rather taken by Lucas Coleman, a talented plastic surgeon - and she was obstinate enough to decide that she was going to make a go of ither life. Besides, where would she live if she left Upton Hall?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719809789</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Bee RidgwayB08GFSK2WZ|title=The River of No ReturnKarma Trap|author=Lisette Boyd

|genre=FantasyWomen's Fiction|summary= Nick was born in England in 1790 and George Jackson is rather partial thirty-three years old, absolutely gorgeous to pickled bits of pig look at - and beef jellysingle. He finds this rather difficult to explain to his girlfriends, him 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 young man and this being America, 2013. His 19th century Napoleonic war wounds are hard to explain away tooreal talent for attracting drama. His second lease on Her life in 's chaotic: she dealt with the leak from the shower by putting something down at the bottom of the 21st century is thanks stairs to absorb the water - then the mysterious Guild whose main rule is that no one can return to shower fell through the roof whilst she was in it and left her, stark naked, staring at the time or home country from which they originatedpervy postman. He doesnShe only has to take her mother't mind as they pay him well s dog out for a walk for his silence but all this is about her to change. Eventually they seem to think that they can send him back end up with dog poo spattered across her face - and won't take no for an answer. Any thought of a possible catch is suppressed photo being taken by thoughts of Julia, someone who shares it around the girl Nick left behind in England. It's all a bit fishy thoughoffice.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718176987</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Andrew CloverB08CHJLNBS|title=Learn Love in a WeekCapturing Emilia|author=Brooke Adams|rating=53

|summary=The MidgleysHe's Charles Devereaux, who have been married for ten years thirty-eight and have three childrena partner at Wickham Jones, are long since past the madly passionate stage in their relationship – or at least Polly isMayfair letting agents. From her point of viewShe's Emilia, twenty-nine, Polly is drowning librarian and archivist in executive domesticitythe 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, that iswhich leave you dependent on someone else's philosophies, holding down to something a job while trying to organise Arthur to be as effective little deeper. Charles is more of a parent as she would be[[Personal by Lee Child|Jack Reacher]] man himself, but, above all, if she were a stay-he's shocked that Emilia reads ''The Guardian''. They're obviously not at-home Mum. all compatible, so why can Charles not get this woman out of his mind? Arthur sees She's not his role differentlyusual type at all: he’s more interested in the hearts and minds of it's obvious to his kids than essential maintenance friends. And given that Emilia regularly feels repulsed by Charles's superficiality, why does she feel drawn to the fruit bowl.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099580446</amazonuk>him? The relationship's obviously a non-starter, isn't it?

{{newreview|author=Gill Hornby|title=The Hive|rating=4.5|genre=General Fiction|summary=ThereWhen Mike Parker's an old joke thatgirlfriend comes into school with a black eye, for parentsclaiming he gave it to her, there are only two good days in the school holidays - the first her whole world is tipped upside down. Her relationship has just ended and the last, but in St Ambrose the now she''real'' work begins when s the children go back to school at the start talk of the new school year. There's a new head at Mike was the most popular boy in school (who was always so in love with her, everyone knew that, so why did he do what he did? Some people believe her and hesome don'll have to be knocked into shape) t, but the real power one thing is Beatrice - for sure, this isn'Bea' to those whom she elects t going to call friends for the blow over any time being - who rules the parents, decides who is in or out and what status they should have in the community. And how does she do it? Well, she's the queensoon.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408704358</amazonuk>0349003297

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Christina JonesKatie Fforde|title=An Enormously English Monsoon WeddingA Springtime Affair|rating=3.54|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Jay loves Erin I've wanted to read author Katie Fforde for ages and Erin loves Jay. They live in this was pretty much exactly what I was expecting - a picture perfect village called Nook Green warm, cosy read focused on romance, family and are planning their dream weddingfriendships. This provided two romances for the price of one, which is only a few weeks away. The plans are coming along perfectly and everything is running according but it was actually the family element as opposed to schedule. Life simply couldn’t get any better than thisthe romance that I really enjoyed.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0749957131</amazonuk>1780897561

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ciara GeraghtyB07W4MNBSG|title=Lifesaving for BeginnersBe Careful Who You Marry|author=Lizzy Mumfrey

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=A fatal car crash links Kat and Milo, two people who otherwise might never have met. After all, they live in different countries, and she’s old enough It was coming up to be his mother. He likes lifesaving classes and the banana muffins Halloween in his mother’s café, while she lives off cigarettes and wine, 1987 and writes for a living. And yet now, because group of the crash, sixth-form schoolgirls wondered what they are linked. They don’t realise it yet, but as time passes their lives will move closer. As secrets are unearthed, would be doing when they will become bound to one another in different wayswere fifty.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340998121</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Cathy Woodman|title=Country Loving|rating=5|genre=Women When you's Fiction|summary=When Stevie Dunsford receives a call to tell her re only seventeen that her father’s farm is in danger of going underseems positively ancient, she doesn’t have any idea how bad things really arebut Liz was convinced that ''your entire life depends on who you marry''. Her life is in London with her successful career in accountancy The only eligible boys were the Young Farmers and her good looking boyfriend. She plans to go to the farm idea of living in Devon for the weekend to sort things out a farmhouse and that will be that. However, when she discovers the state having a couple of things, she has no option other to stay children called Will and try Olly appealed to make things better even though she and her father have been estranged for years. What she does not expect thoughCharlotte, is how readily or perhaps William and happily she fits back into life on the farm and soon her London life and Nick start to lose their attraction. Of course, this new contentment has got nothing Oliver if you were Elizabeth who was determined to do with her blossoming relationship with marry the gorgeous local vet, Leorather superior Patrick Shepley-Botham. It’s time to move forward and commit The place to start their search was obviously the farm and LeoYoung Farmers' Halloween disco that weekend. However, There was just as things are really looking good, Stevie makes an unexpected discovery that threatens to ruin everythingone problem - there were too many Elizabeths in the class.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780891571</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Fern Britton|title=The Holiday Home|rating=3.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Pru and Connie might be sisters but they're as different as chalk and cheese. It's always been like this. Pru is the elder, although not by much and she's a hard-nosed businesswoman who ''always'' gets what she wants. Husband Francis was acquired in much the same way that you might employ staff - and that's his function. He looks after Pru and their son Jeremy. Connie, Move on the other hand, is a homebody - married to Greg (who runs her parents' family business) and mother to Abigail their sixteen-going-on-seventeen year old daughter. There's another difference too. Francis is pure of heart and an honest man, largely unappreciated by his wife, but Greg, although Connie believes differently, is a philandering little sh..[[Features|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007468539</amazonuk>}}the latest features]]