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|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Five women are Jamie Matson works in an upper-class grocery store, for a man who's a control freak with all looking forward the subtlety of a half brick. Jamie's son, Bo, 'has his problems'. He's asthmatic and the more you read, the more you'll suspect that he's on the autistic spectrum. Sometimes Jamie needs to meeting their new babies take time off at short notice - she's a frequent flier in a few weeks time. Part of their preparations involve joining the local antenatal group where they get A&E and sometimes Bo's not fit enough to meet each othergo to school. Little do they realise, when they turn Missed shifts or the need to be away on time to pick Bo up for their first session, how much they from school are occasions when Jamie can be controlled and put in the wrong. It was going to come to rely on and care for each other. This book is partly a testament to all those lasting friendships that are formed in groups just like this all over the countryhead.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447218388</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jenny ColganLauren Bravo|title=The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in ParisPreloved

|summary=Anna has been working as Gwen is pressing her middle-aged bosom on a supervisor and taster at a chocolate factory. She’s 30, never much cared about school, and recently split big number that starts with her boyfriend. Life isn’t particularly exciting, but she’s reasonably content with her lot. Then a freak accident at work, followed by a nasty infection in hospital leaves her unemployed, apathetic four and ends with no idea what her future holds.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0751549207</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Trisha Ashley|title=Good Husband Material|rating=4|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Fergal is part of a popular pop band. Regularly in the news for various scandals, he is introduced in the prologue to this novel when he recalls his first, somewhat dramatic meeting with 17an oh-yearmy-old Tish, and the yearGod-long romance which followed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847562817</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Anna Stothard|title=The Art of Leaving|rating=4.5|genre=WomenI's Fiction|summary=Luke's a barrister and Eva? She's a romantic novel editor and habitual leaverm-nearly-forty. Be it Having been made unexpectedly redundant - any HR officer worth their salt would argue the toss - Gwen finds herself having a party or bit of a man, she's working on the exit strategy from the moment everything startsmid-life crisis. This makes the fact that Eva Catharsis is key and Luke have been together for three years a little abnormal in Eva world. The other abnormality in Eva world Gwen has decided now is the blonde woman she keeps spotting in random places, almost as if shetime to take back her life's being spied upon…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846882370</amazonuk>1398510629

{{newreview|author=Cora Carmack|title=Losing It|rating=3Then Richard left them.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Bliss is a drama student, but what else would you expect with a name like that? And yet, when we first meet her, I would never have guessed that was her major. She just doesn’t seem the type. She’s also not the type to pick up random men in bars, but that’s exactly what she does as the book starts. It’s her friend Kelsey’s fault. She’s determined to get Bliss out there, because that’s not where Bliss normally is. About to graduate at the end of the year, Bliss has made it through college without one key college experience: sex. And it’s time to change that. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091953383</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Joanne HarrisHadeer Elsbai|title=Peaches for Monsieur Le CuréThe Daughters of Izdihar

|genre=Women's FictionFantasy|summary=It’s over seven years since I read [[Chocolat by Joanne Harris|Chocolat]]Drawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of two women who could not be more different, set yet find themselves fighting for the rights of women and weavers – those with magical abilities - in a small French town called Lansquenetsociety pitted against them. I liked itNehal, on born into the wholeupper class, and often wondered what happened wishes to Vianne, attend the chocolate-making Weaving Academy to learn to control her abilities and rather mystical heroinethen join the military, but instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. Giorgina on the other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to mention provide for her family and maintain their reputation, whilst secretly attending meetings of the people whose lives she affected so deeply. A couple Daughters of years later I read Izdihar – a group campaigning for women''The Lollipop Shoes'' which purported s rights. Giorgina also happens to be in love with Nico. What follows is a sequelstory of an unjust society, but really stood alone. It was set in Paris filled with hypocrisy and rather different in style. I liked itcruelty, but somehow it did not feel as if it involved the same peoplefrom which blossoms a group of admirable women fighting for their rights and overcoming their personal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0552776998</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anne BerryB0B575J99N|title=The AdoptionBeneath the Porticoes|author=Brooke Adams

|summary=It is Elizabeth Miller was thirty-four and a sad fact that only teacher at a few decades ago, the forced removal of an infant from its unmarried mother prestigious girl's school in York. It was widely considered the best option ''comfortable'' but she longed for all concernedsomething more in life. It is hard to imagine She'd ''still not found the terrible trauma suffered by these women when right vocation nor met the authorities intervened right man'' and took away that tiny bundle, destined now was the time to make a change. She needed challenges. There was a little trepidation when she applied for the professoressa job in Bologna. After a new life with new parentstelephone interview, she was offered the position and it wasn't long before she was exploring the beautiful city. There were some natural doubts before her first class but it went surprisingly well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091947057</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Laura Kemp0241542405|title=Mums Like UsMeredith Alone|author=Claire Alexander|rating=24.5|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Stella Smith is fed up with the expectation that mums should be superwomenWhen we first meet Meredith Maggs it's Wednesday 14 November 2018 and she's not left her home for 1,214 days. She feels that there are certain women, who appear 'd ''like'' to have achieved perfection : in terms of motherhoodfact, that make all other mums feel inept and inferiorshe so nearly does. She feels that realism is best Her outdoor clothes are on and that she's even considered which shoes to strive wear if she's going to be catch her train. Then, she can'good enought. She simply can' is what most mums should aspire t force herself toleave the safety of her home. That is why She's fortunate that she sets up the has a good friend, Sadie, who visits regularly with her two children, James and Matilda. Sadie'Mums Like Uss a cardiac nurse and full of sound common sense. In fact it was Sadie who gave Meredith her cat, Fred. Groceries are online deliveries and there' s also an internet-based support group that meets weekly where you'll find Meredith as JIGSAWGIRL, so you can guess what she does in her messy kitchen and rejoices in slovenlinessspare time. Then Tom McDermott arrives. He's from Holding Hands, messy clothes and overeatinga charity which supports people with problems such as Meredith's.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099574586</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Katie Fforde0008441618|title=A French AffairOther Parents|author=Sarah Stovell

|summary=Gina Makepiece has just moved to Jo Fairburn knew that she was under intense pressure as the Cotswolds new head of West Burntridge First School: if she didn't live up to live near her sister Sally. They are intrigued when they discover retired predecessor there could well be a house price slump in that their dear Aunt Rainey has left them something in her willpart of the town. In order to find out what though, The school had an active Parent Teacher Association and the funds which they have to go raised were a considerable benefit to the French Houseschool. There was one difficulty, an antiques centrethough - they were ''devastatingly shockable'', where the ownerwith two members, Matthewin particular, has a letter from their aunt causing problems for the head. Laura Spence and Kate Monroe objected to open. It transpires Jo's restrictions on the toys children could bring in on Toy Day but that they have been left was just a stall in the centre and warm-up act for their aunt has requested that Matthew helps them get to grips with the world of antiquesreal gripe: LGBTQ education. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846056543</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Eleanor MoranGiovanna Fletcher|title=The Last Time I Saw YouWalking on Sunshine

|summary=As a woman in her mid thirtiesMike's wife, Pia, who he was with for seventeen years, Livvy feels that her life has died. And whilst he is OKdealing with his grief, so are their best friends, Vicky and Zaza. She has a good job even though But Pia left them all some 'rules' to follow, knowing that she is slightly intimidated by her boss was dying and is often in danger that they would need help to carry on living. Whilst some of being overlooked for new projects. Her love life might be non-existent but at least she shares the rules are around practicalities such as clearing out her home with Jameswardrobe, the another one that Mike discovers one day encourages him to take one time love of her life which only works if she can settle for being good mates. Howevertheir trips away, when she hears that Sallyand Vicky and Zaza, her best friend from many years agostruggling with their grief and their own life troubles, has been killed decide to drop everything in a car accidenttheir own lives, her world is turned upside downand go along with him.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1780876327</amazonuk>140593560X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Linda GreenB09FS89KX9|title=The MummyfestoFall On Me|author=Penelope Potts|rating=43.5

|summary=Three women, who meet regularly in the school playground, Life should have become close friends. Sam has two sonsbeen good for Hollie: She was just going into the sensitive, oldfinal year of her veterinary degree and -for-his three years Zach, who is seven, and the funlater -loving fivewas still working at BB's diner. Bob -yearthe owner -old Oscar. Anna has two teenagers, Will and Charlotte, and regarded her fondly: he was a younger daughter called Esme. Jackie just has Alicegood boss. Oscar, Esme and Alice are classmates, and good friends; sadly, Oscar suffers from an incurable muscle-wasting diseaseHollie had moved in with her boyfriend, Marcus: her mother thought he was great and can only move he was doing well in a wheelchairhis career. Sam Hollie wasn't quite so certain though: Marcus wanted to control her and most of all he wanted her partner Rob have to use ventilators leave her job at the diner. Then there was the fact that he would be violent, both to her and to other machines just to keep him alive, knowing that any infection could be seriously life-threateningpeople.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780875223</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Beth Gutcheon0008421714|title=GossipMrs March|author=Virginia Feito

|genre=General Literary Fiction|summary=Loviah French, Dinah Wainwright and Avis Metcalf met when they were at boarding schoolThe problem began just after the publication of George March's most successful novel to date. Lovie owns a top-class dress shop in Manhattan - Everyone but Mrs March (we know her first name only on the place where women of a certain class go when they want something for a special occasion and last page) seemed to either be secure in reading it or had already done so. Every day Mrs March went to the knowledge local patisserie to buy olive bread but on that they will be treated well and discreetly. Dinah is a columnist who chronicles particular morning, Patricia asked, as she was wrapping the bread, ''but isn't this the lives of New Yorkfirst time he's rich and famousbased a character on you?'' She mentioned that Johanna, whilst Avis is a prominent figure in the art worldprincipal character had 'her mannerisms''. Lovie Perhaps this would not have mattered, except for the fact that Johanna is our narrator and shethe whore of Nantes - 's also the glue which holds the three women together. They're both devoted to her and she to thema weak, plain, but a smalldetestable, imagined slightpathetic, many decades earlierunloved, has left an icy distance between Dinah and Avisunloveable wretch.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857899821</amazonuk>''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sam Binnie1473685745|title=The Baby DiariesUnbreak Your Heart|author=Katie Marsh|rating=4.5

|summary=Hot When Beth Carlyle and Simon Withers first met they were on opposite 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. He wasn't hurt but Jake has history. He has HLHS - that's Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome for those of you who are not ''au fait'' with your medical acronyms. When he was born, the heels left side of [[The Wedding Diaries by Sam Binniehis heart hadn't developed properly and he needed open-heart surgery when he was a few days old. So, Simon has every right to be over-protective particularly when someone isn't looking where they're driving.}} {{Frontpage|author=C J Carey|title=Widowland|rating=4|genre=General Fiction|summary=It's April 1953, and Adolf Hitler's schedule includes going to Moscow to attend the Wedding Diaries]]state funeral of Joseph Stalin then within weeks coming to London, parading around a bit, Kiki and Thom are back with watching over the sanctioned return to the next installment throne of their livesEdward VIII with his wife, Queen Wallis. It’s not giving too much away For yes, given Britain caved in the title, lead-up to tell you the World War Two that there’s certainly didn't happen as we know it, and we are now a baby protectorate – well, we share enough of the same blood as the Germanic peoples on ''the waymainland''. It was sorta But this is most certainly a different Britain, for Nazi-styled phrenology, and ideas of female purpose, kinda not has put all of that plannedgender into a caste system, but they’re happy if a little shocked. Luckily she’s got her sister ranging from high-brow office bigwigs to guide her through the processdrudges, numerous friends who are newly marriedand beyond those, newly pregnant or newly parents themselvesright on down to the childless, the husbandless and her own mother who seems 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 take all encouragement for female emancipation out of it – after all, not every book can be almost nice 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 oncereprint. That is her job, at least, until the first emerging signs of female protest come to light, with their potential to spoil Hitler's visit.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007477104</amazonuk>152941198X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Bernardine BishopRuth Hogan|title=Unexpected Lessons in LoveMadame Burova

|summary=Cecilia Banks and Helen Gatehouse met by chance 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 doctorhumdrum job wanting to become a singer, and chiefly, Imelda, the third generation of Madame Burova, ''s waiting room Tarot-Reader, Palmist and a friendship developed because they were both cancer survivorsClairvoyant'', albeit with a colostomyto use her family's sea-front booth. It was The singer, the scryer and the sufferer's mother will all become staff at a case of opposites attracting: Cecilia was quietrevamped holiday camp, reserved, married but just before then we see Imelda fly solo for the second first time and in the mother of Ian whom she idolisedfamily stall. Helen had never marriedWe also see her on her last day, fifty years later, loud in the nicest sense possession of a pair of letters that will change everything for a woman called Billie. Just who is she, and who delivered the word secrets about her to Imelda, and an why did it have to remain a secret all this time?|isbn=152937331X}}{{Frontpage|author= Jennifer Saint |title= Ariadne |rating= 4. They gave each other mutual support 5 |genre= Women's Fiction |summary= This re-telling of the myth of Ariadne and the Minotaur is interesting and an outlet for their preoccupationsunusual. Jennifer Saint presents the story in a way that is sympathetic to its origins but also appealing to a modern audience. People Saint's narrative is told predominantly through the viewpoint of Ariadne, spanning from her childhood to her death, allowing the reader to really connect with whom you can discuss Ariadne as a character in her own right rather than just a prop in theheroics of Theseus. |isbn=1472273869}}{{Frontpage|author=Lucy Holland|title=Sistersong|rating=5|genre=Literary Fiction|summary=Sistersong is part of a genre I particularly enjoy, erthe modern retelling of folk and fairy tales. These stories, intricacies for most of your stoma us, are few a cornerstone of childhood and I relish seeing them retold with fresh eyes and far between! The relationship wasn't entirely uncritical: Helen was less than impressed when Ian dumped (sorry - there's really no other word for it) a baby on his motherfresh perspective. Cephas was If handled well these retellings give new life and new meaning to stories that are now becoming increasingly narrow and outdated, fleshing out characters, examining relationships and re-evaluating the result role of women. Sistersong is a perfect example of a fling he'd had modern retelling done well, the plot is handled with care, keeping its archaic historical feel but allowing the child's mother characters to come to life, to feel real and she'd disappearedhuman, most importantly they feel relatable in a modern world whilst still feeling appropriate for the pre-Saxon age they live in. He - This is a war correspondent - masterpiece of storytelling and I was on his way abroadcaptivated from beginning to end.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184854782X</amazonuk>1529039037

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Fiona GibsonB08NF79QXT|title=Pedigree MumCherry Blossom Boutique|author=Brooke Adams|rating=4.53

|summary=When Kerry Tambini moves to Shorling, she Thirty-one-year old Liberty Rossini has high expectations that she and had her family will live there happily forever. Within weeks thoughshop, her dreams are shattered after her husband Rob shocks her by an indiscretion that he can hardly remember. This indiscretion turns out to have a devastating consequence leaving Kerry with no option but to ask Rob to move out. This leaves her alone with the children in Shorling Cherry Blossom Boutique, for just six months when she's nominated for - and pretty much friendless as she struggles to find anything in common with the snooty mums she meets at wins - the school gateRetail Best Newcomer Award.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847562612</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Carolyn Mathews|title=Transforming Pandora|rating=4|genre=General Fiction|summary=When we first meet Pandora Armstrong in She's delighted and the spring of 2003 two people she's grieving for brought with her husband, Mike, who had died just a few weeks before. It hadnto the event couldn't been his first heart attack and he had reduced his workload but this attack was fatalbe more pleased. He was only in his fifties Sonja, her mother, is an ex-model and Pandora feels that he'd been snatched away Brazilian: you can see where Liberty got her looks from her as they. Jessica'd only been married for a few years. When a friend suggests that she goes with her to an Evening of Clairvoyance she runs out of excuses to refuse s thirty-four and although sheLiberty's not exactly best friend: they''convinced'' by what she hears thereve known each other since university and Liberty adores Jessica's a lingering doubthusband, Charles and their four-year-old daughter, Ava. A spirit voice mentioned her children and Pandora was adamant that she didn't have any children - Life would be perfect for Liberty if it's actually quite a sore point - but that wasn't true of Mikefor one thing: she misses having a man in her life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780997450</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lucy RobinsonB08GFSK2WZ|title=A Passionate Love Affair with a Total StrangerThe Karma Trap|author=Lisette Boyd

|summary=Charley George Jackson is a havethirty-itthree years old, absolutely gorgeous to look at -all alpha-femaleand single. She takes cooking lessons, learns Mandarin, volunteers her time to worthy causes. But she’s 's not a lady who lunches, trying to fill had sex for eight months and she's stuck in the karma trap: an awful lot of bad luck is being visited on her days, she’s and she has a high-flying communications manager real talent for attracting drama. Her life's chaotic: she dealt with the leak from the shower by putting something down at a Pharma company who dreams big and works relentlessly the bottom of the stairs to achieve her goals. So, when she’s sideabsorb the water -lined by a nasty accident that leaves then the shower fell through the roof whilst she was in it and left her leg broken in 3 places, she panics. Not for her are months off sickstark naked, lounging on staring at the sofa watching Jeremy Kyle and eating Thorntons straight from the boxpervy postman. She can’t return only has to work, so she needs take her mother's dog out for a new plan, something walk for her to occupy end up with dog poo spattered across her time face - and stop her brain going to musha photo being taken by someone who shares it around the office.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718157664</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sara JudgeB08CHJLNBS|title=Honey Brown is MarriedCapturing Emilia|author=Brooke Adams|rating=3.5

|summary=Honey Brown had been a foundlingHe's Charles Devereaux, but fortune thirty- eight and a benefactress partner at Wickham Jones, the Mayfair letting agents. She's Emilia, twenty- had smiled on her nine, librarian and she became a dancer at archivist in the Windmill Theatreheritage library next door. Then Emilia has read [[The Secret by Rhonda Byrne|The Secret]] but she met August Blake's moved on from new age books like that, which leave you dependent on someone else's philosophies, farmer and the two married and Honey left the theatre to live on the Sussex farmsomething a little deeper. After Charles is more of a week[[Personal by Lee Child|Jack Reacher]] man himself, but, above all, he's honeymoon she was largely left to her own devicesshocked that Emilia reads ''The Guardian''. How would she cope with married lifeThey're obviously not at all compatible, so why can Charles not get this woman out of his mind? the local community and being a farmerShe's wife? Well, not his usual type at all: it was a steep learning curve, but there's more obvious to Honey than meets the eyehis friends. ThereAnd given that Emilia regularly feels repulsed by Charles's more superficiality, why does she feel drawn to Augusthim? The relationship's obviously a non-starter, too.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719807212</amazonuk>isn't it?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Katy ReganHelly Acton|title=How We MetThe Shelf|rating=4|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=At the start of When we meet Amy, she'How We Mets in a relationship with Jamie. You can', t really call it a group of friends - Fraserpartnership, Miabecause things tend to get done on his terms, Anna, Melody and Norm - are all meeting up in order to celebrate their friendbut she's birthdaysticking around because she hopes she can change him. There would be nothing unusual about this apart from the fact that the friend is deadAh, yes. Liv died tragically after falling from a balcony Haven't we all been there? Things are looking up when they were all on holiday in Ibiza. The remaining friends feel that they need to honour he tells her birthday but of course it is going to be pack for a poignant occasionsurprise trip. As they are remembering their friend, Norm produces something that Could this be it? Is he found in the pocket of a coat he once lent Liv. It's a list of all of the things that she wanted 'finally'' going to do before she was thirty, such as, learn a foreign language, swim naked in get down on one knee? Was the sea at dawn work (and go to an airport and pick a random destination to travel to! As the wait) worth it would have been Liv's thirtieth the following year, the group decide to share out and complete all the activities on the list as a tribute to their friend. ?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007237448</amazonuk>1838770879

{{newreview|author=Virginia Ironside|title=No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses!|rating=5|genre=WomenWhen Mike Parker's Fiction|summary= Marie is enjoying the sort of hectic retirement that makes girlfriend comes into school with a black eye, claiming he gave it to her wonder how she found the time to work. However, not everything her whole world is rosytipped upside down. Her son relationship has just ended and daughter-now she's the talk of the school. Mike was the most popular boy in-law are thinking about moving abroadschool who was always so in love with her, taking Marie's beloved grandsoneveryone knew that, Gene. Meanwhile Marieso why did he do what he did? Some people believe her and some don's partnert, Archiebut one thing is for sure, is becoming worryingly forgetful. On top of this, the derelict patch of 'park' at the top of the road may be replaced by a hotel. It's amazing how attractive it's seemed to become once it's under threat. But 'attractive' isn't the word that comes going to mind when describing the resulting action group. Thank goodness there are always wine and good friendsblow over any time soon.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1780878583</amazonuk>0349003297

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Karen SwanKatie Fforde|title=The Perfect PresentA Springtime Affair|rating=4|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=What do you buy I've wanted to read author Katie Fforde for ages and this was pretty much exactly what I was expecting - a warm, cosy read focused on romance, family and friendships. This provided two romances for the woman who has everything? Rob Blake thinks he has it cracked when he commissions a piece price of jewellery for his wife Cat’s birthday. But this is no ordinary necklace. The bespoke bling will be like nothing she’s seen beforeone, because he is paying but it was actually the designer, Laura, a small fortune family element as opposed to dedicate all her time to it. She will interview Cat’s nearest and dearest, and design a charm the romance that tells the story of each relationshipI really enjoyed.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0330532731</amazonuk>1780897561

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Clare DowlingB07W4MNBSG|title=Would I Lie To Be Careful Who You?Marry|author=Lizzy Mumfrey

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Hannah, Ellen It was coming up to Halloween in 1987 and Barbara have been friends ever since a group of sixth-form schoolgirls wondered what they shared a house at university. They are now in their late thirties and over the years have always been there for each other. This year though, as both Hannah and Ellen prepare to celebrate their thirty eighth birthdays, would be doing when they all seem to have a bit more stress in their lives than usualwere fifty. Hannah’s partner When you're only seventeen that seems positively ancient, Ollie, has left her and their seven year old daughter, Cleo; Barbara is preparing to adopt a Russian baby but Liz was convinced that ''your entire life depends on her own; who you marry''. The only eligible boys were the Young Farmers and Ellen and her husband Mark are struggling to ‘live the dream’ that was theirs when they moved to France idea of living in a few years earlier. Added to this, when Hannah farmhouse and Barbara spend having a couple of weeks with Ellen children called Will and her familyOlly appealed to Charlotte, something happens that shocks Hannahor perhaps William and Oliver if you were Elizabeth who was determined to marry the rather superior Patrick Shepley-Botham. If she tells Ellen, it could wreck The place to start their friendshipsearch was obviously the Young Farmers' Halloween disco that weekend. However, if she keeps quiet, she runs There was just one problem - there were too many Elizabeths in the risk of Ellen finding out anyway which could make things even worseclass.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>075535981X</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Mhairi McFarlane|title=You Had Me At Hello|rating=4.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Who hasn’t got a ‘one that got away’? Or maybe several? Rachel and Ben meet at university in Manchester, but she’s got a boyfriend back home, and he’s a bit of a ladies man, so rather than settle down together (which is arguably what at least one of them thinks they should have done), they pad through a few years as fellow students and then go their separate ways. After a while Rachel heads back Move on to Manchester and some time well after that, Ben finds himself back up north too. They bump into each other and it’s like nothing has changed. Except everything has changed. Rachel is hot off a broken engagement, while Ben is married to a hotshot lawyer from Lan-dan. Will their past stay in the past, and do they want it to? Told from Rachel’s point of view, this is a story that sets out to answer those, and other questions.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000748805X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Julia Williams|title=A Merry Little Christmas|rating=5|genre=women's Fiction[[Features|summary=Cat Tinsall, Pippa Holliday and Marianne North all live in the lovely village of Hope Christmas and have formed very close and supportive friendships over the four years they have known each other. The story starts with Christmas just over and follows the three friends through the entire year leading up to the next Christmas. It’s not going to be an easy year for any of them though and they’re definitely going to need each other’s help.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184756089X</amazonuk>}}latest features]]