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[[Category:New Reviews|Women's Fiction]]==Women's Fiction==__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Fern Britton1471180158|title=The Holiday HomeMaybe Tomorrow|author=Penny Parkes|rating=34.5|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Pru and Connie might be sisters but theyJamie Matson works in an upper-class grocery store, for a man who're as different as chalk and cheeses a control freak with all the subtlety of a half brick. ItJamie's always been like thisson, Bo, 'has his problems'. Pru is He's asthmatic and the eldermore you read, although not by much and the more you'll suspect that he's on the autistic spectrum. Sometimes Jamie needs to take time off at short notice - she's a hard-nosed businesswoman who ''always'' gets what she wants. Husband Francis was acquired frequent flier in much the same way that you might employ staff - local A&E and thatsometimes Bo's his functionnot fit enough to go to school. He looks after Pru Missed shifts or the need to be away on time to pick Bo up from school are occasions when Jamie can be controlled and their son Jeremyput in the wrong. Connie, on the other hand, is a homebody - married It was going to Greg (who runs her parents' family business) and mother come 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 shhead..|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007468539</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Stella NewmanLauren Bravo|title=LeftoversPreloved|rating=3.54

|summary=Susie Rosen Gwen is what pressing her middle-aged bosom on a magazine calls big number that starts with a four and ends with an oh-my-God-I'leftover' m-nearly- she's thirty something and lacks her dream man, job or homeforty. You might ''think'' that she has Having been made unexpectedly redundant - any HR officer worth their salt would argue the job toss - Gwen finds herself having a bit of her dreams as she's an account manager in advertising, but she finds it unfulfilling a mid- and that's on the good dayslife crisis. On Catharsis is key and Gwen has decided now is the bad days she resurrects her plan that she's going time to get promoted by Christmas and then quit. Boyfriend Jake cheated on take back her and although the relationship broke up some time ago she hasnlife't got over him. Right now life revolves around the job, minimising the effect of some of the more dreadful colleagues and her girlfriends - but some of them are proving to be not quite as reliable as she might have hoped.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184756271X</amazonuk>1398510629

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Janey Fraser0008506337|title=Happy Families|rating=4.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Happy families are, contrary to popular belief, not all alike. Bobbie is a working mum of two children who we’ll call ‘spirited’ for want of a better phrase. Her husband works late a lot so she’s the one left trying to juggle running the house with wrangling the children and still fitting in her own job. Andy is dad to two teens who are perfectly behaved, or at least they are during the rare moments he spends at home. His wife Pamela is a goddess, and a Perfect Parent to boot. He’s a very lucky guy. And then there’s Vanessa, who feels her mothering days are behind her until her young grand-daughter comes to stay…and doesn’t leave.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099580853</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewThe Garnett Girls|author=Julie Cohen|title=Dear ThingGeorgina Moore

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Everyone hopes for the happily ever afterThe love affair between Margo Garnett and poet Richard O'Leary was all-consuming, apparently on both sides. Margo was just sixteen when they fell in love. Richard was twenty-one and Claire and Ben expected described by Margo's mother as 'an older man'. Her parents worried that once Richard's influence would take her away from what they were marriedfelt she could achieve - going to Oxford and having a glittering career. In the event, once they had eloped and Richard took her away from the house with a garden big enough for a swing, that the babies would naturally follow afterwardsIsle of Wight. So what happens when the babies don't? How long do you try Margo did go to Oxford and went on to get pregnant? become a well-respected journalist. How long do you endure IVF? At what point do you say enough is enoughThe couple had three children: Rachel, Imogen and let go of the dream? Sasha. And what ifLife was lived in London and holidays were spent at Sandcove, at that moment the family home on the Isle of feeling you simply cannot take any more, your best friend offered Wight. Even then the doubts about Richard's drinking were never far from Margo's mind: ''she would never be able to be a surrogate mother, and carry your baby?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0593070828</amazonuk>}}leave him in charge''.

{{newreview|author=Amy Bratley|title=The Antenatal Group|rating=4Then Richard left them.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Five women are all looking forward to meeting their new babies in a few weeks time. Part of their preparations involve joining the local antenatal group where they get to meet each other. Little do they realise, when they turn up for their first session, how much they are 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 country.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447218388</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jenny ColganHadeer Elsbai|title=The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in ParisDaughters of Izdihar

|genre=Women's FictionFantasy|summary=Anna has been working as a supervisor Drawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of two women who could not be more different, yet find themselves fighting for the rights of women and taster at weavers – those with magical abilities - in a chocolate factorysociety pitted against them. She’s 30Nehal, never much cared about schoolborn into the upper class, wishes to attend the Weaving Academy to learn to control her abilities and recently split with her boyfriend. Life isn’t particularly excitingthen join the military, but she’s reasonably content instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with her lotNico. Then Giorgina on the other hand did not have a freak accident at workprivileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to provide for her family and maintain their reputation, followed by whilst secretly attending meetings of the Daughters of Izdihar – a nasty infection group campaigning for women's rights. Giorgina also happens to be in hospital leaves her unemployedlove with Nico. What follows is a story of an unjust society, filled with hypocrisy and cruelty, apathetic from which blossoms a group of admirable women fighting for their rights and with no idea what her future holdsovercoming their personal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0751549207</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Trisha AshleyB0B575J99N|title=Good Husband MaterialBeneath the Porticoes|author=Brooke Adams

|summary=Fergal is part of Elizabeth Miller was thirty-four and a teacher at a popular pop bandprestigious girl's school in York. Regularly It was ''comfortable'' but she longed for something more in life. She'd ''still not found the right vocation nor met the news for various scandals, he is introduced in right man'' and now was the prologue time to this novel make a change. She needed challenges. There was a little trepidation when he recalls his first, somewhat dramatic meeting with 17-year-old Tishshe applied for the professoressa job in Bologna. After a telephone interview, she was offered the position and it wasn't long before she was exploring the year-long romance which followedbeautiful city. There were some natural doubts before her first class but it went surprisingly well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847562817</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anna Stothard0241542405|title=The Art of LeavingMeredith Alone|author=Claire Alexander

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=LukeWhen we first meet Meredith Maggs it's a barrister Wednesday 14 November 2018 and Eva? she's not left her home for 1,214 days. She'd ''like'' to: in fact, she so nearly does. Her outdoor clothes are on and she's even considered which shoes to wear if she's a romantic novel editor and habitual leavergoing to catch her train. Be it a party or a manThen, shecan's working on t. She simply can't force herself to leave the exit strategy from the moment everything startssafety of her home. This makes the fact She's fortunate that Eva she has a good friend, Sadie, who visits regularly with her two children, James and Luke have been together for three years Matilda. Sadie's a little abnormal in Eva worldcardiac nurse and full of sound common sense. In fact it was Sadie who gave Meredith her cat, Fred. The other abnormality in Eva world is the blonde woman Groceries are online deliveries and there's also an internet-based support group where you'll find Meredith as JIGSAWGIRL, so you can guess what she keeps spotting does in random placesher spare time. Then Tom McDermott arrives. He's from Holding Hands, almost a charity which supports people with problems such as if sheMeredith's being spied upon…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846882370</amazonuk>.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Cora Carmack0008441618|title=Losing ItOther Parents|author=Sarah Stovell|rating=3.5

|summary=Bliss is a drama student, but what else would you expect with a name like Jo Fairburn knew that? And yet, when we first meet she was under intense pressure as the new head of West Burntridge First School: if she didn't live up to her, I would never have guessed retired predecessor there could well be a house price slump in that was her major. She just doesn’t seem part of the typetown. She’s also not The school had an active Parent Teacher Association and the type funds which they raised were a considerable benefit to pick up random men the school. There was one difficulty, though - they were ''devastatingly shockable'', with two members, in barsparticular, but that’s exactly what she does as causing problems for 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 ishead. About Laura Spence and Kate Monroe objected to graduate at Jo's restrictions on the end of the year, Bliss has made it through college without one key college experiencetoys children could bring in on Toy Day but that was just a warm-up act for their real gripe: sex. And it’s time to change thatLGBTQ education. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091953383</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Joanne HarrisGiovanna Fletcher|title=Peaches for Monsieur Le CuréWalking on Sunshine

|summary=It’s over seven Mike's wife, Pia, who he was with for seventeen years since I read [[Chocolat by Joanne Harris|Chocolat]], set in a small French town called Lansquenethas died. I liked itAnd whilst he is dealing with his grief, on the wholeso are their best friends, Vicky and often wondered what happened Zaza. But Pia left them all some 'rules' to Viannefollow, the chocolate-making knowing that she was dying and rather mystical heroine, not that they would need help to mention the people whose lives she affected so deeplycarry on living. A couple Whilst some of years later I read ''The Lollipop Shoes'' which purported the rules are around practicalities such as clearing out her wardrobe, another one that Mike discovers one day encourages him to be a sequeltake one of their trips away, but really stood alone. It was set in Paris and rather different Vicky and Zaza, struggling with their grief and their own life troubles, decide to drop everything in style. I liked ittheir own lives, but somehow it did not feel as if it involved the same peopleand go along with him.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0552776998</amazonuk>140593560X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anne BerryB09FS89KX9|title=The AdoptionFall On Me|author=Penelope Potts|rating=43.5

|summary=It is 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 sad fact that only a few decades agogood boss. Hollie had moved in with her boyfriend, the forced removal of an infant from its unmarried Marcus: her mother thought he was great and he was widely considered the best option for doing well in his career. Hollie wasn't quite so certain though: Marcus wanted to control her and most of all concerned. It is hard he wanted her to imagine leave her job at the terrible trauma suffered by these women when diner. Then there was the authorities intervened and took away fact that tiny bundlehe would be violent, destined for a new life with new parentsboth to her and to other people.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091947057</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Laura Kemp0008421714|title=Mums Like Us|rating=2|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Stella Smith is fed up with the expectation that mums should be superwomen. She feels that there are certain women, who appear to have achieved perfection in terms of motherhood, that make all other mums feel inept and inferior. She feels that realism is best and that to strive to be 'good enough' is what most mums should aspire to. That is why she sets up the 'Mums Like Us' group that meets weekly in her messy kitchen and rejoices in slovenliness, messy clothes and overeating.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099574586</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewMrs March|author=Katie Fforde|title=A French AffairVirginia Feito|rating=4.5|genre=Women's Literary Fiction|summary=Gina Makepiece has The problem began just moved to after the Cotswolds publication of George March's most successful novel to live near her sister Sallydate. They are intrigued when they discover that their dear Aunt Rainey has left them something in Everyone but Mrs March (we know her willfirst name only on the last page) seemed to either be reading it or had already done so. In order Every day Mrs March went to find out what though, they have the local patisserie to go to the French Housebuy olive bread but on that particular morning, an antiques centrePatricia asked, where as she was wrapping the ownerbread, Matthew''but isn't this the first time he's based a character on you?'' She mentioned that Johanna, has a letter from their aunt to openthe principal character had 'her mannerisms''. It transpires that they Perhaps this would not have been left a stall in mattered, except for the centre and their aunt has requested fact that Matthew helps them get to grips with Johanna is the world whore of antiquesNantes - ''a weak, plain, detestable, pathetic, unloved, unloveable wretch. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846056543</amazonuk>''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Eleanor Moran1473685745|title=The Last Time I Saw YouUnbreak Your Heart|author=Katie Marsh

|summary=As a woman in 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 mid thirtiesbest to apologise for having knocked Simon's son, Jake, Livvy feels that her life is OKoff his bike. She He wasn't hurt but Jake has a good job even though she is slightly intimidated by her boss and is often in danger of being overlooked for new projectshistory. Her love life might be non He has HLHS -existent but at least she shares her home that's Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome for those of you who are not ''au fait'' with Jamesyour medical acronyms. When he was born, the one time love left side of her life which only works if she can settle for being good mateshis heart hadn't developed properly and he needed open-heart surgery when he was a few days old. However So, Simon has every right to be over-protective particularly when she hears that Sally, her best friend from many years ago, has been killed in a car accident, her world is turned upside downsomeone isn't looking where they're driving.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780876327</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Linda GreenC J Carey|title=The MummyfestoWidowland

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=Three womenIt'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, who meet regularly in parading around a bit, and watching over the sanctioned return to the school playgroundthrone of Edward VIII with his wife, have become close friendsQueen Wallis. Sam has two sons: For yes, Britain caved in the sensitive, oldlead-for-his years Zachup to the World War Two that certainly didn't happen as we know it, who is sevenand we are now a protectorate – well, and we share enough of the same blood as the Germanic peoples on ''the fun-loving five-year-old Oscarmainland''. Anna But this is most certainly a different Britain, for Nazi-styled phrenology, and ideas of female purpose, has two teenagersput all of that gender into a caste system, ranging from high-brow office bigwigs to the drudges, Will and Charlottebeyond those, right on down to the childless, the husbandless and a younger daughter called Esmethe widows. Jackie just has Alice Female literacy is actively discouraged. OscarAnd in this puritanical existence, Esme and Alice are classmatesour 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 banned, and good friends; sadly, Oscar suffers not every story excised immediately from an incurable muscle-wasting diseaseBritish civilisation, and can only move in so they just get a wheelchairhefty tweak towards the party line before they're stamped ready for reprint. Sam and That is her partner Rob have job, at least, until the first emerging signs of female protest come to use ventilators and other machines just light, with their potential to keep him alive, knowing that any infection could be seriously life-threateningspoil Hitler's visit.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1780875223</amazonuk>152941198X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Beth GutcheonRuth Hogan|title=GossipMadame Burova

|summary=Loviah FrenchThis book lets us discover several people in different stages of life in the early 1970s, Dinah Wainwright and Avis Metcalf met when they were at boarding schoolall vaguely connected. Lovie owns So we have a topbullied half-class dress shop cast boy (as he would have been called then), a girl in Manhattan - the place where women of a certain class go when they want something for humdrum job wanting to become a special occasion singer, and to be secure in chiefly, Imelda, the knowledge that they will be treated well and discreetly. Dinah is a columnist who chronicles the lives third generation of New YorkMadame Burova, 's rich 'Tarot-Reader, Palmist and famousClairvoyant'', whilst Avis is a prominent figure in the art worldto use her family's sea-front booth. Lovie is our narrator The singer, the scryer and shethe sufferer's also mother will all become staff at a revamped holiday camp, but just before then we see Imelda fly solo for the glue which holds first time in the three women togetherfamily stall. They're both devoted to We also see her on her and she to themlast day, fifty years later, but in possession of a pair of letters that will change everything for a smallwoman called Billie. Just who is she, imagined slightand who delivered the secrets about her to Imelda, many decades earlier, has left an icy distance between Dinah and Avis.why did it have to remain a secret all this time?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857899821</amazonuk>152937331X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sam BinnieJennifer Saint |title=The Baby DiariesAriadne |rating=4.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Hot on This re-telling of the heels myth of [[The Wedding Diaries by Sam Binnie|Ariadne and the Wedding Diaries]], Kiki Minotaur is interesting and Thom are back with the next installment of their livesunusual. It’s not giving too much away, given Jennifer Saint presents the title, to tell you that there’s story in a baby on the way. It was sorta, kinda not all that planned, is sympathetic to its origins but they’re happy if also appealing to a little shockedmodern audience. Luckily she’s got Saint's narrative is told predominantly through the viewpoint of Ariadne, spanning from her sister childhood to guide her through death, allowing the process, numerous friends who are newly married, newly pregnant or newly parents themselves, and reader to really connect with Ariadne as a character in her own mother who seems to be almost nice for onceright rather than just a prop in the heroics of Theseus.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007477104</amazonuk>1472273869

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Bernardine BishopLucy Holland|title=Unexpected Lessons in LoveSistersong|rating=4.5|genre=General Literary Fiction|summary=Cecilia Banks and Helen Gatehouse met by chance in Sistersong is part of a doctor's waiting room genre I particularly enjoy, the modern retelling of folk and a friendship developed because they were both cancer survivors, albeit with a colostomyfairy tales. It was a case of opposites attracting: Cecilia was quiet, reservedThese stories, married for the second time and the mother most of Ian whom she idolised. Helen had never marriedus, loud in the nicest sense are a cornerstone of the word childhood and I relish seeing them retold with fresh eyes and an authora fresh perspective. They gave each other mutual support If handled well these retellings give new life and new meaning to stories that are now becoming increasingly narrow and an outlet for their preoccupations. People with whom you can discuss theoutdated, erfleshing out characters, intricacies of your stoma are few examining relationships and far between! The relationship wasn't entirely uncritical: Helen was less than impressed when Ian dumped (sorry re- there's really no other word for it) evaluating the role of women. Sistersong is a baby on his mother. Cephas was the result 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 ShorlingThirty-one-year old Liberty Rossini has had her shop, the Cherry Blossom Boutique, for just six months when she has high expectations that 's nominated for - and wins - the Retail Best Newcomer Award. She's delighted and the two people she and 's brought with her family will live there happily foreverto the event couldn't be more pleased. Within weeks though Sonja, her dreams are shattered after her husband Rob shocks her by mother, is an indiscretion that he ex-model and Brazilian: you can hardly remembersee where Liberty got her looks from. This indiscretion turns out to have a devastating consequence leaving Kerry with no option but to ask Rob to move outJessica's thirty-four and Liberty's best friend: they've known each other since university and Liberty adores Jessica's husband, Charles and their four-year-old daughter, Ava. This leaves her alone with the children in Shorling and pretty much friendless as Life would be perfect for Liberty if it wasn't for one thing: she struggles to find anything misses having a man in common with the snooty mums she meets at the school gateher life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847562612</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Carolyn MathewsB08GFSK2WZ|title=Transforming PandoraThe Karma Trap|author=Lisette Boyd

|genre=General Women's Fiction|summary=When we first meet Pandora Armstrong in the spring of 2003 she's grieving for her husbandGeorge Jackson is thirty-three years old, Mike, who had died just a few weeks beforeabsolutely gorgeous to look at - and single. It hadnShe't been his first heart attack and he s not had reduced his workload but this attack was fatal. He was only in his fifties sex for eight months and Pandora feels that heshe'd been snatched away from s stuck in the karma trap: an awful lot of bad luck is being visited on her as they'd only been married and she has a real talent for a few yearsattracting drama. When a friend suggests that Her life's chaotic: she goes dealt with her the leak from the shower by putting something down at the bottom of the stairs to an Evening of Clairvoyance absorb the water - then the shower fell through the roof whilst she runs out of excuses to refuse was in it and although she's not exactly ''convinced'' by what she hears there's a lingering doubtleft her, stark naked, staring at the pervy postman. A spirit voice mentioned She only has to take her children and Pandora was adamant that she didn't have any children - itmother's actually quite dog out for a sore point walk for her to end up with dog poo spattered across her face - but that wasn't true of Mikeand a photo being taken by someone who shares it around the office.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780997450</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lucy RobinsonB08CHJLNBS|title=A Passionate Love Affair with a Total StrangerCapturing Emilia|author=Brooke Adams|rating=43

|summary=Charley is He's Charles Devereaux, thirty-eight and a havepartner at Wickham Jones, the Mayfair letting agents. She's Emilia, twenty-it-all alpha-femalenine, librarian and archivist in the heritage library next door. She takes cooking lessons Emilia has read [[The Secret by Rhonda Byrne|The Secret]] but she's moved on from new age books like that, learns Mandarinwhich leave you dependent on someone else's philosophies, volunteers her time to worthy causessomething a little deeper. But she’s not Charles is more of a lady who lunches[[Personal by Lee Child|Jack Reacher]] man himself, but, above all, trying to fill her dayshe's shocked that Emilia reads ''The Guardian''. They're obviously not at all compatible, she’s a high-flying communications manager so why can Charles not get this woman out of his mind? She's not his usual type at a Pharma company who dreams big and works relentlessly all: it's obvious to achieve her goalshis friends. So And given that Emilia regularly feels repulsed by Charles's superficiality, when she’s sidewhy does she feel drawn to him? The relationship's obviously a non-lined by a nasty accident that leaves her leg broken in 3 placesstarter, isn't it?}}{{Frontpage|author= Helly Acton|title= The Shelf|rating= 4|genre= Women's Fiction|summary= When we meet Amy, she panics's in a relationship with Jamie. Not for her are months off sickYou can't really call it a partnership, lounging because things tend to get done on the sofa watching Jeremy Kyle and eating Thorntons straight from the box. She can’t return to workhis terms, so but she's sticking around because she hopes she needs a new plancan change him. Ah, something yes. Haven't we all been there? Things are looking up when he tells her to occupy her time and stop her brain pack for a surprise trip. Could this be it? Is he ''finally'' going to mush.get down on one knee? Was the work (and the wait) worth it?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0718157664</amazonuk>1838770879

When Mike Parker's girlfriend comes into school with a black eye, claiming he gave it to her, her whole world is tipped upside down. Her relationship has just ended and now she's the talk of the school. 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 some don't, but one thing is for sure, this isn't going to blow over any time soon.|isbn=0349003297}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sara JudgeKatie Fforde|title=Honey Brown is MarriedA Springtime Affair|rating=3.54|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=Honey Brown had been I've wanted to read author Katie Fforde for ages and this was pretty much exactly what I was expecting - a foundlingwarm, but fortune - and a benefactress - had smiled cosy read focused on her romance, family and she became a dancer at the Windmill Theatrefriendships. Then she met August Blake, farmer and the This provided two married and Honey left romances for the theatre to live on the Sussex farm. After a week's honeymoon she was largely left to her own devices. How would she cope with married life, the local community and being a farmer's wife? Wellprice of one, but it was a steep learning curve, but there's more actually the family element as opposed to Honey than meets the eye. There's more to August, tooromance that I really enjoyed.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0719807212</amazonuk>1780897561

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Katy ReganB07W4MNBSG|title=How We MetBe Careful Who You Marry|author=Lizzy Mumfrey

|genre=Women's General Fiction|summary=At the start of 'How We Met', It was coming up to Halloween in 1987 and a group of friends sixth- Fraser, Mia, Anna, Melody and Norm - are all meeting up in order to celebrate their friend's birthday. There form schoolgirls wondered what they would be nothing unusual about this apart from the fact that the friend is dead. Liv died tragically after falling from a balcony doing when they were all on holiday in Ibizafifty. The remaining friends feel When you're only seventeen that they need to honour her birthday seems positively ancient, but of course it is going to be a poignant occasionLiz was convinced that ''your entire life depends on who you marry''. As they are remembering their friend, Norm produces something that he found in The only eligible boys were the Young Farmers and the pocket idea of living in a coat he once lent Liv. It's farmhouse and having a list couple of all of the things that she wanted children called Will and Olly appealed to do before she was thirty, such as, learn a foreign languageCharlotte, swim naked in the sea at dawn or perhaps William and go to an airport and pick a random destination Oliver if you were Elizabeth who was determined to travel to! As it would have been Liv's thirtieth marry the following year, the group decide rather superior Patrick Shepley-Botham. The place to share out and complete all start their search was obviously the activities on Young Farmers' Halloween disco that weekend. There was just one problem - there were too many Elizabeths in the list as a tribute to their friendclass. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007237448</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Virginia Ironside|title=No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses!|rating=5|genre=Women's FictionMove on to [[Features|summary= Marie is enjoying the sort of hectic retirement that makes her wonder how she found the time to work. However, not everything is rosy. Her son and daughter-in-law are thinking about moving abroad, taking Marie's beloved grandson, Gene. Meanwhile Marie's partner, Archie, 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 to mind when describing the resulting action group. Thank goodness there are always wine and good friends.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780878583</amazonuk>}}latest features]]