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The Godmother

By: Amanda Brookfield
Narrated by: Lucy Scott
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Summary

‘Stop trying to be brave all the time, Rachel. Fear is a necessary part of being alive. Sometimes we have to let it show. We have to own up to it or it drives us mad.’

Rachel Elliot is single and attractive, a director of a successful advertising agency, with a handsome lover, close friends, and a clutch of beloved godchildren. But as her fortieth birthday approaches, so does a whispering fear that she might have missed the point...

Almost imperceptibly over the years her friends and contemporaries have settled down and started families. Rather less subtly her parents have been urging Rachel to do the same. Managing a shocking incident at work is soon taking up all her energies and she adores her godchildren. So, is a child of her own what she really wants? Or is motherhood just what everyone else wants for her? If she picks the wrong path, there will be no turning back...

Join Amanda Brookfield as she revisits and refreshes her novel, The Godmother, and rediscover how she got her well-deserved reputation for writing about women’s lives with humour and honesty. Includes a brand-new foreword from the author.
©2023 Amanda Brookfield (P)2023 Boldwood Books
Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Family Life
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'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story.' Michelle Gorman

'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' Bestselling author Patricia Scanlan on Before I Knew You

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Not her best

I did persevere to the end but found the story rather long and meandering. The narration was clear but infused with too much dramatic expression, strangely exhausting to listen to.

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