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Mum in the Middle

By: Jane Wenham-Jones
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Summary

Tess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for 'me' time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mother’s struggle to hold on to her independence.

Tess is also surprised to discover that there are dark resentments simmering beneath the vintage charm of her new hometown and a spate of vandalism has exposed the rift between the townsfolk and new arrivals like Tess.

Tess enlists the help of gruff newspaper editor Malcolm to get to the bottom of the mystery but when her ex-husband pays an unexpected visit and her mother stages a disappearance, Tess starts to feel her new-found freedom wearing just a little thin.
©2019 Jane Wenham-Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Family Life Women's Fiction Romantic Comedy Literature & Fiction
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‘‘The book deserves a bloody magnum - I loved it." (Judy Astley)

"Funny and knowing...warm and thought provoking." (Daisy Buchanan)

"Wisdom, humour and real insight...poignant and funny by turns." (Emma Lee-Potter) 

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Lovely!!

A great story and love Jilly Bond as Narrator, her style is so wholesome x

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Enjoyed, easy to listen too , sharing the ups & downs of Life with a happy ending

This story was true to real life, filled with highs & lows, easy to follow and love the happy ending

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