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The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew

By: Milly Johnson
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
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THE QUEEN OF FEEL-GOOD FICTION!
'Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold' Heat
The brand new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman - a gorgeous read full of love, life and laughter.

Sophie Mayhew looks like she has the perfect life. Wife of rising political star John F Mayhew, a man who is one step away from the top job in the government, her glamour matches his looks, power, breeding and money. But John has made some stupid mistakes along the way, some of which are threatening to emerge. Still, all this can still be swept under the carpet as long as Sophie 'the trophy' plays her part in front of the cameras.

But the words that come out of Sophie’s mouth one morning on the doorstep of their country house are not the words the spin doctors put in there. Bursting out of the restrictive mould she has been in since birth, Sophie flees to a place that was special to her as a child, a small village on the coast where she intends to be alone.

But once there, she finds she becomes part of a community that warms her soul and makes her feel as if she is breathing properly for the first time. Sophie knows she won't be left in peace for long. Now she must decide: where does her real future lie?

Praise for Milly Johnson:

'A glorious, heartfelt novel' ROWAN COLEMAN
Absolutely loved it. Milly's writing is like getting a big hug with just the right amount of bite underneath. I was rooting for Bonnie from the start' JANE FALLON
Bursting with warmth and joie de vivre’ JILL MANSELL
‘Warm, optimistic and romantic’ KATIE FFORDE

©2019 Milly Johnson (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UK
Clean & Wholesome Contemporary Contemporary Fiction Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Feel-Good Funny

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Perfect in every way, amazing, felt like I had met a familiar friend again .

As warming as a hot chocolate on a winter's night

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I so love Milly... her books are all brilliant! but this one is the best so far!

Even more amazing than all her other books!!

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Couldn’t leave it alone absolutely brilliant! Loved listening to it took 3 days to listen too

Fantastic

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There is only one word for this book and that is magnificent! Sophie is a fantastic creation, going from Sophie the trophy wife to a woman who stands up for herself and what she wants to do. The characters in her Yorkshire place of refuge are wonderful too from warm hearted Tracy, to sweet little Luke and of course gorgeous vicar 'Ells Bells'! On the other hand there were some characters who were truly awful, with John F Mayhew being loathsome. This is a book full of love, warmth, friendship and humour and I loved it. Perhaps Magnificent Milly Johnson's best book yet? I think it could be 😊 I have to say that the narrator was superb, bringing vividly to life to each of the individual characters.

Simply magnificent!

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All of Milly Johnson's stories I've read have much more to them than just the twists of romance, but this one I had not read and was no exception.
The narrator did a good job of subtly changing voice for different characters, and read with expression that was much appreciated. I was really there!
The only small fly was an occasional change of sound as if some was recorded in the broom cupboard instead of the airiness of the rest, with no apparent reason.

Magnificent!

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