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'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman

On a normal day, in a normal house, on a normal street, wife and mother Fran has had enough.

She packs a case, leaves a note for her bullying husband Pete, and one for her beloved twenty-year-old son Harry, and heads to the airport - and freedom.

In another house, on another street, Helena is desperately baiting her husband Jack into a fight. These days it feels like the only way to get Jack to take notice of her. Passionate, volatile, increasingly fragile, Helena is fast running out of hope.

What Helena and Fran don’t know, is that soon their lives are going to collide in ways neither expect nor understand. And if Fran and Helena are going to change their own futures, then first they will have to change each other’s.

Amanda Brookfield is back with a triumphant, crackling story about love, marriage, lies and fate, and how our destinies can be changed by the smallest decisions. Perfect for fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Jane Fallon and Jane Green.

©2020 Amanda Brookfield (P)2020 Boldwood Books Contemporary Fiction Destiny Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Marriage
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An average story, struggled to keep my attention! Ruined by the the Narrator of the second woman being/sounding like a mature woman? 70's with a plum in her mouth and a lisp.. Supposedly portaying a young woman in her 30s/40's..It all got very confusing because of this aged voice!

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This book was perfect until the second half. Once the second narrator took over it was like listening to a different book, I lost all interest having to keep rewinding because I’d lost track due to her drab and boring voice. Such a shame as I was enjoying the story so much.

The second narrator….

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What started as a corker soon turned into a wet weekend. With so many fabulous opportunities missed in this ‘tangled web’. I felt somewhat disappointed. For instance, I didn't buy into ‘Fran’ being unfaithful. Any woman weary of a volatile husband wouldn't risk such behaviour. If Brookfield encouraged the reader to believe he was a monster behind closed doors, the wife would neither have had the confidence nor the courage to throw caution to the wind.
I also found Helena’s weak character annoying. Granted, throwing him out on his ear wouldn't have made for a great read, but being such a walkover had me screaming!
Not for me.
2.5/5

This could have been so much better.

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I really enjoyed the story line and was well invested until the narrator playing Helena started the second part . It was so clearly not the right intonation for a 30-40 ish woman -even a posh one . It was the voice of of a county WI lady chairwoman . Clearly a voice of a more mature lady in her 60’s and it completely changed the flow of the book … the use of the Fword by such a voice sounded unatural no wonder her 40 something husband was playing away
It would be like living with his elderly mother listening to that voice all day
Apologies I am sure the narrator would be great in the portrayal of the right character

Story line great - narration not so

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I am sorry but can only agree that the second narrator’s voice just did not suit the character! She was obviously older and it was very distracting to listen to.

The storyline was good and engaging.

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