Mothers and Daughters: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes the most captivating new family drama of 2022

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Now widowed, Naomi is building a new life alone, but the arrival of Ellis next door is bringing some long-awaited fun back too. Ellis Ashton moves into Waterside Cottage next door to Naomi, and they have been dating for two months. Any family meetings from then on also include Rick because Willow has moved in with him, into his immaculate flat. Just over two years ago, Naomi’s husband, Colin, and the father of both her daughters, died suddenly leaving her a widow in the Tilsham cottage the family once shared.

Without introducing any spoilers by giving examples, there were moments when I found myself feeling furious with Martha’s controlling, manipulative behaviour as she attempted to derail her mother’s relationship with Ellis! Naomi’s husband Colin passed away suddenly two years ago and life has moved on well for Naomi she has settled into life on her own in her beautiful home by the sea and has her daughters and friends and is very happy.When Naomi bumped into Ellis, a man she’d known through university, their rekindling of friendship was immediate. Since her husband Colin died a couple of years ago, Naomi has quietly rebuilt her life in Anchor House in the coastal village of Tilsham.

While Willow had always had great empathy, was a good listener and had no ambitions other than to enjoy life.This is a multi-layered and engaging story filled with interesting and diverse characters, all hiding behind their secrets and for very good reasons. She and Tom are trying for a baby but things are not going as Martha planned and this is causing a little stress for her. Having rebuilt her life and reconnected by random chance with Ellis, a friend from university, Naomi is ready to start afresh but worried about both her daughter’s reaction to a new man, especially that of Martha who idolised her father.