You have reached your destination.
Helen leaned forward to look out at the drab brick building across the drab grey car park. "You sure?" she said.
"It's the sat nav," Lawrence muttered. "Of course it's sure."
"Not the oracle then?"
"The what?" He squinted at the screen in the centre console. "This is it, Helen! This is St. Stephen's Wellness Centre."
"Right." Sitting very still, Helen stared straight ahead. Well then. Marriage guidance. Here they were.
***
Helen's week in Cyprus has left her on a high! She's back home, and determined to make changes as she forges ahead with the second half of her life. But events soon take an unexpected turn, leaving her plans in tatters and her loyalties divided. Overwhelmed by a powerful sense of deja vu, her dreams seem more impossible than ever.
Kay is also feeling re-charged. Accepting of the changes she must make in order to reclaim her life, she is quietly optimistic, until the threat hanging over her professional career becomes damagingly real.
And as Caro's life is turned upside down by the choice she made in Cyprus, she finally begins to understand that not everything in life can be planned for.
When a series of dramatic events then engulfs all three women, the friendship that has sustained them throughout adult life is tested as never before.
Will it survive? Or must they accept that some actions are unforgivable?
Kay is also feeling re-charged. Accepting of the changes she must make in order to reclaim her life, she is quietly optimistic, until the threat hanging over her professional career becomes damagingly real.
And as Caro's life is turned upside down by the choice she made in Cyprus, she finally begins to understand that not everything in life can be planned for.
When a series of dramatic events then engulfs all three women, the friendship that has sustained them throughout adult life is tested as never before.
Will it survive? Or must they accept that some actions are unforgivable?
***
A Midlife Baby is the second in a trilogy and picks up directly at the point where the first book in the series, A Midlife Holiday, leaves off. If you have not already read it then I suggest you do, not only because it is a fantastic book but it will make reading A Midlife Baby make much more sense. If you would like to read my spoiler free review of A Midlife Holiday you can do so by clicking here..
It was wonderful to spend time again with the three characters, Helen, Kay and Caro. I almost feel as though I am part of their friendship group now. They are fully realised characters that the author has made leap from the page. They are easy to identify with and reminiscent of so many women at this time in their lives.
The book covers some challenging themes but any sadness equally corresponds with the strength the three friends gain from one another. The author writes with sensitivity and understands her characters very well.
I enjoyed this book every bit as much as A Midlife Holiday and I am already excitedly anticipating the final book in the trilogy. I highly recommend this book.
ISBN: 978 9198758795
Publisher: Hansson Publishing
Formats: e-book and paperback
No. of Pages: 366 (paperback)
Cary grew up in the UK, but now lives in Sweden. After a varied career that saw her tap-dancing in a pantomime and selling towels on shopping channels, she settled down to write contemporary fiction. She swims in the Baltic year round, stands on her head once a day and enjoys Merlot over Shiraz.
(ARC courtesy of the author)
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