Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks writes novels that real women want to read. With her trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, she gets right to the heart of the dilemmas people face in their lives and takes her stories to unexpected places.
Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks writes novels that real women want to read. With her trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, she gets right to the heart of the dilemmas people face in their lives and takes her stories to unexpected places.
Lisa is forty-two, divorced and a mum of three. For the past year, she has been going out with Mark, who is five years younger than her. Lisa really likes him but she worries that one day he will leave - just like her ex-husband did. One top of everything else, Lisa feels really tired and moody, and has put on weight. She thinks it's the menopause - but could there be another reason for how she's feeling?
Lisa's life is about to change in a big way but does she want Mark by her side? Does he even want to be there?With the help of her family and friends, Lisa starts to believe that a second chance of love and happiness might just be possible...“'Wonderfully plotted, moving and insightful...shot through with funny, tender and observant moments'”
When it comes to fiction reflecting feminine issues, Adele Parks has her finger on the pulse - Glamour
Wonderfully plotted, moving and insightful...shot through with funny, tender and observant moments - Daily MailFull of emotional set-pieces and real insight into relationships between men and women - Heat A fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth - Daily ExpressA wicked pleasure - Woman & HomeShe is a particularly acute observer of relationship ups and downs, and her stories are always as insightful as they are entertaining - Daily MirrorGuaranteed to keep you hooked until the end - She magazineParks writes with wit and a keen eye for detail - GuardianAdele Parks worked in advertising until she published her first novel, PLAYING AWAY, in 2000, which was the debut bestseller of that year. All of Adele's novels have been top ten bestsellers and her work has been translated into twenty-five different languages. Adele has spent her adult life in Italy, Botswana and London until 2005 when she moved to Guildford, where she now lives with her husband and son. Adele believes reading is a basic human right, so she works closely with the Reading Agency as an Ambassador of the Six Book Challenge, a programme designed to encourage adult literacy. In 2011 she was a judge for the Costa Book Awards. Follow Adele on Twitter @adeleparks or visit her website
Lisa is forty-two, divorced and a mum of three. For the past year, she has been going out with Mark, who is five years younger than her. Lisa really likes him but she worries that one day he will leave - just like her ex-husband did. One top of everything else, Lisa feels really tired and moody, and has put on weight. She thinks it's the menopause - but could there be another reason for how she's feeling?Lisa's life is about to change in a big way but does she want Mark by her side? Does he even want to be there?With the help of her family and friends, Lisa starts to believe that a second chance of love and happiness might just be possible...
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