It’s in that moment, I realise – I have nowhere to turn. If my precious daughters and I are going to have a roof over our heads, we have to return to my childhood home. The one I’ve not felt welcome in since my father died. The one where the woman who destroyed our family still lives…Today marks the end of my life as I know it. I have absolutely nowhere to go, no-one to turn to. My husband’s lies have ruined our family and wrecked our marriage. And now he’s disappeared, leaving just a promise to make it all right.My daughters, Olivia and Alice, need me like never before. I will do whatever it takes to stay strong, to keep them safe and loved. So I turn to the one place I hoped never to return to. When my dad died, he left me his house, with one proviso. His second wife, my stepmother, was to be allowed to live there for as long as she wanted. She hasn’t welcomed me there, or shown a single sign of leaving, since.But I have no choice. I need to ask for her help.Little do I know that everything I thought I knew about the woman who destroyed my life when I was a child is about to come crashing down. Living together now, the secrets that have kept us apart for all these years are finally revealing themselves. Will our fragile bond break completely, or could it be the only thing that saves me and my daughters…?
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Review
Parents want to protect their children from physical as well as emotional pain. It’s hard to separate those two because emotional pain can cause you to hurt physically too and vice versa.
The other side of the medal is that your children will not understand why you act in a certain way and might start resenting you. The protector suddenly becomes the bad guy because they want to sugarcoat what really happens and you end up falling out, loosing precious time together…
In the end, when all the secrets are revealed,you can either let history repeat itself or you can act. Maybe this way is the hard way, but at least the air will be cleared and your connection with your loved ones will be stronger afterwards. Tehy will thank you for your honesty once the first shock is digested.
Sometimes bridges can be build/ Sometimes it’s too late to say sorry.
When I pick a book by this author I know, even before I have opened it, that I am in for a fabulous heartwarming as well as heartbreaking story. If humans were not forced to sleep, I would have finished it in one sitting. 🙂 I loved it. Although it touched my heart very often, I kept the best for lest, just like the author did. My tears came because of the last chapter. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Emma Robinson is the author of several women’s fiction novels. She also blogs about the funny side of parenting and has contributed to podcasts such as Funny Women. Whilst her early novels are humorous, her recent work focuses on emotional themes and these novels are both heart-breaking and life affirming. Emma enjoys writing stories which explore the power of family and friendship in the most challenging circumstances.
Emma currently lives in Essex with a husband, two children and a small black dog
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Author Links
Website: www.motherhoodforslackers.com
https://www.instagram.com/emmarobinsonuk/
Twitter: @emmarobinsonuk
https://www.facebook.com/motherhoodforslackers/
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Book Link
Amazon: https://geni.us/B0BRQF4B9Qsocial
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