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Judy Astley
Sara’s mother told her that she shouldn’t marry Conrad - that the twenty-five-year age gap between them would tell in the end. The end is now approaching fast. Conrad, a…
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Sorrel is about to go off on her Gap Year. She sooo wants a home to come home to. Ilex, her brother, is trying to upgrade his flat and marry…
Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley. Astley writes with humour and insight about the stresses and strains of family life - THE TIMES A most…
Wife, mother and journalist Jess finds her usually cheery muddle of family life turned upside down when her husband Matt is unexpectedly made redundant. For instead of looking upon it…
Jay has always envied her cousin Delphine. She is always prim and proper. Now Jay lives happily with her architect husband and three teenage children, and tries to maintain order…
To make matters worse, Beth has insisted on bringing along their sixteen-year-old daughter Delilah, who’s been ill and needs some rest and sunshine. Not so ill, however, that she can’t…
Bella has given up on men. Her latest boyfriend ‘forgot’ to tell her about his current wife, so she’s single again. Now, her ex-husband has turned up, wanting to sell…
With a stroppy teenage daughter, a demanding mother, and siblings who want to control her life for her, where is she going to turn? Readers love Judy Astley: Warm, funny…
A social comedy by the author of Just for the Summer . The illegal activities of unemployed teenagers on a London suburban council estate are giving cause for concern. There…
After 20 years of marriage, Nina has off-loaded serial-philanderer Joe and is happy coping alone with their two daughters. But then some disturbing elements begin to appear in her new…
Every July, the lucky owners of Cornish holiday homes set off for their annual break. They close up their desirable semis in smartish London suburbs - having turned off the…
Melanie finds herself single again after years of being one half of a couple. Her friends predict loneliness, frustration, disaster. Her parents are convinced she’s a failure in life. But…
Thea’s parents decide to host a big family Christmas in a house by the sea… even though they are, in fact, about to split up. Thea herself is newly single…
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It is almost a year since Sean and Thea met and it’s been a roller-coaster ride: they’re getting married on Christmas Day! Neither Thea or Sean want a big fuss…
Have you ever wondered what your ex is up to? When Nell was a student, she and Patrick were a serious item. It’s crisis time - and she makes two…
It’s twenty years since Miranda, then sixteen, holidayed in Cornwall and her life changed forever. Now she’s back again - with her mother Clare and the ashes of her stepfather…
Sara’s mother told her that she shouldn’t marry Conrad - that the twenty-five-year age gap between them would tell in the end. Sara, teaching art at a local college, finds…
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