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The blurb:
With her
fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy Carpenter dares to hope that she finally
has it all: a wonderful new husband, Jonah, a successful career and the chance
of a precious baby of her own. Life couldn’t be more perfect.
But the reality
of becoming parents proves much harder than Lucy and Jonah imagined. Jonah’s
love and support is unquestioning, but as Lucy struggles with work and her own
failing dreams, the strain on their marriage increases. Suddenly it feels like
Lucy is close to losing everything…
Heart-wrenching
and poignant, this latest work by bestselling author Amanda Prowse asks the
question: what does it mean to be a mother in today’s hectic world? And what if
it’s asking too much to want it all?
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher in
exchange for an honest review*
Lucy Carpenter is happily
married to Jonah; all they need to top their happiness is a baby. It’s not easy
though, becoming parents is hard tough. Their journey through it is heart
breaking and touching. From miscarriages to misunderstandings, there is
everything.
On top of that there is
Jonah’s teenage daughter Camille, who makes life for Lucy really difficult,
until she confesses something to her. Lucy herself has another secret, all the
flashbacks at the end of the chapters are connected to that. So this story also
includes some mystery as well.
All this puts Lucy’s and
Jonah’s relationship on a test and it all gets really emotional and touching.
Amanda Prowse’s writing is sensitive and poignant. I really liked how the plot
developed and it just flows beautifully.
Make sure you have a box of
tissues close by, you need them.
The characters in this book
are authentic and real and I really liked the mixture of them. Camille added
another spark and even though I didn’t like her at the start, I really warmed
up to her.
This is a complete page
turner! The way Amanda Prowse includes these touching topics is incredible,
another fantastic book by this author! This lady is SO TALENTED!
Rating:
My possible cast:
Lucy
The Idea of You was inspired by Amanda’s
own experience with miscarriage
Amanda Prowse is a
bestselling novelist with an incredible 148K followers on Twitter. The Idea of You is Amanda’s seventeenth novel and follows her trademark
style of writing about ordinary women and their families who find their strength,
courage and love while being tested in ways they never imagined.
See www.amandaprowse.com or connect
with Amanda Prowse on Social Media:
Twitter: @MrsAmandaProwse
Facebook: www.facebook.com/amandaprowse
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsamandaprowse
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