Showing posts with label Plan Bea. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Cover Reveal - Plan Cee by Hilary Grossman


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The blurb:


Would you abandon your present for a second chance at your past?

Cecelia Reynolds has spent most of her life trying to forget the commitment-phobic man who broke her heart. It wasn’t easy, but eventually she did it, or so she thought…

As Cecelia and her husband gather for a friend’s wedding, her perfect world is thrown into complete turmoil. Even though it’s been twenty years since she last laid eyes on Keith Emerson, all it takes is one glance for her to feel emotions she thought were long gone. When Keith ends up officiating the ceremony, she quickly realizes his message of love is directed at her, not the happy couple. But can she believe him?

We live our entire lives thinking we know ourselves. But do we ever really?

As secrets and lies cause Cecelia’s world to spin completely out of control, she is forced to seek advice from the most unlikely ally. In the process, she must confront the demons of her past and the events that shaped her into the woman she is now. Will she finally learn the real meaning of love, friendship, and family?

While this book is a sequel to Plan Bea, it also reads as a standalone.


About Hilary:


By day, Hilary Grossman works in the booze biz. By night she hangs out with her "characters." She has an unhealthy addiction to denim and high heel shoes. She's been known to walk into walls and fall up stairs. She only eats spicy foods and is obsessed with her cat, Lucy. She loves to find humor in everyday life. She likens life to a game of dodge ball - she tries to keep many balls in the air before they smack her in the face. She lives on Long Island. 


Giveaway

New Cover for Plan Bea






Sunday, 25 October 2015

Plan Bea - by Hilary Grossman

My own copy
Original Cover














The blurb:

How well do you really know the people in your life?

Annabel O’Conner has the perfect husband, two adorable children, an amazing job, and the mother from hell! Annabel doesn’t like it but has come to terms with the fact that her relationship with her mother, Bea, deteriorated to the point of forced and strained communications. However, an unscheduled call from Bea turns her world around and makes Annabel question everything she believed about her life.

Despite the fact secrets, lies, and misplaced blame have destroyed the women’s relationship; Annabel reluctantly agrees to help Bea plan her wedding. Little does Annabel know the impact of her decision.

In this Women’s Contemporary Fiction novel, Hilary Grossman explores the complex relationship that exists between mothers and daughters in a light-hearted and relatable manner.

My Opinion:

*Book provided by the author in exchange of an honest review*

Hilary’s debut novel Dangled Carat is a memoir, that’s why I was really curious about Plan Bea, because it’s total fiction.

The story follows Annabel, better known as Anna. She is happy with her husband Cole and her two children. All she wants is a happy family and to be loved, especially by her mother Bea. She went through a lot in her past, loosing her brother Brody was the hardest and it also damaged her relationship to her her mother.

The two of them are not close, although they talk to each other on the phone, Anna complains about her mother constantly and still feels abandoned and left alone by her own mother. Of course that all has a reason. With several flashbacks, we get to read about what happened so many years ago. We also get to read about how she met Cole.

Cole is great, the perfect husband and dad. He is always there for his wife and he is honest with her. I also loved his mother, who is also really close to Anna. He wasn’t happy when Anna started helping her mother with the preparations for her wedding.

It was good for the two women though and after a while their relationship changed. The story behind this wedding is actually really adorable, sweet and oh so cute. I can’t tell you more here ;) Just read the story.

The only thing I struggled with at times were some conversations and situations that just didn't come across real, not authentic enough for my taste. 

It’s a beautiful story about mother and daughter and how they build a relationship again after some though years. Hilary’s writing is very gripping and engages you immediately. It was a pleasure following around Anna and her family.

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My possible cast:

Anna: Ellen Pompeo
















Cole: Patrick Dempsey















Bea: Patricia Clarkson











































Hilary on Twitter: @feelingbeachie