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The Lavender House

By: Hilary Boyd
Narrated by: Maggie Mash
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Publisher's summary

Emotional, pause-resisting women's fiction from the author of Thursdays in the Park.

Nancy de Freitas is the glue that holds her family together. Caught between her ageing, ailing mother Frances, and her struggling daughter Louise, frequent user of Nancy's babysitting services, it seems Nancy's fate is to quietly go on shouldering the burden of responsibility for all four generations. Her divorce four years ago ended any thoughts of a partner to share her later years with. Now it looks like her family is all she has.

Then she meets Jim. Smoker, drinker, unsuccessful country singer and wearer of cowboy boots, he should be completely unsuited to the very together Nancy. And yet, there is a real spark.

But Nancy's family don't trust Jim one bit. They're convinced he'll break her heart, maybe run off with her money - he certainly distracts her from her family responsibilities.

Can she be brave enough to follow her heart? Or will she remain glued to her family's side and walk away from one last chance for love?

©2017 Hilary Boyd (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life—and better than Trollope at jokes"—Daily Mail

"Warm-hearted and with a beady eye, Boyd gets under the skin of her characters to show that falling in love isn't limited to the young"—Sunday Express

"Thoroughly enjoyable read . . . a real page turner"—Good Housekeeping",

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