Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Woman in the Middle  By  cover art

The Woman in the Middle

By: Milly Johnson
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $25.00

Buy for $25.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

sandwich generation [noun]: a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible both for bringing up their own children and for the care of their aging parents.

Shay Bastable is the woman in the middle. She is part of the sandwich generation: caring for her parents and her children, supporting her husband Bruce, holding them all together and caring for them as best she can.

Then the arrival of a large orange skip on her mother’s estate sets in motion a cataclysmic series of events which leads to the collapse of Shay’s world. She is forced to put herself first for a change.

But in order to move forward with her present, Shay needs to make sense of her past. And so she returns to the little village she grew up in to uncover the truth about what happened to her when she was younger. And in doing so, she discovers that sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to find the only way is up.

©2021 Milly Johnson (P)2022 Dreamscape Media

What listeners say about The Woman in the Middle

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    8
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    7
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Another Win for Milly Johnson

I love the depth of the characters Milly creates. The story was multi-faceted and lovely. Great book and a wonderful listen.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Lovely

I am in my 40s, have a masters degree, and I don’t own a cat. I love these Milly Johnson books and I love the reader. It’s like hanging out with old friends. I love Milly’s turn of phrase, I love the friendships she is able to illustrate, and I loved this book. Yes, they are somewhat predictable, but I don’t care. The stories are interesting and have depth. I would love to see a Milly Johnson movie.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Milly Johnson Never Disappoints.

Love all of Milly Johnsons books. I re-read them, re-listen to them, and enjoy all of them so, so much. As well, she always has the same narrator, Colleen Pendergast, perform the narration, and she's wonderful. It is like hearing an old friend speak. I am always so happy when I find another of Milly's books that has made it to the American side of Audible. Her stories cover touchy and tough subjects and make me laugh and cry. Well done Ms. Johnson, again!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful