Sometimes there's a right person for one half of your life, and a right person for the other...
After twenty years of quiet, contented marriage, Mary Black can't help but find her eyes drawn to a particularly handsome man at a Christmas party. But her world is suddenly turned upside down when she sees her husband Leo next to him, holding his hand...
For the sake of her children, Mary has no choice but to pick herself back up and start again. She hosts a family Christmas that includes her ex-husband and his new partner. She copes with her children wanting to spend less time with her, and more time with their "fun" dads. And she tries her VERY best to ignore Leo's hunk of a brother, who has been living in New York for many years, but has just come back to town...
As Mary tries to reshape her future, the past unravels, exposing secrets and lies that rewrite the story of her life and leave her questioning where her loyalties really should lie. After living a life of sliding doors and missed opportunities, can she finally put herself first and take a chance that could change everything? Sometimes life begins at the end of your comfort zone...
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[Spotlights swept over the hotel bathroom, illuminating a magical party scene]***
(Avon, 7 February 2019, 272 pages, ebook, copy from @AvonBooksUK via # NetGalley)
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This is a different book than I was expecting. I was expecting a traditional finding love in middle age story (if there is such a thing). I got something very different and hugely enjoyable instead. I thought Mary is an amazing character. The life she's known for twenty years is thrown into chaos when her husband leaves her for another man. Mary knows before she's officially told as soon as she sees both men together. Her dignified, adult behaviour is almost heart-breaking. I felt she gave up so easily and wanted her to fight more but this would have been sad and pointless given the circumstances. I felt she was too nice at times, very quiet and wanted her to stand up for herself more. The book has a lot of twists and turns. This is a great read.
