The million-copy bestselling author returns with another breath-taking book ...
It's Livia's 40th birthday and she's having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who's studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she's secretly glad she won't be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she's waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.
Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he's secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she's so happy, so excited - and the guests are about to arrive.
The Dilemma - how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness?
One day that will change a family forever, The Dilemma is the breath-taking, heart-breaking new novel from the million-copy-selling, Sunday Times bestseller, B A Paris.
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It's the cooling bathwater that wakes me
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(@HQstories, 1 January 2020, 384 pages, e-book, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveLibs)
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This is the first book I've read by B A Paris even though she's been on my radar for a while. I've heard a lot of good things about this book so had very high expectations. I enjoyed The Dilemma but not quite as much as I expected. So I was a tiny bit disappointed. I really didn't like Adam. He finds out something terrible about their daughter Marnie and for reasons I can't understand decides to keep this to himself and let Livia dance and continue to enjoy her party. This is the dilemma of the title. Should Adam tell Livia and face her pain or let her enjoy herself on her special night? I personally think waiting to tell her is the wrong thing. Livia is furious and I was furious for her. Apart from this little niggle I enjoyed the book. The chapters alternate back and forth between Adam and Livia's POV and also move through time, taking place before, during and after the party. I plan to read the author's other book at some point.
