So many interesting and challenging topics covered in one book! Teen pregnancy, adoption (not of the teen's baby), dementia, caring for the elderly, rising above your roots, repeating/learning from mistakes, the challenges of being a member of the sandwich generation (being both parent and caregi...
Ally has everything she ever wanted: a husband, a child, a lovely house in a pretty neighbourhood. Her glamorous, dynamic next-door neighbour, Juno, is also her best friend. But Juno has made a surprising decision; she has signed up for Queen Mum, a reality-TV show. For two weeks, she will live w...
Anyone keen to make Leewood Green a nicer place to hang out can meet this Saturday and take part in a family litter-picking day. Members of the public are invited to come along and complete an hour’s tidy-up of the footpath, wood and river banks, followed by a warming cuppa in the village hall. &...
Nat is leaning into Jaz and looks to be properly frightened; Carol guessed she didn’t want to go on this ride but didn’t dare back out. Jaz, on the other hand, knows no fear. At the edge of the picture is the claw end of the giant inflatable hammer that Phil’s been forced to carry all afternoon. ...
She says she will sort things but then doesn’t. Mind elsewhere. Nicky came round, she’s completely organised & ready to go, as ever. Obvious now M using F to create a mini-me. F wandering round in ludicrous braided jacket, not her style at all, plus dreadful purple nai...
Skool’s Out Summer’s Here and Donna’s 18!!! Come and get slaughtered before the results!!! The time: 7th August, 9pm –1am The place: Steem Dress: Bad Girl!!! I checked Rebecca’s pigeonhole to see if she had one too, but it was empty, spotless. Everyone was clearing out. Lockers were being moved, ...
He closed the book he’d been reading. ‘One of those weeks, is it, Charlotte?’ ‘This time I’m not joking. I’ve had enough. I want to leave.’ That made him sit up. ‘OK,’ he said. ‘Let me pour you a coffee and then you can tell me all about it.’ I waited while he took the jug...