Mum in the Middle, Jane WenhamJones
Mum in the Middle, Jane WenhamJones
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Mum in the Middle

Author: Jane Wenham-Jones

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/09/2019


Synopsis

‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde ‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell ‘Feel-good’ Woman and Home Tess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for “me” time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mother’s struggle to hold on to her independence.Tess is also surprised to discover that there are dark resentments simmering beneath the vintage charm of her new hometown and a spate of vandalism has exposed the rift between the townsfolk and new arrivals like Tess.Tess enlists the help of gruff newspaper editor Malcolm to get to the bottom of the mystery but when her ex-husband pays an unexpected visit and her mother stages a disappearance, Tess starts to feel her new-found freedom wearing just a little thin…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on June 21, 2018

I loved this book. Tess is looking forward to a bit of empty nest time- but her children seem to keep popping back. Although she loves having her children round not being able to use her own bubble bath can get very wearing!!!!!!!!! Her new neighbour is transforming her house into a b&b but meeting o......more

Goodreads review by Alison on June 15, 2018

Tess has left the former marital home in London and bought a run-down house in a rural village where her BFF lives. Now her three children are adults in work or at university she is looking forwards to spending time with friends and not having the smell of take-away food permeating every room of the......more

Goodreads review by Coffee-crafts&books on December 22, 2018

Love the cover, was a bit slow at the beginning but did get more interesting half way through the book would definitely read more by this author......more

Goodreads review by Jo on November 01, 2018

A fun read! More 'meno-lit' than 'chick-lit'. This novel gallops along at a rip-roaring pace, echoing Tess's chaotic life as she attempts to juggle her three grown up children, a mother with dementia and three love-struck men.......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on May 29, 2018

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review. Tess has relocated after her divorce to a small village close enough to London and her kids but far enough to rethink her life and start fresh. Her kids are soon descending on her and ruining her peace. Her neigh......more


Quotes

Praise for Jane Wenham-Jones: ‘‘The book deserves a bloody magnum – I loved it.’ Judy Astley ‘Funny and knowing… warm and thought provoking’ Daisy Buchanan ‘Wisdom, humour and real insight… poignant and funny by turns.’ Emma Lee-Potter A delightful romp… You’ll be laughing out loud! Jane Corry ‘Warm, wise and funny’ Marina O’Loughlin ‘Made me laugh…. Made me think…. Made me want more!’ Julie Wassamer, author of The Whitstable Pearl Mystery