Above all it shows how it is easy to get taken in by appearances which hide the real person behind the shiny surface.

Mother and daughters are very close and talk often but when Naomi meets her new neighbour, Ellis who is actually an old friend and more, Naomi decides that now is the time to move forward, a new Naomi and that includes having Ellis by her side. When Naomi bumped into Ellis, a man she’d known through university, their rekindling of friendship was immediate. Erica James is the author of twenty-three internationally bestselling novels, with recent Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers including Swallowtail Summer, Coming Home to Island House and, most recently the hardback bestseller, Letters from the Past. This was such an easy book to read, and the setting made it a perfect summer read to get stuck into! Mothers and Daughters, the latest novel by Erica James, is a contemporary family drama packed with plenty of secrets, lies and romantic misadventures.I really liked Willow best of all the females and Ellis was a splendid role model who was level headed and noble. Martha is married to Tom and she is her father’s daughter; driven, determined and efficient with a master’s degree and a successful career. Erica is one of my all time go to authors, one whom my mum used to love and one of the first adult authors I ever read. The writing in this book is so good and it’s full of characters I loved however the triggers in the book meant I had to take regular breaks. The real drama begins when we discover that Naomi, in her middle sixties, has met a man, Ellis, and is having a serious relationship with him.

It made me relive a part of my past that is now behind me but I could certainly empathise with the situation. This is a wonderful family saga and Erica James has the ability of getting to the heart of families with an honesty I’ve long admired.

I don't want to give the story away, but such a hoo hah because mother had found love and with such a convenient ending. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Like the arrival of Ellis, a long-lost friend from way back, now bringing the fun and spark back into her life.