An Unsuitable Marriage: An emotional page turner, perfect for fans of Hilary Boyd

An Unsuitable Marriage: An emotional page turner, perfect for fans of Hilary Boyd

by Colette Dartford (Author)

Synopsis

Could your marriage survive the ultimate betrayal? A sharp and emotional novel of a family under pressure, perfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Hilary Boyd. Olivia had everything - a loving husband in Geoffrey, a thoughtful and intelligent son in Edward and a beautiful home in the Somerset countryside. But all that changed when Geoffrey's business went under. Now penniless and homeless, Geoffrey is living with his recently widowed mother, whilst Olivia has been forced to work as a housemistress at her son's elite boarding school. With their marriage under intolerable strain, Geoffrey makes a mistake - one that has devastating consequences for the guilty and innocent alike . . . 'This smart and emotional family drama will grab you from its shocking first few opening lines, and keep you enthralled to the very end. Clear a Sunday and devour it' Heat magazine 'A moving and engaging debut novel . . . shortens the dark nights' Santa Montefiore, on Learning to Speak American 'A heartrending story, well-told, about coping with unimaginable loss. Dartford evokes strong, sympathetic characters while writing fluently and from the heart. I raced through it.' Hilary Boyd, on Learning to Speak American

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: Zaffre
Published: 09 Mar 2017

ISBN 10: 178576053X
ISBN 13: 9781785760532
Book Overview: Husbands and wives, mothers and sons, love and betrayal - perfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Hilary Boyd

Media Reviews
This smart and emotional family drama will grab you from its shocking first few opening lines, and keep you enthralled to the very end. Clear a Sunday and devour it. * Heat *
This sharply observed novel looks at one family pushed to breaking point. * Sun on Sunday, Fabulous *
A moving dissection of a marriage under unbearable pressure, set in rural Somerset: an 'Aga saga' for our times * The Lady *
This is an absorbing family drama in the Joanna Trollope mould from this Bath based writer. * Bath Magazine *
Author Bio
A Londoner by birth, Colette Dartford went to university in Bath and made it her home. A scholarship to undertake a doctorate led to a career in health and social research, before she moved to California's Napa Valley. Here she studied Viticulture and Enology and wrote her debut novel.