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  • Published: 2 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241970720
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $44.99

The Way We Were




Being a good mother is doing the right thing. But sometimes the right thing is not so clear.

When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable.

Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes that for their sakes she must summon up superhuman reserves of strength.

Somehow all three of them come through the dark days. In time, it's even possible for Alice to consider marrying again, with the girls' blessing. So when Ben turns up after three years, her world is again turned upside-down. The girls assume that their family can go back to the way they were. Alice is not so sure.

Once more Alice has to find the strength to be the mother her daughters need her to be. But this time what that means is far from clear ...

  • Published: 2 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241970720
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $44.99

About the author

Sinéad Moriarty

Bestselling author Sinéad Moriarty lives in Dublin with her husband and their three children. The Way We Were is her eleventh novel.

http://www.sineadmoriarty.com

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Praise for The Way We Were

Heartfelt and deeply moving . . . I couldn’t put it down

Susan Lewis

Intriguing and thought-provoking . . . a great read

Katie Fforde

Gripping – I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!

Paige Toon