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Between a Mother and Her Child - Elizabeth Noble (2012)
Maggie had the perfect life - nice house, three wonderful children, loving husband - until her world fell apart when her son Jake died. The family relationships suffer as they all deal with their grief differently and Maggie struggles to keep her family together. Kate arrives as housekeeper and Maggie's companion as she helps her to rebuild her life, but why is Kate so keen to help a stranger? If you're an Elizabeth Noble fan, then you'll enjoy this. It is well written and has engaging characters, but it isn't one of her best. Elizabeth has set the bar high with her other books, and whilst it successfully explores a difficult subject and you feel for the characters, it just lacks a quality that Things I Want My Daughters to Know and The Girl Next Door had. (AB)
Elizabeth Noble looks like she's produced another tearjerker with her latest novel, Between a Mother and Her Child. The summary says: "For Maggie and Bill it was love at first sight . . . One impulsive wedding later and with the arrival of three perfect children, Jake, Aly and Stan, the Barrett family seem to have it all. Until the day their world stops turning. When Jake dies suddenly, they're swept away on a tide of grief that fractures Maggie and Bill's marriage. She and the children are left clinging to the wreckage of their family. And they need help, because in her grief Maggie is in danger of losing Aly and Stan, too. Enter Kate, housekeeper, companion and shoulder to cry on. She's here to pick up the pieces and fix what isn't completely broken. But can Maggie trust Kate? And why is Kate so keen to help? When Bill falls for another woman, Maggie realises she will have to fight to put her family back together - but will they still want her?"