DescriptionHarry Silver returns to face life in the 'blended family'. A wonderful new novel about modern times, it is both a sequel to the million selling Man and Boy and a stand-alone story. At the end of Man and Boy, Harry Silver hears the bells of an ice-cream van and we know he's heading for marriage, his second, with Cyd. But was that ending too much like a fairytale? It means learning how to be a good father to his son, Pat, who will live with his first wife, Gina, and to Cyd's daughter, Peggy, who will live with them. And it's not so easy. Did Harry commit to a new relationship too soon? Can he keep this more complicated life on the rails? Man and Wife is a powerful love story with a very moral twist...and it's pure Parsons magic.
DescriptionThe finale of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman left Rose emerging into strength and light. Her life had changed out of recognition but, yet, out of it had emerged positives. A tougher attitude. New friendships. Independence. A clearer sense of self. In her middle years, Rose had found her form. But what of Minty, the woman who snaffled Rose's husband and her job? Now married to Nathan and the mother of six-year-old twins, she has achieved what many women dream of, the life of a well-to-do Yummy-mummy. Yet, the transition from bright, kitten-esque, sexy office siren to a coddled dependent is not entirely satisfactory. What happens to a contemporary Becky Sharp when she has achieved her objectives?
DescriptionHarry Silver is a man coming to terms with a divorce and a new marriage. He has to juggle several aspects of his life: relationships with his wife, ex-wife, son and stepdaughter; his own work; and his wife's fast-growing career. Meanwhile, his mother, who stood by his father so steadfastly until he died, is not getting any younger or stronger. In fact, everything in Harry's life seems complicated. And when he meets a woman in a million, it gets even more so.
DescriptionGeorge Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored. At 57, George is settling down to a com…
DescriptionMolly Gibson lost her mother when she was a child. Any stepmother would have been a shock, but the new Mrs Gibson is a self-absorbed, silly little widow, and Molly's unhappiness is compounded by the realisation that her father has come to regret his second marriage.
DescriptionSixty percent of second marriages fail. Yours can be among the ones that succeed. Relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how you can beat the odds with flying colors and make remarriage the best thing that's ever happened to you. Do you have the skills you need? Now is the time to acquire them, and build a future together that is everything marriage can and ought to be.
