Really enjoyable read. Good characters and a Good story. Well worth a read. Think others will enjoy.

Nothing better than a good story to lose yourself in and this one fills the bill. Francesca Dudley, having been abandoned by her father at the age of 4 finds herself at his funeral some 40 years later never having heard from or seen him in all that time. Once there she finds he has another family some of whom aren't too happy to meet her. Determined to fill in the blanks as to why he left her, she goes to her mother for answers to her questions only to find her mother has problems of her own. This book is very well written with good characterization done just right-not overdone. Hits the mark.

Thank you to Netgalley, Endeavour Press and the author Pamela for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really easy to read book that confronts the missing parent situation and asks you 'do you really know both sides of the story?'

I expected and this its reasonable for the main character to completely go crazy and be furious with her mother and was dissapointed that we didnt get to hear that encounter which was completely deserved regardless of her situation. To deal with that deception so calmly i thought sort of skirted the issue and i was almost willing her to lose it a little"

Having said that, i did like the ending and would ready from this author again.

Thanks Netgalley, I enjoyed this read and could not put it down.It's full of twists and turn a good read would recommend

I had never read anything by Pamela Fudge but this sounded interesting and I was very elated to discover that this book was intriguing enough that I didn’t want to put it down until I was done.

She has created these great characters that were so realistic feeling and charming you could find yourself wishing they were real people. I thought she did a good job in the character development of the ex-husband because without turning him into a caricature she used his inclusion in the story just enough that he helped move it along with it turning into some cheesy soap opera drama like fixation. Her theme of examining the effect, or lack thereof, of father/daughter relationships and their impact on our psycho-social development was captivating.

Her story line kept me turning page after page desperately wanting to discover how this was going to turn out; it was so easy and pleasing to read due to its steady pace. There’s a good twist that will certainly grab your attention and keep you going which I enjoyed. Her books have a surprising amount of substance to them, far more than you would expect from a romance book so it’s definitely not typical fare. I like that she didn’t stick to some prototypical repetitive formula so often seen in the romance genre.

It’s the kind of book you could find yourself enjoying whether you’re curled up on rainy night in front of the fire or out soaking in the sunlight. It’s the kind of book that allows you to take a break from the world around you and gather your strength to face it again.