Thank you Netgalley for the perfect read, a family drama that I cannot fault. Beautifully drawn, interesting characters and believably plots. Lucy Diamond even goes so far as to give the older generation storylines of their which even acknowledge that sex and romance are just as valid in the over 60s as the those younger. I cannot fault this book at, a really enjoyable book which I could even imagine acted out in a television series.

Set in North Yorkshire mainly about three mothers and their love for family. There were many characters in this book and it was intriguing to see how they related to each other. Although complicated at times it was definitely a compulsive read. It was both sad and entertaining. Loved it.

This was a lovely easy read. The Mortimer family have it all - happy mum and dad celebrating their golden wedding and a close easy relationship among their children and partners. Until one day, Frankie appears. Turns out she is Harry's daughter from an extra marital affair 34 years ago. Nobody in the family knew of her existence. Suddenly the family dynamic is threatened and out of kilter, and all sorts of strange things happen , with family members behaving out of character. Frankie's happy home life is also challenged. I loved the characters, the family dynamic, and getting to know them all. The Mortimers are every family, normal, happy, sad, with their ups and downs. #somethingtotellyou #netgalley

This novel is a delight covering the issues we face as a big friendly family. A letter is found and gives details about a father Frankie didn't know. That search causes chaos within the new family and it's a saga full of twists and turns, laughter and tears.
Great chick lit, perfect for holidays. . A really easy pleasant read,

A great quick read exploring the multiple dynamics that can make up a family and extended family and what happens when a long lost daughter turns up to try and forge new relationships. I enjoyed this book, thanks NetGalley!

This book was something different from my usual psychological thrillers and one which I thoroughly enjoyed. A family saga, with lots of secrets to uncover. It is Harry and Jeanie’s golden wedding party and there is a gatecrasher. Frankie lives with her partner and his child. After the death of her mother she finds a letter from her telling her who her father is and where he lives. So Frankie turns up at the party and reveals she is his love child. We are then introduced to the other members of his family, each with their own secrets and how they react t9 Frankie. I enjoyed the multi layered plot and the all the characters. There are so many different narratives but they all intertwine to make a great read. A heart warming and enjoyable book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Pan MacM8llan for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

There was nothing surprising really in this story and I would imagine that Frankie wished she had never gone to find her father after recovering a letter that her late mum had written about him, all news to Frankie. The day she decides to drives up to York he happens to be celebrating his golden wedding anniversary with a big party in a hall with all the family. Frankie's existence comes as a shock to him and even more so for the rest of them. Running away back home to her partner who also is going through tough times with his ex wanting to see their child, she tries to put it all out of her mind but things don't work like that as Frankie finds out.

I have been willing to read a book from Lucy Diamond for such a long time and never got round to it. "Something To Tell You" is therefore my first book from the author and I have not been disappointed! I found it such a powerful story, with a very powerful intrigue and lovely characters. I wasn't excepting such a meaningful and deep story. I am so happy to have read this book! It's excellent!!!! I can only recommend it to you! There are so much going on in this book, you wont' get bored, I promise!

I haven't read a Lucy Diamond in a depressingly long time and I now remember what I was missing. I so enjoyed this novel with the myriad of characters and their stories, young and old. Their stories are beautifully written and insightful with it and show the different ways family can exist between us flawed and complicated humans, but also not to take things at face value, as even those we love and think we know the most can surprise us. I laughed, I cried and I empathised. This book has a bit of everything to get you through the post Christmas blues.

This was a good family drama with plenty of secrets and lies to keep the reader engrossed throughout. I did find it a bit difficult to follow all the different points of view at times though.

If you want a nice easy read then this book is for you,

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy.

I love reading Lucy Diamond books and this one was just as funny,comical and very true to lots of people's lives today. It shows that things happen in families that we never imagine in this case a long lost daughter Frankie.
And how every member of a family can be affected by change and those family members who themselves are having a rough time finally are able to talk about their past without shame or dread,Bunny
And when things go very badly that as the one married into the family you need never worry they will always be there for you Alison.
The author blends the intricate lives of one big family and all thief individual lives together so perfectly but then I would expect nothing less from Lucy Diamond a beautiful writer who makes you feel part of the Mortimer clan

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the book in exchange for an honest review.
I thoroughly enjoyed Something To Tell You by Lucy Diamond, her books are always entertaining and an enjoyable read. This is a very family orientated book and begins with a couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, with their four children and their families and friends in attendance. When a young woman turns up who is Harry’s child from an earlier relationship when his other children were young. The story moves on from there. Some events will make you laugh and some will make you want to cry.
A really good read.
Highly recommended.

I've always been a huge fan of Lucy Diamond, so always race to read her latest releases when they're out, and in Something To Tell You it's a story that felt very 'grown up' that focused on more serious issues and how the emotional impact of those impact people. There are a lot of characters that do take a while to connect with and keep up with who was who! But once you're 'in' then I found myself really enjoying the story and seeing how all the different female characters dealt with the problems that they found themselves facing.

The Mortimer family are an extremely tight family unit, and are all together for the 50th wedding anniversary of Jeanie and Harry - life is going well for them all! But then a stranger appears out of nowhere and their cosy lives begin to crumble when the truth about the past is revealed.

Frankie is dealing with the loss of her mother last year, and when she finds a letter from her mother she is shocked with the revelations she reads. She just wants answers and the only person who can help her with that is Harry.

It was fascinating to see how the Mortimer children dealt with the news that their 'hero' father is fallible, and to Jeanie his wife too - the man she doted on wasn't as perfect as she first thought. The way she deals with the news is understandable and adds some light relief to the story as she escapes the situation to let him face up to what he has done.

The brothers and sisters are all having problems in their own lives too and I enjoyed how it shows people re-assessing their lives at different stages - just when you think you've got life figured out there's always a curve ball to throw you off course!

I think this story deals well with the drama and difficulty of family relationships after unexpected news and how it can affect your day to day life. It features the perils of online dating, abusive relationships, affairs and how a settled life can soon be upturned in an instant - all issues that can be so relevant in the society we now live in. I would have liked a bit more humour to balance out some of the heavier storylines, but overall I thought it was a book with plenty to keep you entertained and an intriguing mix of characters!

Frankie was left a note from her mother telling her who her father was. When she decides to seek him out she couldn't have picked a worse time. She walks in on her fathers 50th wedding anniversary party. Family secrets and troubles are released throughout the book along with the hurt and mixed emotions on all sides.

it gives you plenty to think about- a long lost daughter, new siblings to introduce and the feelings of the poor wife, who deals with the fallout in her own way!

I loved all the threads of the different family members and how they all deal with the news and also how it affects Frankie.

A new book from Lucy Diamond is always a treat and I enjoyed every page.

What a splendid read! This novel is all about the Mortimer family; Harry, Jeanie, their four adult children - and so much more!

Frankie travels from London to York to introduce herself to her biological father, Harry, not realising that he has something else going on at that moment. Her appearance sends shockwaves through this big happy family - but are they? Or is Harry not the only one who has been harbouring a secret?

I've loved everything about this book; with lots of characters and plenty going on it is a packed and riveting read. The Mortimers come across as a wonderful family - but are they as happy as they seem? It's a very easy tale to sink into and I felt quite at ease with the family members and all their faults and foibles. It's a lesson that, no matter how together people seem from the outside, they have their problems the same as the rest of us. Have a good look around you and wonder - I certainly have!

Something to Tell You is such a well-crafted tale that I expected to bump into the characters at any time; I enjoyed it so much that I'm sorry I'm not just beginning the book instead of having finished it. Very highly recommended to all lovers of a really great family saga. 

My thanks to publisher MacMillan for my copy via NetGalley. This is my honest, original and unbiased review.

I’ve yet to read a Lucy Diamond book I didn’t enjoy and this was no exception. I was drawn in from the beginning and I practically read the book in one sitting as I couldn’t put it down.

I only discovered Lucy Diamond last year when I read her novel, ‘On a Beautiful Day’ whilst on holiday. I enjoyed it immensely, and was thrilled to be approved via Netgalley to read her latest novel ‘Something To Tell You‘.
What a whirlwind ‘Something to Tell You‘ is! It’s an incredible writer who can write so efficiently, impart so much information and yet connect the reader to the characters so well. With six women each sharing their perspectives as they deal with the fallout of secrets and lies within their lives, it could become extremely confusing. However, each character is created so wonderfully unique, and their individual storylines so touching, that I was completely engrossed.
It is essentially a book about secrets, and each of the women in the book; Jeanie, Robyn, Alison, Paula, Frankie and Bunny, are either holding a secret themselves, or find their lives torn apart by its discovery. With each of the women connected, either by marriage or blood the storylines intersect and cross one another beautifully and the threads are skillfully held. There is sadness within this novel, but the focus is on the moving on. How to move forward, how to cope. Amongst the sadness, there is joy, there is laughter and there are so many high five moments for these women.
My one little, tiny niggle is the way in which Bunny has been treated in the past and in parts of the novel. As a woman, I just wanted to hug her and celebrate her. I wondered initially if that was because I know the whole story from her perspective, but I know, if I were to read her story in the paper, I would still feel the same way without knowing her. So, I wondered how true to life this element of the novel was. Perhaps I’m just very broadminded and don’t understand how people could possibly so narrow minded about such a thing!
That aside, ‘Something To Tell You’ has been an absolute joy to read. Emotional, funny, and always incredibly warm, it has been the perfect accompaniment to see me through these chilly January evenings. Having now read and loved two of her novels, I am officially adding Lucy Diamond to my list of ‘must read’ authors!

Something to Tell You begins with Frankie, who has found a letter left by her mother before she died, telling her the truth about her real father, Harry Mortimer, along with the address where he lived. Frankie decides to bite the bullet and just turn up on his doorstep and announce she's his daughter, not realising the far reaching consequences this will have on everyone involved. When she arrives in York she is faced with a party that is being held for Harry and Jeanie's 50th wedding anniversary, how will her revelation go down with the Mortimer family?

Elsewhere, Robyn is worried about her husband John's behaviour and Bunny, Dave's girlfriend, appears to be hiding something of her own past from the rest of the family, will their secrets be revealed and what will happen if they are?

As I normally read psychological thrillers, it's been a while since I picked up one of Lucy's books, but it's just like slipping on an old cardigan, everything just feels so warm and cosy. This latest story is multi-layered, which I love, providing the reader with the background of the characters in such detail that you feel like you've known them all your life. It's a story of love, lies, heartache and happiness and tests the characters trust in each other. It was a welcome change to pick up a different genre and read something warm and fuzzy and I highly recommend it.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for the approval and will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day.

If you like novels about families and the trials and tribulations of life, told from multiple points of view then you’ll enjoy this.
Lucy Diamond has weaved a complex story without bombarding you with character development and intricate details.
I liked the characters and the scene setting, although I didn’t get a real feel for the locations as much as I would have liked, but the relationships were really rich.
If you enjoy books by the likes of Giovanna Fletcher, Paige Toon And Jojo Moyes then you’ll enjoy this!

At one point, there were so many secrets and problems for the various characters in this book that I was worried that it would be impossible to end it well. But actually, it all came together in the end and quite satisfactorily. Still slightly too much angst and misery than I was hoping for, but that seems to be par for the course in women’s fiction at the moment. Would make a good beach read though.