A lovely heartwarming book. You find yourself rooting for the heroine Keira and her new friends. What I really liked is how the story deals with Keira’s work and her anxieties about her relationship - the author correctly reminds us that these things do not disappear when you are ill. Sweet and moving.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I absolutely loved this book, the characters and basically everything about the story, it made me so grateful to be who I am at the present time.

I loved this book. It nearly brought me to tears on so many occasions. I'm not normally for platitudes, but the characters in this story moved me beyond words.
Whilst members of my family have had cancer, I've never given much thought to how the treatment worked (mainly because I was too young). Josie doesn't shy away from the harsh reality of cancer treatment and the gruelling impact it has on your body. I developed a whole new level of empathy for anyone going through that kind of treatment.
There was times when I felt I was rushing through the story, because I needed to know what happened. I needed to see if certain characters got their comeuppance.
My only criticism would be that I wish that we had seen more of Moira at the end. I felt like that story line had more room for development.
I appreciate how Josie shows that cancer doesn't just turn your life upside down; but it rocks your families world as well.

This book touches you in a sensitive personal way especially if you have known someone with breast cancer, although heartbreaking at times the overall feeling is of hope and positivity! Kiera newly diagnosed wife and mother of three, gets befriended by a runner who had been through the cancer experience, together with their friends the running club is started this leads to a great female friendship group that supports and encourages each other through the bleakest of times! Family is so important at times like this and the dynamics of home life and working are well explored throughout the book and the realisation that life is a gift so make every day matter comes through loud and clear so that life can actually turn out being more fulfilled and rewarding after such an experience!
Thank you net galley for this early read.

I was hooked from the start. The chapters are short, so the story moves along at a pace. Keira runs her family’s department store, and we follow her, her solicitor husband and their three children (aged 9-teens) as Keira is diagnosed and then treated for breast cancer. Lloyd writes from personal experience about meeting a runner who inspired her to give it a go. Keira meets a woman in a park, and because she knows she could do with getting fitter, takes up the challenge. She does not consider herself a runner, or indeed running material, but soon she and her small band of friends have signed up to run 10k. This is a really positive, warts and all coverage of pre-diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment by way of sickness, hair-loss, relationship struggles and what happens when the treatment sometimes doesn’t work. I also liked the side plot of strange goings on at the department store (sorry, no spoilers!) Loved Keira and her feisty friends.