THE WAY FROM HERE
BY
JANE TURNER

Kate has put her own life on the back burner to bring up her two daughters. Now that Poppy and Ella are both studying at university and Kate’s husband Tim works away all week, Kate finds herself feeling a little lost in her empty nest.
As Kate drops her youngest at university, she spies a rowing team. This is a long forgotten hobby for Kate and now she has the time she vows to find and join a local team.

It doesn’t quite go to plan for Kate, but she eventually finds her tribe of like minded women who are all trying to figure out what comes next in their lives.

I loved the female friendships that Kate eventually found. Their solidarity and determination made for a really uplifting story.

There is some fabulous writing in this book. It’s fast paced and easy to get in to.

I did find a lot of the technical rowing stuff went over my head. Obviously written with great knowledge and thorough research, but just a little too much for me.

All in all, this is a positive and uplifting read.
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With thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for a digital arc of this title.

A fantastic read!
Kate reaches a turning point in her life with her husband working away in London and daughter starting university.
Trying to find herself she joins a senior rowing club, something she enjoyed when she was younger.
This story looks at new friendships and adventures in a lighthearted, funny way. A very entertaining read with strong characters and storyline.
I would highly recommend this book
Thank you to Netgalley, Orion and Jane Turner for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

Kate is becoming and empty nester, Ber youngest daughter and Ella is about to leave home to go to university. Kate is left to wonder what on earth does she do next? So digging into a past activity, she decides to join a senior rowing club and absolutely falls in love with it. But not only does she realize a lost love in rowing, she meets new friendships that lead to new adventures!

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for this early copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to #NetGalley for my advance copy of #TheWayFromHere by #JaneTurner
Kate is at a quandary about what comes next, both her children are away at Uni her husband works in London all week and suddenly she feels redundant. Looking for her self again she decides to join a a seniors rowing club, something she did at uni all those years ago.
What follows is a wonderful story of female friendship, fun and tears.
A book that flies the flag for all us older women.
Loved it.
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Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

A Page-Turner.

When Susie, Mills’ sister, is no more after a tragic accident a day before she turned forty, on the eve of her fortieth birthday, Mills goes to to London and from there travels to a island off the French coast.

She’s been left a stack of letters by her sister, and each one will take her to a different place. Mills discovers that her sister, mother and grandmother’s lives all have individual secrets, which have repercussions. I loved it, the mystery which keeps you wanting to continue reading to know more.

The story of three women, over three generations, and those three age-groups full of secrets. But will letters left finally reveal the secrets?

Highly Recommend This Book

This was an unexpected read. I really enjoyed parts of this book, I could identify with Kate on many things, and I was happy to see her making friends and positive changes. I enjoyed seeing all the women finding their inner selves and seeing them flourish. I was a little disappointed how none of them stood up for themselves against all the men who were belittling them and refusing the acknowledge their worth to the rowing club. Yes Lesley stood up to Mike, but I just can’t help thinking that nothing will change unless they’re more vocal and gather support for change. Kate and Tim’s relationship confused me a bit too, they never seemed to talk or spend any time together. She wasn’t happy but never tried to change or confront him. To me, they were two separate people who shared a house at the weekend. I can see a lot of real life issues represented in this book, and I guess in many ways it was true to life, but sometimes reading is a means to escape real life and see how good things can be and give you hope of better things. The friendship the ladies formed was the highlight for me.

I like books featuring older lady and I loved this one. It's life affirming and heartwarming.
Kate is an interesting character and I liked her.
It was an entertaining read that I recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Kate is becoming and empty nester Ber youngest daughter Ella is about to leave home to go to university. Kate is left to wonder what on earth does she do next?

Kate decides that now is the time to join a rowing team, which was a hobby that she gave up while she was at university, and absolutely falls in love with it.

But more then just reconnecting with an old hobby and reigniting her love for it, Kate meets new friends and together they beging to have new adventures together.

This is a good book, with good characters and a good storyline.

Thank you to NetGalley, Jane Turner and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

I loved this book and the premise sounded interesting, but I don't think I'm the target audience for it. I found myself a bit bored reading it, but I think I just found it hard to relate to the characters. I recommend this to anyone who would find it to be their type of book. I still found the characters interesting and lovable

Not quite what I thought it would be.

Kate is having a bit of a mid-life crisis. After surrendering her intentions to become an immigration lawyer for the more child-friendly job of processing claims which allowed her to work part-time, she has brought up two daughters Poppy and Ella who are now both at university. Her husband Tim works in London and only comes home to Bath at weekends, when he seems to spend the entire time cycling or sleeping.

While dropping her youngest daughter off at university Kate sees a rowing eight on the river which evokes memories of her time at Cambridge. Determined to make a positive change, Kate decides to join the local rowing club, despite not having rowed for probably thirty years.

While Kate loves the rowing, she finds the other members of the ladies rowing team to be cliquey and unfriendly, other than one woman, Beth who coxes the team. Tired of being frozen out from the team, despite being better than many of the other ladies, Kate tries to set up a senior ladies team, by recruiting former rowers from the club.

I know absolutely nothing about rowing, and TBH I don't think I know much more after reading this book -not because the book is superficial, but because it is so technical and detailed. However, I really enjoyed it anyway (a bit like I enjoy the rugby or baseball romances, you don't have to understand to enjoy it, but I suspect that a real rower would find it authentic).

This is very much about women of a certain age (and I am one myself), finding new confidence and belief in themselves, standing up for their rights and showing everyone else how blimmin' amazing we can be, despite coping with sexism, ageism, indifference, classism and illness.

Really enjoyed this.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I blitzed through this book over the weekend as I just could not get enough. Light and witty I enjoyed every second. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The heart of this novel concerns the strength of friendship between older women with a common purpose. At a time when an empty nest, a weekend husband and an unfulfilling part time job start to threaten her well-being, Kate decides to try and return to a sport she once loved and excelled at, namely rowing. All does not go smoothly at first, and but gradually a group comes together and brings benefits for all its members. This is a heartwarming story as well as an introduction to the language of the sport.

This was an enjoyable quick and easy read where the women in the story are questioning where their lives are going and what is next for them. It was welll written with a good storyline and well developed characters. I really enjoyed reading this book.

The way from here follows four woman of a certain age as they question what happens now/ what is next for me/ there must be more to life than this!
Women across the world put their lives on hold to accommodate their husbands job, childcare and domestic issues but what happens once the children are independent and leave home and you are confronted with an empty nest? This happens to Kate once her youngest daughter starts university, her husband works away all week and she is stuck in a boring mundane job! Determined to do something for herself Kate joins the local rowing club and in doing so becomes fitter, healthier and makes a whole new friendship group, glimpses of the old Kate show through and in rescuing herself she also enables others of a certain age and mindset to do the same, which leads to them all reevaluating their lives and making huge changes for the better and in doing so finding themselves!
A good read that will resonate with women of a certain age and shows that’s it’s never too late to make a change, learn a new skill or reinvent yourself!
Thank you netgalley for this early read!