'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine
'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars' Woman magazine
'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.' Candis
When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable.
Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes that for their sakes she must summon up superhuman reserves of strength.
Somehow all three of them come through the dark days. In time, it's even possible for Alice to consider marrying again, with the girls' blessing. So when Ben turns up after three years, her world is again turned upside-down. The girls assume that their family can go back to the way they were. Alice is not so sure.
Once more Alice has to find the strength to be the mother her daughters need her to be. But this time what that means is far from clear ...
The Way We Were won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction in 2015
'Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling' Hello
- ISBN10 0241970725
- ISBN13 9780241970720
- Publish Date 24 March 2016 (first published 30 July 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 448
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780241970720