Beneath the Apple Blossom: The Hopeful Years Book 1 - Softcover

Frost, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995478007 ISBN 13: 9780995478008

Publisher: Lemon Tree Press, 2016

Synopsis

Four women, linked by blood ties, friendship, betrayal, loss and hope, struggle with the choices they’ve made and the hand that life’s dealt them.

All Pippa’s ever wanted is marriage and kids, but at thirty-four and about to embark on IVF, her dream of having a family is far from certain. Her younger sister Georgie has the opposite problem, juggling her career, her lover, a young daughter and a husband who wants baby number two.

Pippa’s best friend Sienna has a successful career in the film world, and despite her boyfriend pressurising her to settle down, a baby is the last thing she wants. Happily married Connie shares the trauma of fertility treatment with Pippa, but underestimates the impact being unable to conceive will have on her and her marriage.

As their lives collide in a way they could never have predicted, will any of them get to see their hopes realised?

About this title

About the Author:

Kate Frost has had short fiction and articles published in The London Magazine, New Welsh Review and QWF amongst others. She has a MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University where she has also taught lifewriting to Creative Writing undergraduates. Her first novel, The Butterfly Storm, was published as an ebook in 2013. Kate lives in Bristol with her husband, young son and their dog.

Review:

"The book moves along and a good pace and the writing is superb. Each of the characters is interesting, complex and although at times the reader may not agree with their actions, we become very emotionally invested in the outcomes for each. A great book and right up there on my highly recommended list!" - JB Johnston, Brook Cottage Books. "A brave and engrossing read on an important topic about which too little is written." - Debbie Young, author. "What I love about this story is that it is very real. Life isn't all about living happily ever after and this book stays achingly true to that. There's plenty of conflict and an unexpected twist to make you emotionally invested. These four women become connected in many ways. Some tragic, some hopeful and some very unexpected. With relationships fracturing, their journeys become a tangled web as they fight for what they need. Beautiful and poignant!" - author, Tracey Rogers. "This has been one of the most refreshing books I have read this year for it's subject and depth of feeling and knowledge. It's really touched me and I hope that you will all buy it, read it and be as moved as I was." - The Book Addicted Housewife. "Following the lives of four different families that intertwine, intermingle and influence each other, Beneath the Apple Blossom by Kate Frost is the story of perseverance, hope, and finding strength in the heart of darkness and disappointment...This story was incredibly powerful, it was real and it is a lot of women's lives. I loved it so much, and wish that everyone would read it." - Kerrie, Comfy Reading.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lemon Tree Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0995478007
• ISBN 13: 9780995478008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316