Could you take in your best friend’s child, even if it risked destroying your own family?
Jo had thought that her life – and her heart - was full. With a busy job, a husband and a teenage daughter who is going off the rails, keeping her life running smoothly had already felt hard enough.
But now Jo sits at the funeral of her best friend Ginny, crushed by the loss of a friendship that had endured for thirty years: from college and their first days at work through to settling down and raising their own children.
Against her husband’s wishes, Jo has made a life-changing decision: to take in Ginny’s teenage son Victor and raise him as her own. Despite her misgivings, Jo feels she had no choice: Ginny was a single parent and Victor had no other family who could take care of him.
But Victor’s arrival is about to break open the fragile cracks that were already forming on the surface of Jo’s family life and in her small rural community… and expose a secret that has remained hidden for many years, with devastating consequences.
From the bestselling author of The Silent Wife and The Woman I Was Before, Another Woman’s Child is an unputdownable and heartbreaking read about the secrets we keep from our families, and the sacrifices we are willing to make for those we love. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain.
Kerry Fisher is a million-copy bestselling author. She writes women's contemporary fiction, is a USA Today bestseller and her books have been translated into twelve languages. She was born in Peterborough, studied French and Italian at the University of Bath and spent several years living in Spain, Italy and Corsica. After returning to England to work as a journalist, she eventually abandoned real life stories for the secrets of fictional families. She lives in Surrey with her husband, and a naughty Lab/Schnauzer called Poppy, who joins in the huge dances of joy when her young adult children come home.
Another Woman’s Child
By Kerry Fisher
Review by
Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Kerry Fisher, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.
Another Woman's Child by Kerry Fisher is one of those books you read it then have to reread the prologue. This is an emotional and heartbreaking book.
Kerry wants to dedicate this book to her Dad who taught her to be a good friend.
Right away in the prologue we meet Ginny who made a big impression on me. It hooked me right away. It was a powerful beginning.
I was laughing out loud how Ginny’s Mom bought 5 magazines she wrote articles on interviews on what woman’s favorite sex toy is.
My heart went out to Jo who just lost her best friend Ginny. Kerry did an amazing job bringing out all the emotions within the characters.
Another Woman’s Child focused on drugs, racism, betrayal, lies, secrets, and a shocking twist at the end of the story.
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