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    Audiobook15 hours

    The Love Child

    Written by Amanda Brookfield

    Narrated by Jenny Funnell

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    About this audiobook

    When Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever. Fifteen years later their daughter Stevie is their one remaining connection. At sixteen, Stevie's not quite a child, not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain, when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends, that her parents realise just how dangerous.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJan 17, 2013
    ISBN9781471226564
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    The Love Child
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    Amanda Brookfield

    Amanda Brookfield is the bestselling author of many novels including Good Girls, Relative Love, The Split, and a memoir, For the Love of a Dog starring her Golden Doodle Mabel. She lives in London and has recently finished a year as Visiting Creative Fellow at University College Oxford.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. After reading the synopsis I thought the book was just about a young girl sleeping with her father's friend, but that's just a small part of the book. You get to know the different characters of the book. At first I just wanted to slap Stevie, she was a typical 16 year old girl. Then my attentions turned to how vile Simon really was. I couldn't believe how he justified his actions to his best friend Dougie. Through the whole book I was hoping Dougie would get his life on track because he seemed like such a great father. The book deals with the ups and downs of life, making new friends and shedding old ones. I definitely recommend it. I very happy that the author Amanda Brookfield sent me a copy because I can't wait to read her next book.
    • 3/5
      Heartwarming story that explores the couple's divorce and how they try to work past the tension for the best interest of their child.Their 16 year old daughter is on the brink of becoming a woman and becoming dangerously close to her father's friend. This book brings to mind the question of if Stevie was my daughter how would I act in this situation ?
    • 3/5
      This is an absorbing, easy read. The main characters are three couples, one divorced, one clinging on by a thread and another happily married and welcoming a new baby. The divorced couple, Dougie and Janine separated after Dougie's drinking became intolerable and they lost their second child to cot death. Janine is in a new relationship, but Dougie, a chef, is still trying to get his life back on track. Their sixteen year old daughter, Stevie, is torn between the two parents and during a break in Spain she gets way too close to Dougie's life long friend Simon. The fall out is far reaching and sorts out "the men from the boys." This would make a perfect holiday read. It is a little over long, but doesn't demand too much concentration.