Delivering her husband’s eulogy, and looking into the eyes of his mistress, Sophie Crommelin is unsure whether she is a grieving widow or wronged wife. Just one hour before he was killed in a cycling accident, Matt, her husband of 30 years, had told her he was leaving for a new life with another woman, instead of moving with Sophie from London to Hastings, on England’s south coast.
Determined to shield her sons, Sophie keeps Matt’s secret. She moves to Hastings and tries to get on with life, with new friends and opportunities. But there are complications. Her charming son Beau gets caught in a scandal that has him questioning his approach to life. Then there is famous jeweller Juliet, too busy for a relationship, who is pregnant with her second child and determined to go it alone so her children will have a different childhood to the one she had.
Maggie Alderson weaves these stories together in Would You Rather. It’s a delightful read about love, forgiveness and second chances in life. With a cast of wonderful characters and divine settings, from London to the sea, this is a perfect summer read.
Reviewed by Melinda Woledge
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maggie Alderson was born in London, brought up in Staffordshire and educated at the University of St Andrews. She has worked on nine magazines – editing four of them, including British ELLE – and two newspapers. For many years she covered the international fashion shows.
She has published six bestselling novels and four collections of her columns from Good Weekend magazine. She co-edited two books of short stories in aid of the charity War Child, and In Bed With, a collection of erotic short stories by well-known women writers.
She is married, and has one daughter and twelve pairs of Prada shoes.
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