Mothers and Daughters: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a captivating family drama!

A slow-burn tale of the relationship between Naomi and her two daughters Martha and Willow, who couldn’t have been more different. The way they all related to each other, changing over time, was intriguing. The wonderful descriptions of Anchor House made it feel like a real place. Satisfying read.

This was such a lovely story about Mothers and Daughters and as l am lucky enough to have a very special Daughter of my own l enjoyed it very much

Martha is über-organised, Willow is Rather dreamy and spontaneous, Naomi is enjoying late-love and I love her personality: “[a] fantastically desirable woman who still wants to have some fun in her life”. Hurrah for romance for the sixty-year-olds. Yay! Why not? Sixty is the new forty, isn’t it? Readers, there is a gorgeously saucy scene in Chapter 27 😉I really enjoyed all the female characters in Erica James’ latest book – even bossy Geraldine. Ellis is sometimes too reasonable and too good-to-be-true (as is Tom) and Rick’s story ends rather abruptly and plot-conveniently, I thought. And for this reason, four stars is my rating. Also, I believe this might be a sequel??? And there is quite a bit of back story. Always difficult to include smoothly.Obviously, I don’t want to give anything away. It was the female characters I enjoyed most and their struggles. The theme of mothers and daughters – often a complicated relationship – as is the relationship between sisters - is well written and Willow is my favourite character. Damage done in childhood, abuse, pregnancy, marriage, cohabitation, the difficulties of conception – all very topical issues and identifiable to a wide range of readers.The beautiful West Sussex coast was well painted too, with “the watery beauty of the shoreline.”All in all, a pleasant read but it didn’t set me on fire.

Absolutely loved this book. Properly draws you into the dynamics of a pretty ordinary family - it could all happen to anyone! Thoroughly enjoyed and fully recommend.

A good story of a mothers love and sacrifice for her daughters and how one of them becomes embroiled in a controlling relationship. Lots of twists and turns against a lovely painted picture of a beautiful rural seaside town.

Lovely book ,started well finished well ,love authors writing and storytelling.You always know it's going to be good if it's by Erica James

I loved the description of the scenery , you could just imagine the beautiful place

Erica James is most firmly on my favourite author list; I’ve read virtually all of her books over the years from the very first one and she never disappoints.The latest, Mothers and Daughters I loved. The central characters are Naomi, a strong and resilient character, widowed after a long marriage to Colin. Her two adult daughters Martha, who is determined, bossy, organised to the nth degree and her father’s favourite and then there is Willow. The youngest and the most indecisive, who drifts along in life not really having a focus of what she wants to do. Each woman has their own memory of Colin who casts his shadow over their lives, even after his death.Although the relationship between the three women is at the heart of the story, other relationships are bought under the spotlight including marital problems, the issues facing blended families, control and abuse and deciding how much of your real self that you let others see.So much of the story felt authentic both in plot and characters. Some I felt so much sympathy for and I was so hoping that they wouldn’t sabotage their own chance of happiness. There were others that raised red flags almost immediately and I found myself shaking my head in disbelief and shock.I thought the author did a perfect job of blending all the different personalities and showing how they each reacted to change and personal challenges – as well as focusing on the difficulties that arise when someone wants to reclaim their own life in the face of opposition from others.This was one book that I really didn’t want to put aside. The idyllic setting of the harbour village of Tilsham on the Sussex coast and Anchor House with its beach access contrasted sharply with the slightly darker undertone to the story. There was so much to enjoy about this story, highly recommended.