Love and Marriage (Northern Lives #2) by Margaret Thornton

 

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The course of true love never did run smooth…

Val Walker is looking forward to starting a family, her best friend Cissie is expecting her second child, and newly engaged Janice is looking forward to wedded bliss.

But the road to happiness isn’t easy. Val struggles to fall pregnant with her longed for first baby, Cissie’s husband starts taking an interest in a new female colleague, and Janice is torn between leaving her widowed father and younger brother behind in Blackpool and her new life in Yorkshire. Are the three friends’ marriages strong enough to survive, or are they all headed for heartbreak?

An enthralling tale of marriage, love and friendship, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Rosie Harris.

My thoughts

This was a story that I chose at random as it fulfilled one of my 2010 Reading Challenge criteria ~ as set by Debbie Macomber.  A book set in your state (county in my case as I am in the UK and not in the US) ~ the book is set in Blackpool and also in parts of Yorkshire.

I gave this a 3 stars or 6/10.  It was an enjoyable gentle tale, very reminiscent of the books that I read and devoured as a teen. 

The story carries on from One Week in August which I have yet to read.  Telling the story of three friends and their families as life moves on for all of them.  The lives of Val, Cissie and Janice all have their own individual ups and downs along the way, yet they all know that they have each other for support and to rely on when things get tough. 

Will the couples weather all that lies ahead of them in Love and Marriage? Grab a copy, make yourself a cuppa and immerse yourself in their lives for a few hours.