An Unsuitable Marriage: An emotional page turner, perfect for fans of Hilary Boyd

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When the worst happens, could your marriage survive

Olivia always thought she had the perfect family life. A loving husband in Geoffrey, a thoughtful and intelligent son in Edward and a beautiful home in the Somerset countryside.

But all that changed when Geoffrey's business went under. Now penniless and homeless, Geoffrey is living with his recently widowed mother, whilst Olivia has been forced to take a job as housemistress at her son's elite boarding school.

Soon the cracks in the relationship start to show. And increasingly desperate, Geoffrey can't escape the feelings of guilt at letting his family down.

But then he meets Ruth. Wild, impetuous and free, she is a breath of fresh air. Could she be the thing he needs to help him forget, whatever the costs

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This smart and emotional family drama will grab you from its shocking first few opening lines, and keep you enthralled to the very end. Clear a Sunday and devour it. * Heat *
This sharply observed novel looks at one family pushed to breaking point. * Sun on Sunday, Fabulous *
A moving dissection of a marriage under unbearable pressure, set in rural Somerset: an 'Aga saga' for our times * The Lady *
This is an absorbing family drama in the Joanna Trollope mould from this Bath based writer. * Bath Magazine *

Author Bio

A Londoner by birth, Colette Dartford went to university in Bath and made it her home. A scholarship to undertake a doctorate led to a career in health and social research, before she moved to California's Napa Valley. Here she studied Viticulture and Enology and wrote her debut novel.