Mum in the Middle

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Fresh, funny and wise Katie Fforde
I love Janes writing! Jill Mansell
Feel-good Woman and Home
Tess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for me time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mothers struggle to hold on to her independence.
Tess is also surprised to discover that there are dark resentments simmering beneath the vintage charm of her new hometown and a spate of vandalism has exposed the rift between the townsfolk and new arrivals like Tess.
Tess enlists the help of gruff newspaper editor Malcolm to get to the bottom of the mystery but when her ex-husband pays an unexpected visit and her mother stages a disappearance, Tess starts to feel her new-found freedom wearing just a little thin

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Praise for Jane Wenham-Jones

The book deserves a bloody magnum I loved it. Judy Astley

Humorous, warm-hearted and full of charm. We loved it.
Womans Weekly

Funny and knowing warm and thought provoking Daisy Buchanan

laughing out loud a lot! Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy from The Archers)

Wisdom, humour and real insight poignant and funny by turns. Emma Lee-Potter

A delightful romp Youll be laughing out loud! Jane Corry

Warm, wise and funny Marina OLoughlin

Made me laugh. Made me think. Made me want more! Julie Wassamer, author of The Whitstable Pearl Mystery

Author Bio

Jane Wenham-Jones is a novelist, journalist, columnist and presenter.She is the author of five novels and three non-fiction books and has monthly columns in Woman's Weekly Fiction and Writing Magazine, where she is the agony aunt.Her features and articles have been published in a wide range of magazines and national newspapers and she has appeared at many literary festivals as an interviewer, "in conversation with" hundreds of top authors and celebritiesJane has hosted the RoNas - Romantic Novel of the Year Awards - for the past seven years and is a frequent guest on BBC radio.Jane is a widely-reviewed and praised novelist, her novel Prime Time was shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Awards.Jane also teaches Creative Writing and has written books on the art of writing. She is much in demand on the literary festival circuit.