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Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for The Boy Between by Amanda Prowse and Josiah Hartley.  What They Say: Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real one… Josiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university student’s mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times. Josiah’s situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life. In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help c...

Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for The Idea of You by Amanda Prowse. I'm a huge fan of Amanda's work and am thrilled to be part of this amazing tour.       The Idea of You by Amanda Prowse Published by Lake Union Publishing 21st st March 2017 Paperback Original, £8.99 and eBook, £3.98 Bestselling author of Perfect Daughter, My Husband’s Wife and The Food of Love. Inspired by Amanda’s own experiences, this is a compelling and heart-wrenching look at the true meaning of love, family and motherhood. What They Say: "With her fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy Carpenter dares to hope that she finally has it all: a wonderful new husband, Jonah, a successful career and the chance of a precious baby of her own. Life couldn’t be more perfect. But the reality of becoming parents proves much harder than Lucy and Jonah imagined after they suffer multiple miscarriages. Jonah’s love and support is unquestioning, but as Lucy str...

Happy Christmas Eve and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Food of Love by Amanda Prowse.     What They Say: Freya Braithwaite knows she is lucky. Nineteen years happily married to a man who still excites her, two beautiful teenaged daughters, and her dream career as a health food writer. Her home is filled with love and laughter, with a passion for food at its very core. But no amount of love could have prepared Freya for the devastating impact of anorexia and bulimia on her family. In a desperate battle to rescue her youngest child from its clutches, Freya will do all she can to save her daughter, her marriage and her family. But how can she when food, the social glue of their family, is both the problem and the solution? Is Freya’s own obsession with clean eating partly to blame? And how can you save someone who doesn’t want to be saved?  What I Say: As always, I was excited at the prospect of a new Amanda Prowse novel. I knew I was in for an ...