I have to say I loved this book from the very first chapter when we met Tess one of the two main characters in the story . Tess lives downstairs and Amanda lives upstairs , both women could not have more different lives . Tess is a temp and not too far off retirement , she lives a modest life and for the most part she is happy with her lot , if a little lonely .
Her upstairs neighbors are Amanda , her husband Richard and their two children , they are wealthy and Amanda does not work , their children are teenagers and Amanda’s life consists of lunches with the girls , committee meetings and so on .
Both women are interesting , both women have quite a lot on common even if they are not completely aware of it . Amanda’s marriage is on rocky ground and Tess is finding her health is starting to decline , both women have work to do and have almost no support until they realize they have each other . I truly loved Tess and Amanda’s relationship , how they had to go back to their roots deep inside themselves to find their true selves again , the ones that life erased slowly , finding that strength they started of in life having and build from that again . Truly heartwarming and soul restoring . Put your feet up , the kettle on , and enjoy every page .
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The Girl I Used To Know – Faith Hogan
About The Book
Amanda King and Tess Cuffe are strangers who share the same Georgian house, but their lives couldn’t be more different. Amanda seems to have it all, absolute perfection.
She projects all the accoutrements of a lady who lunches. Sadly, the reality is a soulless home, an unfaithful husband and a very lonely heart.
By comparison, in the basement flat, unwanted tenant Tess has spent a lifetime hiding and shutting her heart to love.
It takes a bossy doctor, a handsome gardener, a pushy teenager and an abandoned cat to show these two women that sometimes letting go is the first step to moving forward and new friendships can come from the most unlikely situations.
About The Author
Faith lives in the west of Ireland with her husband, four children and two very fussy cats. She has an Hons Degree in English Literature and Psychology, has worked as a fashion model and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.
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