Together, Again
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- Author：Milly Johnson
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Summary
Sisters， Jolene， Marsha and Annis have convened at their childhood home the huge and beautiful Fox House following the death of their mother， the cold and impenetrable Eleanor Vamplew， to arrange the funeral and sell up。 Born seven years apart， the women have never bonded and are more strangers than sisters。
Jolene， the eldest， is a successful romantic novelist who writes templates of beautiful relationships even though her marriage to the handsome and charming Warren is a barren wasteland。
Marsha， the neglected middle child has put every bit of her energy into her work hoping money would plug up the massive gap in her life left by the man who broke her young heart， only to find it never has。 And now he has been forced back into her life。
Annis is the renegade， who left home aged sixteen and never returned， not even for the death of their beloved father Julian， until now。 It is therefore a surprise to all of them to discover that Eleanor recently changed her will to leave everything to the daughter she considered a wretched accident。
Together， Again is the story of truths uncovered and lies exposed， of secrets told - and kept。 It is a novel about sister helping sister to heal from childhood scars， and of finding， in each other， the love they have all been deprived of。 Together， Again is about vulnerability and strength， acceptance and family。
Jolene， the eldest， is a successful romantic novelist who writes templates of beautiful relationships even though her marriage to the handsome and charming Warren is a barren wasteland。
Marsha， the neglected middle child has put every bit of her energy into her work hoping money would plug up the massive gap in her life left by the man who broke her young heart， only to find it never has。 And now he has been forced back into her life。
Annis is the renegade， who left home aged sixteen and never returned， not even for the death of their beloved father Julian， until now。 It is therefore a surprise to all of them to discover that Eleanor recently changed her will to leave everything to the daughter she considered a wretched accident。
Together， Again is the story of truths uncovered and lies exposed， of secrets told - and kept。 It is a novel about sister helping sister to heal from childhood scars， and of finding， in each other， the love they have all been deprived of。 Together， Again is about vulnerability and strength， acceptance and family。
Reviews
Gaye Teather
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There are so many emotions， secrets and family dramas in this book which is yet another amazing story by Milly Johnson。 This is deeper than any of Milly's previous work with some serious and darker issues dealt with。 Three sisters， all of whom were born 7 years apart and very different in personality and situation now meet up in the aftermath of their mother's death to clear out the family home where they all grew up and to set her final affairs in order。 Various mysteries and secrets come to th There are so many emotions， secrets and family dramas in this book which is yet another amazing story by Milly Johnson。 This is deeper than any of Milly's previous work with some serious and darker issues dealt with。 Three sisters， all of whom were born 7 years apart and very different in personality and situation now meet up in the aftermath of their mother's death to clear out the family home where they all grew up and to set her final affairs in order。 Various mysteries and secrets come to the fore， and these kept me glued to this book to find out just what had happened in the lives of each of the three women since they had last been together。 It's hard to comment on their various experiences without giving too much away but suffice to say I loved the book and found the characters of the women endearing and interesting and thoroughly enjoyed delving into their past lives and hoping there would be solutions for the issues affecting their current ones。 Despite the seriousness of some of the storyline of the book there was still a good supply of Milly's usual Yorkshire humour that made me giggle numerous times。 I have read and loved every book that Milly has written， and this is yet another to add to my collection of favourite reads。 Five well-earned glittering stars from me。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Adam Carling
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Milly does it again。 Three daughters ， one who was estranged come together after their mother dies。 Lots of secrets and twists and turns come out。 Brilliant。 Even the Will was intriguing 。 Loved it。 Just have to read it
Alison
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Eleanor and Julian Vamplew appeared to have the perfect life: good-looking; intelligent; wealthy; parents to three daughters。 But the reality was somewhat different。 As their three daughters Jolene， Marsha， and Annis meet for the first time in years after their mother's death， their lonely and unloved childhood comes into focus。Jolene the rule-follower and the oldest is a successful writer of romances， married for 10 years to Warren， a businessman。Marsha， the middle child who was expected to be Eleanor and Julian Vamplew appeared to have the perfect life: good-looking; intelligent; wealthy; parents to three daughters。 But the reality was somewhat different。 As their three daughters Jolene， Marsha， and Annis meet for the first time in years after their mother's death， their lonely and unloved childhood comes into focus。Jolene the rule-follower and the oldest is a successful writer of romances， married for 10 years to Warren， a businessman。Marsha， the middle child who was expected to be a boy， seven years younger than Jolene， has spent her life trying to be deserving of things。 She has built her own very successful business but love has escaped her， other than her The Thorn Birds mad pash for the young and sexy Father Gerard which never really went away。Annis， the youngest at seven years younger than Marsha， is the true enigma。 She left home when she was only sixteen， and never contacted her family ever again。 Jolene had to put adverts in national newspapers to get her home for Eleanor's funeral。What comes as a surprise to all three women is that Eleanor has left all of her not-inconsiderable fortune， the huge house， its contents， her investments and savings to a daughter she hasn't spoken to for years。These three women never truly felt like sisters growing because they were too far apart in age， but when they come together as adults can they put aside the past and become the family they always wanted。I enjoyed this， I enjoyed the writing， I enjoyed the feelings developing between the sisters。 I liked the dramatic tension， although TBH I guessed some of the 'secrets'， and I liked the plot。 I will say that Milly Johnson （in my opinion） writes cosy women's fiction， there's angst but not too graphic and her male characters in this novel are lovely but almost too good to be true。Recommended for those who like women's fiction with a HEA。I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Helen
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The death of the three girls mother brings them back together。 Born 7 years apart they have very different childhoods。 They were never close but all are scared by both of their parents。 At this painful time can they talk to each other？ Build a new relationship as adults and put the past behind them？ All three of them carry hurts and emotional pain。 As the get ready to bury their mother they open up and move forward。 An emotional and heart wrenching book but a powerful story that I enjoyed
UKDana
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When Eleanor Vamplew passes away unexpectedly her daughters， Jolene and Marsha， are left to carry out her final wishes。 In her will Eleanor has left almost everything to her third daughter Annis。 The problem is that Annis walked out of the house at the age of sixteen and completely cut herself off from the family。 Completely unexpectedly Annis turns up and the sisters spend the next few weeks slowly getting to know each other。 The three women were born seven years apart so never really bonded as When Eleanor Vamplew passes away unexpectedly her daughters， Jolene and Marsha， are left to carry out her final wishes。 In her will Eleanor has left almost everything to her third daughter Annis。 The problem is that Annis walked out of the house at the age of sixteen and completely cut herself off from the family。 Completely unexpectedly Annis turns up and the sisters spend the next few weeks slowly getting to know each other。 The three women were born seven years apart so never really bonded as siblings， added to this were emotionally distant parents。 As the women get to know each other we discover that their personal lives are suffering as a result of their upbringing。 By sharing and supporting each other they begin to put things right。Fans of Milly Johnson will recognise the basic premise of the story; three women who are all facing dilemmas in their personal lives。 Over time they each face up to what is causing their problems and by supporting one another they manage to move on in their lives。 What fans won't be familiar with are the much darker themes at the heart of the story。 I really don't want to go into the details of the darker themes as they will give too much of the story away。Jolene is the eldest of the three sisters， the reliable one。 Jolene is a successful novelist and has been married to Warren for ten years。 There are problems within the marriage but Jolene keeps explaining them away rather than facing them head on。 It is easy to see that Jolene is seeking the love and support she didn't get as a child， she is frightened that by challenging her husband she will lose him。Marsha is the middle sister， born seven years after Jolene。 Marsha has never felt as if she was good enough， this stems from not being the boy her parents had hoped for。 A lack of love from her parents meant that Marsha looked for it elsewhere and fell in love with a priest。 The unrequited love has hampered Marsha from forming meaningful relationships。Annis is the youngest of the sisters， born seven years after Marsha。 There was resentment and jealousy between the girls as their father lavished his affection on Annis。 When Annis walked out of the house at sixteen everyone was surprised as she gave no reason for leaving。 As the sisters get to know each other they learn about how the lack of love from their parents impacted on their childhood and the decisions they made as adults。 By understanding what each other went through and supporting each other they gain the strength to action change in their lives。As you would expect their are a couple of knights in shining armour sprinkled through the story。 Daz in particular adds a little bit of lightness to the story。 Knights in shining armour is probably the wrong expression as they don't swoop in to save people， it's the sisters who save each other。If you enjoyed my review please check out my book blog， Reading For Leisurehttps://readingforleisure。blogspot。com/or follow me on Twitter@Debbie_Hart_UK 。。。more
Kim
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This beautifully written book tells the story of three sisters coming back together and discovering themselves and each other having shed the presumptions they grew up with。 The emotions run high from start to finish between the sisters and the supporting cast of characters， each with their own stories to tell to help us get to the wonderful ending which was totally satisfying and left me with a smile as I finished the book even with the difficult subjects that are involved。Having a difficult fa This beautifully written book tells the story of three sisters coming back together and discovering themselves and each other having shed the presumptions they grew up with。 The emotions run high from start to finish between the sisters and the supporting cast of characters， each with their own stories to tell to help us get to the wonderful ending which was totally satisfying and left me with a smile as I finished the book even with the difficult subjects that are involved。Having a difficult family myself I wasn't sure about reading this book but I've loved all the other Milly Johnson books so I dug in。 The way it's written is very sensitive to the subjects it touches on and made for an interesting read where I wanted to see where the characters journeys would take them。 。。。more
Sarah
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This is a superb book about three estranged sisters each born 7 years apart to parents who were more absorbed in themselves and each other leaving none of their daughters with many happy childhood memories。 The death of their mother， 8 years after their father， causes them to reunite for the first time in many years as Annis， the youngest， has been missing since she ran away aged 16。 To further add to the situation their mother has very unexpectedly left virtually all her estate to Annis which w This is a superb book about three estranged sisters each born 7 years apart to parents who were more absorbed in themselves and each other leaving none of their daughters with many happy childhood memories。 The death of their mother， 8 years after their father， causes them to reunite for the first time in many years as Annis， the youngest， has been missing since she ran away aged 16。 To further add to the situation their mother has very unexpectedly left virtually all her estate to Annis which was as big a shock to her as anyone as she had expected to have been cut out from the will。The three sisters are each so different - Jolene， the eldest， is a successful author of twenty books （not unlike Milly Johnson herself） but is struggling in her marriage; Marsha， the middle daughter， is a very successful business women who was driven to prove to her parents how well she could do yet never gained any acknowledgement from them and Annis has had some difficult times since leaving home yet they’ve shaped her into the wisest of the sisters。This is a much deeper read than Milly’s previous books but it’s still unmistakably Milly with the Yorkshire warmth you’d expect but a whole lot more。 The dynamics between the sisters was well written and it was interesting to see how spending time together in their old family ‘home’ changed them as individuals and sisters。 Jolene was a solid character， her struggles very well conveyed and her difficulty in moving forward empathetically told。 Marsha has done incredibly in her work life but it’s interesting to see just why she struggled so much in her private life which was doubtless linked to her loveless upbringing and lack of self worth。 Annis was an incredible character， my favourite of the sisters by far， she’s had a challenging life but it’s given her wisdom beyond her years which she used well to support her sisters and she acted incredibly selflessly towards them。 Throw in a neighbour who is struggling with the reaction their mothers letter to Annis caused in her when curiosity got the better of her whilst it was in her safekeeping and a grieving dog owner come Monkees tribute act member and you have a wonderful blend of characters amongst a very powerful storyline。 。。。more
Chrys
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Emotional family drama， with some dark narrative threads。 This was a really well written and empathetic look at the lives of three sisters who are pretty much strangers。 Brought together by their mother’s death， they uncover the secrets that have tainted their entire lives。I really enjoyed this， it was a little bit darker than the author’s usual style but still had her trademark warmth and feel good elements。
Anne
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Eleanor has died suddenly， discovered in her bed by long-time friend and neighbour Sally。 Eleanor’s three daughters have returned to Fox House， their childhood home to deal with her funeral and sell the home and contents。 Jolene， Marsha and Annis were born seven years apart and never bonded as sisters usually do。 They know little about each other， and the two older women have not seen Annis since she left home suddenly over fifteen years ago， aged just sixteen。 Jolene writes romantic novels and Eleanor has died suddenly， discovered in her bed by long-time friend and neighbour Sally。 Eleanor’s three daughters have returned to Fox House， their childhood home to deal with her funeral and sell the home and contents。 Jolene， Marsha and Annis were born seven years apart and never bonded as sisters usually do。 They know little about each other， and the two older women have not seen Annis since she left home suddenly over fifteen years ago， aged just sixteen。 Jolene writes romantic novels and is married to businessman Warren。 Marsha’s heart was broken as a teen and is now a successful business owner。 Annis has drifted through life， working in seedy bars and never settling。 All three sisters are shocked to discover that Eleanor has left everything to Annis， despite showing nothing but scorn and hate for her for all of her life。 As the sisters spend time in their old home， they begin to learn about each other。 Long held secrets are uncovered and the pain that their uncaring and cold mother caused to them， along with the loss of a father who two of them adored feels so fresh and raw。 Milly Johnson’s twentieth novel is another triumph from this wonderful author。 She deals with the darkest of issues， including parental abuse and coercive behaviour with her trademark warmth， wisdom and gritty wit。 Together， Again is a story of vulnerability and extreme strength and the unbreakable bond of sisterly love。 。。。more
Bookworman
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