Pleasant Court is just like any other suburb. The family's all have practice to get to, car pool to drive, dinners to cook, and husbands to appease. Essie and her husband, Ben are getting used to having a second child. Polly is still just an infant, but Polly is determined to not make the same mistakes she did with their first child, Mia. Thankfully, her mother, Barbara, is close by to help.
Ang and her husband, Lucas, appear to have the perfect marriage and the perfect life with their two boys. But everything is not always as it appears.
Fran and Nigel also just had a baby, but Fran has been keeping a secret that could destroy her marriage.
Then there is Isabelle, she just moved to the Pleasant Court. She doesn't have a husband or children, but she assimilates quite nicely because of her love of children. But even Isabelle has a secret that will rock the neighborhood and especially, The Family Next Door.
The Family Next Door is the kind of story that could have been written about your own neighborhood. The characters are so familiar, they help each other out when needed and they even gossip about the same kinds of things that you gossip about with your friends. Even their secrets are familiar. Well, some of them. All of the characters had elements that were easy to relate to and other parts of them were so foreign it was a bit shocking. I think Essie was my favorite and I loved the way that Ben was completely devoted to her. No matter what. I also think that her frustrations with the baby's lack of sleep schedule was a very real emotion and that mothers all across the world can relate. CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS I really did like The Family Next Door. It was an easy read and I was finished with it before I even realized it.
Bottom Line - The Family Next Door is the kind of read that deserves to be shared with your friends. Get a few copies, a baby-sitter, and bottle of wine. You deserve a good book, good wine, and good discussion with your friends.
Details:
- The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth
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- Pages:352
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Publication Date: 3/6/2018
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