A Family Affair

Claire Simons is desperate to host a normal family get-together for Christmas. The trouble is, she just doesn't have a normal family. After fifteen years of marriage, her husband Gregg has walked out on her for Verity, an ambitious, young woman who wears startlingly short skirts. When her daughter Sadie throws a classic pre-teen strop about not being able see her father on Christmas Day, Claire decides she may have to put the past behind her - and resolves they must all spend the day together as a family. After blaming herself for months for stifling Gregg's free-spirit, and pushing him away, Claire decides she ready to face him and let go of her pain and anger. But when Robert Carrington, a new manager at her work, comes to her rescue when Sadie goes missing, Claire starts to wonder if she's ready to let a new relationship into her life. Very soon, the guest list for Claire's Christmas is getting longer and longer - and more and more complicated. Can she keep the peace for just one day? 'A Family Affair' is a hilarious family drama about love, sacrifices and fractured families. This title was previously published as 'The Fight Before Christmas' Praise for Frankie McGowan: 'A heartfelt story, in Ellie, McGowan has all the elements right. Thrills, intrigue, a rattling plot, and a glorious helping of happily ever after romance.' Midweek 'Compulsively readable, witty and astute.' - The Yorkshire Post. 'A diverting, fast moving and at times, a heartbreaking story. Take it on holiday.' Home and Life 'Dazzlingly wealthy, hopelessly immoral, a perceptive look at a family at war' - Woman and Home 'Written with a verve and pace, that keeps you reading' - Good Housekeeping Frankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include 'Chasing Shadows', 'A Kept Woman', 'My Mother's Wedding', 'Another Way' and 'A Better Life.' Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.


Genre: Romance