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Same Time Next Week by Milly Johnson Also by this author: My One True North, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Published by Simon & Schuster UK on 27th February 2025
Genres: Contemporary, Humour, Love & Romance, Women's Literary Fiction
Pages: 461
Format: eARC
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Welcome to Spring Hill, home to a square of independent shops and cafes, a thriving local community and nearby the newest venture, Ray’s Diner. Here a group of women meet once a week over a cup of something warming.
Amanda is primary carer to her elderly mother and one of the only women in a male-dominated company. Used to being second-best all her life, is this her time to finally break ranks and shine?
Sky works at the repair shop, patching up old teddy bears, and their owners’ hearts. But her heart beats for the one man who is strictly off-limits.
Mel has been a loyal and loving wife to Steve for thirty years. Then when he goes to his old school reunion, life as she knows it will never be the same again.
Erin is trying to get over a traumatic loss where her guilt weighs more than her grief. Can she find the first step to healing lies in sharing an hour with strangers once a week?
Astrid is feeling in need of a change and a challenge. But when a fantastic opportunity presents itself, who is around to convince her she is worthy enough to take the risk?
Can these women find the answers to their worries, acceptance, courage, support here? Join them at the same time next week to find out…
This book has 5 main characters. Amanda, Sky Mel, Astrid and Erin. At the beginning, it took a bit of time to learn all the characters and what was going on in their lives. I really loved this group of women. It’s so hard to make new friends as an adult so the idea of a friendship group who meet once a week really appeals to me.
Each of these women are going through different difficulties. The friendship group gives them the space to discuss this and how to move forward in their lives. The opportunity to discuss and have other trusted women’s opinions is something that we have done for decades and I hope it’s something that we continue to do for many more decades.
This book has romantic love, family love and friendship love. It’s a real celebration of love and the different types. It highlights so many aspects of these types of love and the effect of these on those involved.
As well as a celebration of love this book has a good sprinkling of humour. Milly really had me laughing at some of the scenes in this book.
If you are looking for a read about friendship, love and not giving up then this one is for you.
About Milly Johnson
Milly Johnson was born in Barnsley, raised in Barnsley and still lives in Barnsley – although she did study in Exeter for four years and emigrate to Haworth in West Yorkshire in the 1980s.
She trained as an actress, teacher, an accountant, a Customer Services and Suggestion Scheme Manager as well as working in a variety of administrative posts for companies dealing with anything from antique furniture to plastic injection moulded poop scoops. Eventually she found a happy existence writing poems and jokes for the greetings card world – helping to kick off the hugely successful Purple Ronnie project – which she still does on a part time basis whilst penning her novels.
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