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The Mother of all Comebacks
- Author
- Kathleen Whyman
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Publish Date
- 12 March 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
When Becca's daughter, Sophie, leaves for university, she finds herself with a very empty nest and no idea how to fill it. Her marriage to Steady Steve hasn't excited either of them since the noughties, and with her job being taken from under her by someone much younger, Becca is losing her grip on all of her labels - mum, wife, employee.
Forced to move in with her estranged mother after she takes a fall, Becca is confronted by the fact that her life doesn't look at all like she expected it would. And if things are going to change, she's going to have to be the one to change them. But then Sophie announces she's moving back in, and it seems she's expecting her mum to solve all her problems . . .
Throwing on her best pair of mum jeans, and fighting against all of her instincts, Becca must learn to put herself first. But how can she embrace her second act when she doesn't even have a second to herself?
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Details
- Author
- Kathleen Whyman
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Duration
- 9 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9781471419157
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Romance, Modern and Contemporary romance, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Humorous fiction
Synopsis
Could it be time for a rebrand?When Becca's daughter, Sophie, leaves for university, she finds herself with a very empty nest and no idea how to fill it. Her marriage to Steady Steve hasn't excited either of them since the noughties, and with her job being taken from under her by someone much younger, Becca is losing her grip on all of her labels - mum, wife, employee.Forced to move in with her estranged mother after she takes a fall, Becca is confronted by the fact that her life doesn't look at all like she expected it would. And if things are going to change, she's going to have to be the one to change them. But then Sophie announces she's moving back in, and it seems she's expecting her mum to solve all her problems . . .Throwing on her best pair of mum jeans, and fighting against all of her instincts, Becca must learn to put herself first. But how can she embrace her second act when she doesn't even have a second to herself?
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