The Woman in the Middle, Milly Johnson
The Woman in the Middle, Milly Johnson
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The Woman in the Middle

Author: Milly Johnson

Narrator: Colleen Prendergast

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/17/2022


Synopsis

sandwich generation [noun]: a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible both for bringing up their own children and for the care of their aging parents. Shay Bastable is the woman in the middle. She is part of the sandwich generation: caring for her parents and her children, supporting her husband Bruce, holding them all together and caring for them as best she can. Then the arrival of a large orange skip on her mother’s estate sets in motion a cataclysmic series of events which leads to the collapse of Shay’s world. She is forced to put herself first for a change. But in order to move forward with her present, Shay needs to make sense of her past. And so she returns to the little village she grew up in, to uncover the truth about what happened to her when she was younger. And in doing so, she discovers that sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to find the only way is up.

About Milly Johnson

Milly Johnson is the bestselling author of over twenty books. The 2020 recipient of the Romantic Novelist Association's Outstanding Achievement Award, she writes about love, life, friendships, and the importance of community spirit. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience, and celebrate her beloved home of Yorkshire. In addition to writing over a dozen books, she is a newspaper columnist, scriptwriter, joke-writer, poet, and motivational speaker.

About Colleen Prendergast

Colleen Prendergast has narrated over sixty audiobooks, including thrillers, chick lit, period sagas, and contemporary fiction. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, her stage work includes The Mortal Ash at the Bush Theatre and The Comedy of Errors at the Nuffield Southampton, and her television work includes Chandler and Co and The Lightning Kid.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on October 10, 2021

Shay’s trying to keep all the plates spinning. A confession. I wasn’t sure to begin with that I was going to love The Woman in the Middle as much as I have other books by Milly Johnson. I needn’t have worried. It wasn’t long before I found myself completely ensnared in Shay’s life, laughing and cryin......more

Goodreads review by Fabulous Book Fiend on October 31, 2021

Loved this latest release-full review to come!......more

Goodreads review by Mela on October 27, 2024

There was all I loved in Molly Johnson's stories, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. Why? First of all, the narration dragged here and there. The novel would benefit from being shorter. Secondly, some threads could have been more used. They were powerful, but more exposed would have made the st......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on October 14, 2021

Milly has done it again, she has brought out another cracker of a read. I couldn't wait to read this book and I didn't want to put it down either. I like the way Milly writes about real life situations and I am sure people will be able to relate to one or another of the characters in this book. I re......more

Goodreads review by Jo on October 16, 2021

This wonderful novel resonated with me so strongly, it was almost uncomfortable for me reading it to start with because I could identify with it so much. Shay is juggling everything in her life, quite literally, and as with any attempt to juggle metaphorically, occasionally all the balls drop at the......more