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R J Gould is back with another wonderful read, Darren, Andrew and Mrs Hall. He writes contemporary fiction about relationships using a mix of wry humour and pathos to describe the tragi-comic life journeys of his protagonists. Darren, Andrew and Mrs Hallis his eighth novel and follows The Engagement Party, Jack and Jill Went Downhill, Mid-life follies, The bench by Cromer beach, Nothing Man, Dream Café and Then and now. HeadlineAccent and Lume Books have published him and also self-publishes. Before becoming a full-time author he worked in the education and charity sectors. In addition to his addiction to telling stories, he has somewhat milder addictions to playing tennis, watching film noir cinema, completing Wordle and eating dried mango slices. He is a member of Cambridge Writers and the Romantic Novelists’ Association UK and lives in Cambridge, England.
A tale of two husbands, two wives, and the woman in between. It is a June day and the rain is lashing down as Emma and Andrew move into the house of their dreams in an affluent London suburb.
Two doors away, dejected Darren and Kelly are downsizing into their new home. It doesn’t take long for the women to hit it off despite being opposites in many ways.
Meanwhile, Andrew, a teacher and poet, and Darren, an alarm systems installer, are at loggerheads from the word go.
When Emma and Kelly decide to take breaks away together–to a spa, a countryside retreat, the Scottish Highlands–their men feel abandoned. Their animosity grows and their loyalty to their wives is tested when Mrs Hall moves in as their in-between neighbour. But who exactly is this woman and what game is she playing?
The wives return from a stay in Scotland to discover that a lot has changed. Will their marriages be robust enough to survive?
Darren, Andrew and Mrs Hall is one of those books that makes you want to read everything the author has ever written. It draws you into the characters’ worlds immediately. You feel as if you live on the street with them and are watching it all unfold. As you begin to read it’s made apparent the couples are very different and its fascinating to see their dynamics with each other.
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