THE MAN I LOVED BEFORE by Anna Mansell

It is 🎉Publication Day 🎉 for Anna Mansell's THE MAN I LOVED BEFORE @AnnaMansell and I am excited to be able to share my #review 👩🏻‍💻on day one of the @Bookouture #blogtour 🌟#Bookouture #blogger #books #bookblogreview #newrelease #publicationday

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‘Dear Ben, I can only write you this letter because I know you’ll never read it…’ When Jem writes to her ex Ben, it’s to explain everything. All the secrets she kept from him – from the little lies she’d sometimes tell about how new those shoes really were, or how many glasses of wine she’d had that evening… right up to The Big Thing that happened on the night that…

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HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART: An Emotional Uplifting Page Turner About Love, Loss and Friendship Anna Mansell MY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️▫️ PUBLISHER Bookouture PUBLISH DATES March 1, 2017 SUMMARY "Susan Smith. Female, fifty-six. Had an argument with a bus down Ecclesall Road and lost." Susan has possibly tried to commit suicide. No one know for sure. She is in Northern General Hospital in Sheffield with a broken leg and injuries to face. She refuses to talk to anyone. As a last resort Kat, the acting Ward Sister, finds a diary in Susan's purse. Kat finds one name and number in the diary, so she calls and leaves a message to call the hospital. Upon receiving this message Rhys drops everything and rushes to the hospital thinking something has happened to his mom. Instead he finds he was called to see Susan, one of his plumbing customers, a lonely woman who had recently lost both her parents. Susan refuses to talk even to Rhys. Why was Rhy's number in Susan's diary? Kat is at a loss for what to do about Susan. All three main characters, Kat, Rhys and Susan, are in emotional turmoil. Kat's boyfriend has just walked out on her after living together for five years. He took her heart with him when he left. She is devastated. Additionally she has just been promoted to acting Ward Sister, and is very insecure in the position and feels the need to prove herself. Rhy's brother, David committed suicide six months ago and Rhys feels like he should have done more to prevent it. Susan had recently lost her parents whom she had been living with and taking care of most of her life. Was the loss of her parents why Susan tried to commit suicide? Or was there something else causing her unbearable pain. She doesn't seem to want to get better. She still will not talk to anyone! REVIEW This is Anna Mansell's debut novel. Mansell is brave for tackling difficult topics like deep loss, sacrifice and suicide in her first book. And she does a good job. For some reason, the cover art and title made me think this book may be a nice light read. It's not so light. The characters were well developed emotionally. It was easy to understand what they were thinking and why they reacted the way they did. Kat, Rhys and Susan were all searching for understanding of the loss they experienced. They were all searching for happiness. They had "opted out" emotionally as Mansell discusses in her notes. They were perhaps not seeing the happiness that was right in front of them. What makes any of us stop wanting to make the most of every day we have? The first half of the book was a little slow, but it definitely picked up in the second half. I liked the ending. As a U.S. reader I felt I may have missed some of the nuances in the book due not totally understanding some of the English references in the book. A minor issue because the voice in the book was authentic and real. The story was a good one. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I Wanted To Tell You by Anna Mansell

I Wanted To Tell You by Anna Mansell #BookReview #IWantedToTellYou #NetGalley @AnnaMansell

I had never heard of author, Anna Mansell, but after I read the synopsis and seeing what I Wanted To Tell You was about, I knew simply had to read it.

Helen is a soft-hearted and kind bus driver who lets homeless man named James ride on her bus for free. She also drops an elderly man named Geoff off at his door. Helen even checks on Geoff if he isn’t waiting for the bus on the days he usually…

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The Lost Wife @annamansell @bookouture #Interview

The Lost Wife @annamansell @bookouture #Interview

Hello Lovelies,

My spot of The Lost Wife tour, by Anna Mansell. I have an interview with Anna for you today. Enjoy.

Kelly xoxo

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When Ellie Moran passes away, she leaves her newborn son and husband Ed behind her. Their marriage was perfect, their lives everything they had hoped for. So why was Ellie keeping secrets from Ed?

Knowing he can never ask his wife the truth, Ed is struggling…

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#BlogTour #Review ~ The Lost Wife by @AnnaMansell @bookouture

#BlogTour #Review ~ The Lost Wife by @AnnaMansell @bookouture

I’m delighted to be kicking off the blog tour alongside Amy from Novel Gossip on Publication Day .. have a great day Anna 🙂 x When Ellie Moran passes away, she leaves her newborn son and husband Ed behind her. Their marriage was perfect, their lives everything they had hoped for. So why was Ellie keeping secrets from Ed? Knowing he can never ask his wife the truth, Ed is struggling to cope. When…

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How To Mend A Broken Heart @annamansell @bookouture #Q&A

How To Mend A Broken Heart @annamansell @bookouture #Q&A

A Q&A with author Anna Mansell by the Love Books Group.. How to Mend a Broken Heart a debut novel.

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How to Mend a Broken Heart

How to Mend a Broken Heart @AnnaMansell @bookouture

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Hello? Rhys Woods? I have a patient here I think you know. Yours is the only number in her diary…

When Rhys is called to the hospital to meet Susan, a woman he barely knows, he is compelled to help her. Still grieving the loss of his brother months earlier, Rhys knows all too well the feeling of loneliness.

There are years between them, but Rhys is the only person Susan will respond…

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How To Mend A Broken Heart @annamansell @bookouture #Q&A

How To Mend A Broken Heart @annamansell @bookouture #Q&A

When life is falling apart, good friends and companionship can help mend your broken heart – and maybe even give you the chance to fall in love again…

Life is good for nurse Kat. That is until the man she intended to marry legs it, she’s unexpectedly promoted to a position with too much responsibility, and a patient arrives on her ward under strange circumstances.

Susanis a mystery. She refuses…

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