After Ever After

by Rowan Coleman

A warm and moving novel about what happens when your happily after after isn't quite so happy after all, from the author of The Memory Book .Kitty Simpson is a firm believer in fairy tales. And when Fergus Kelly kisses her under a shooting star (or perhaps a banking airplane), she simply knows that he must be The One.But eighteen months, a storybook wedding and an adorable but accidental baby later, Kitty's life isn't the perfect idyll she thought it would be. She has her Prince Charming, her lady-of-leisure lifestyle and her longed-for escape from city life, but Fergus spends most of his time commuting, looking after Ella is surprisingly exhausting, and a quiet life in the country has her pining for London.Suddenly confident, self-assured Kitty isn't sure who she is any more. Cracks are appearing in her fairy tale. And when they're compounded by her unexpected attraction to another man, happily ever after seems a long way off...

Genres: Fiction

431 pages, Paperback

First published April 7, 2003

About the author

Rowan Coleman lives with her husband, and five children in a very full house in Hertfordshire. She juggles writing novels with raising her family which includes a very lively set of toddler twins whose main hobby is going in the opposite directions. When she gets the chance, Rowan enjoys sleeping, sitting and loves watching films; she is also attempting to learn how to bake.

Rowan would like to live every day as if she were starring in a musical, although her daughter no longer allows her to sing in public. Despite being dyslexic, Rowan loves writing, and The Memory Book is her eleventh novel. Others include The Accidental Mother, Lessons in Laughing Out Loud and the award-winning Dearest Rose, a novel which lead Rowan to become an active supporter of domestic abuse charity Refuge, donating 100% of royalties from the ebook publication of her novella, Woman Walks Into a Bar, to the charity. Rowan does not have time for ironing.

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this - I was a bit surprised at the plot as I thought it would plod along in a formulaic chick-lit fashion but she dealt with a very sensitive subject in a very realistic way I thought. The characters all acted in a way that they probably would in real life, rather than how you might expect in a feel-good book and as a result I thought this book was a bit out of the ordinary.
I wish she had stuck to her bravery as some of her later offerings have fallen straight into the feel good chick lit dull dull dull camp.

[Kezza22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It wasn't your regular chick lit book which was great because I felt it was more an adult read which dealt with a tricky situation tissues the end of the book... Did feel that it was a little rushed towards the end...

[Sasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good so far.... haven't read much, but I want to continue! :)

[Asma · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read..

[Richa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book as well, I really enjoyed reading this book it was different to other books that I have read.