Consequence of Love

by Sandra Howard

Perfect reading for fans of Joanna Trollope and Elizabeth Buchan, this is a novel of lost loves, deceits and second chances.Nattie is now happily married to Hugo and they have two beautiful children, but no one knows that her heart has never truly been hers to give. The love of her life was lost to her years ago, or so she thought. Now Ahmed is back, and although he knows Nattie is married, he just can't stop himself from making contact. Torn between Ahmed and her family, Nattie ends up meeting him in secret. But will her lies cause more trouble than the truth?Praise for Sandra Howard's'S ubtly sexy and crammed with fascinating detail of political high life' Jilly Cooper on Glass Houses'I turned the last page of Tell the Girl with a real feeling of regret that this great treat had come to an end' Joanna Lumley'One of our most popular novelists' Daily Mail'Sandra Howard's thriller could not be more topical. An entertaining yarn that explores the conflict of the interest between love, politics and religion' Tatler on A Matter of Loyalty'This paean to middle-flowering lust could be the start of a great Trollope of a career' Sunday Telegraph on Glass Houses

400 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2017

About the author

Sandra Howard (nee Paul) was one of the leading fashion models of the 1960s, appearing on the cover of American Vogue two months running. She worked as a freelance journalist alongside modelling, before turning to novel writing. She continues to write regularly for the press.

Her four novels, Glass Houses, Ursula's Story, A Matter of Loyalty and Ex-Wives are available in paperback and ebook. Her latest novel, Tell the Girl, is available from Amazon and at bookshops from 3rd July 2014.

Sandra has just begun work on her next novel, which has the working title of "Absence".

Sandra is actively involved with two national charities as a trustee of Addaction, a charity helping people to fight drug and alcohol addiction, and as Vice President of Youth Epilepsy. Sandra also supports First Story, a charity that provides funds to enable well-known writers to hold creative writing classes in inner city schools.

She has three adult children: Sholto, Nick and Larissa, and is married to the former British Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard. They live in London and Kent.

Reviews

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as her previous books but I did finish reading it !

[Dina G · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had so much expectation from this book. But the story didn’t go anywhere 😩

The characters were not especially likeable, except for Lily. And the ending is just downright disappointing and again not leading anywhere... as if anyone in Nattie’s position would have made the same decision 🤔

[Katie Garratt · Rating 3 out of 5]

not a book I’d normally read but my nan lent it to me and yeha I did enjoy it. Finsihed it in a day so again that says it all, nice read but wouldn’t necessarily rave about it but mainly because it’s not massively my style. Super good characters tho defo felt emersed in the story.

[Josie]

I wasn't at all engaged by the MC or the writing style. This was a DNF for me.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting read, but I hated the character Nattie and found her so selfish and horrible towards her husband and kids. I didn’t sympathise with her affair and the end was quite a let down, there was this huge build up to something that never happened. I thought it would be a bit more tragic. Overall, a bit frustrating and meh. She makes bad life choices.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A truly enjoyable read - real characters flaws and all. Grips your heart right from the start and doesn't let go until the last page. Beautifully written and the sort of book that stays with you long after it's finished.