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Mothers And Daughters

June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Author: Leah Fleming


Mothers and Daughters

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Synopsis: Taken From The Book

Crete, present day. A woman anxiously awaits the arrival of someone who could change her life forever….

Lancashire, the 1950s. Three young girls make their way in a post-war world.

Bookworm Connie dreams of university, but brought up on myths about her mysterious father, her life is turned upside down when she discovers the truth.

Former ugly duckling Joy is determined to snare a man. Winning the “Miss Mercury” competition she bowls over local heart-throb Denny Gregson. But he’s not all he seems…

Convent educated Rosa is a born rebel, desperate for a life on the stage. But you need to be careful what you wish for…

As all three girls face tragedy, can they learn from their mothers’ mistakes? Or will history repeat itself?

About The Author:

Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire, graduated from Leeds University, and as well as a career in teaching, has tried her hand at several other occupations, although she is now a full time writer. She divides her time between her farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales and the slopes of an olive grove in Crete.

My Review Of Mothers And Daughters:

I really enjoyed ‘Mothers And Daughters’, worthy of a five out of five rating, in my opinion. Leah Fleming has written a well balanced, unbiased dialogue, which is completely realistic of what a typical families reaction to the three girls individual circumstances, would have been in the ‘swinging’ 1960′s. Teenagers sought, and were given, much more freedom from convention, but that freer and more unconventional society, was still completely unforgiving and inflexible when personal mistakes were made. Family good name and reputation were all important, and so many young mothers were forced into making ‘the right decision’, but for who?
In this saga, the young people had already seen their own parents, forgiven for similar transgressions, as understandable war-time mistakes. They therefore thought that such understanding would be forthcoming to them, but the elders closed ranks around them, with a ‘do as I say and not as I do’ attitude and it would be some time before acceptance was gained, but at what cost and would it be too late?
Whilst the girls’ mothers were facing their own similar dilemma; of either sharing their experiences and gained wisdom, thus helping their children not to make the same mistakes, or to keep their distance and let their daughters forge their own destinies.
This was an emotionally charged tale of the special relationships that exist between mothers and daughters.
If you liked this saga, keep your eyes open for Leah Fleming’s new book ‘Winter’s Children’, which is due to be published in paperback, November 2010. You can pre-order your copy here, from Amazon.
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