On the Edge by Sarah Turner

On the Edge

 by Sarah Turner



On The Edge by Sarah Turner

 was published on 4th July 2024 by Bantam publishing.

My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to

 Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour.




Synopsis

Joni has always felt like an outsider in her blended family.

She adored her childhood with mum and dad as their little unit of three. But when her mum passed away and her dad remarried shortly after, Joni’s world was shattered. As an adult she’s done all she can to avoid being part of the Ashford-Clyde clan. The only person she’s remained close to is her beloved Nana.

But when Nana dies, Joni is thrown back into their orbit.

Nana leaves behind something unexpected: an itinerary of pre-arranged activities for the whole family to complete over the course of a week. After years of trying but failing to bring Joni back into the fold, this appears to be Nana’s parting shot. After all, nothing says ‘family bonding’ quite like abseiling and ballroom dancing.

Why does she have to deal with this now?

With marriage and kids on the horizon, the life Joni’s always dreamed of is finally within touching distance. The last thing she wants to do is revisit the past.

But Joni’s about to discover that a lot can happen in seven days. Nana’s Week of Fun is about to change everything…





My Review

The concept behind this story is a novel one in which the family have to reunite for Nana’s week of fun. To say I loved it from start to finish is an understatement. It is an incredibly easy read that is difficult to put down as you hungrily want to find out what the next challenge is going to be and will they all stay together for it without falling out !!!!!. 

The relationships and the tensions between them will keep you ensnared and on tenterhooks wondering if Joni will capitulate or not. The variety of relationships means that some of the characters you will warm to, others not as much, and there are others you will be asking yourself what went wrong when they were all younger and why.

This is a  lovely story about love and loss that will have you looking at your own relationships and hopefully appreciating them more than you may have done, whilst following Joni’s week with hope and trepidation. Even though this is a light read of a story there is a lot to be taken away and thought about from this lovely book.


About the Author



SARAH TURNER lives in Devon with her husband, three sons and Frank the cat.

After graduating with first-class honours in Philosophy from the University of Exeter, she dabbled in careers in finance and higher education before a ‘warts and all’ parenting blog she’d started in order to let off steam gathered unexpected momentum and writing became her full-time job.

She has since written four Sunday Times bestsellers: The Unmumsy Mum, The Unmumsy Mum Diary, The Unmumsy Mum A-Z and her first novel, Stepping Up, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick in 2023.

Sarah likes bookshops, walks along the river and watching her boys play football. She doesn’t like parking, films with sharks in or writing about herself in the third person.

You can follow Sarah’s reading, writing and parenting adventures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@theunmumsymum).



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