The Distance Between Us by Georgie Capron
Published: 1st July 2018
Publisher: Aria
Pages: 428
Available on Kindle
Rating: 4/5
Blurb
For fans
of Marian Keyes, Hurrah for Gin and Allison Pearson. A tear-jerking but
uplifting modern love story about motherhood and marriage.
Happy children, happy husband, happily ever after?
Tasha knows that she should count her blessings: married for eleven years, mother to three healthy children, she should be content with her lot. However, feelings of frustration have settled over her like a dark cloud. Despite living under the same roof and sharing the same bed, Tasha has never felt so distant from her husband, Charlie. She feels worn down by the mental load of motherhood, drowning in the never-ending chores that keep the family and household afloat. Most of all she worries that her once happy marriage is slipping away from her.
Tasha longs for something to change, but when change comes calling will it really be the answer she was hoping for? And is it possible to fall in love with the same person twice?
A modern day love story about family, marriage and risking it all to have it all.
Tasha knows that she should count her blessings: married for eleven years, mother to three healthy children, she should be content with her lot. However, feelings of frustration have settled over her like a dark cloud. Despite living under the same roof and sharing the same bed, Tasha has never felt so distant from her husband, Charlie. She feels worn down by the mental load of motherhood, drowning in the never-ending chores that keep the family and household afloat. Most of all she worries that her once happy marriage is slipping away from her.
Tasha longs for something to change, but when change comes calling will it really be the answer she was hoping for? And is it possible to fall in love with the same person twice?
A modern day love story about family, marriage and risking it all to have it all.
Review
Tasha has been married to Charlie for eleven years and
together they have three children all of which are at school. Recently Tasha
has being finding motherhood harder and more mundane than usual and longs for
more support from Charlie who seems to spend forever in the office. Whenever
Tasha tries to talk to Charlie he seems to move further and further away from
her. When neighbour Javier offers Tasha some kind words she succumbs to his
advances and makes a massive mistake. The pair then separate, and Tasha is left
even more alone wondering how on earth she’s going to cope and win Charlie back.
This is one of those novels which really highlights the adage
“you don’t realise what you’ve got until its gone” in Tasha’s case she begins
wake up to how supportive Charlie was being a parent and being a partner. As she works out how to be happy on her own
can she find away to win back Charlie’s trust.
At the beginning I found Tasha to be a strong and
independent character but after her misdemeanour she’s racked with guilt and when
Charlie finds out she seems to become weak and crumble, she totally forgets how
much she tried to communicate with Charlie that she was unhappy, and he just
ignored her. I thought Charlie was a very realistic character and did love how
the love for his children was portrayed throughout the book. I just wish he’d
had the same affection for his wife then none of the drama would have happened.
The Distance Between Us was a realistic look at a marriage into
trouble. It highlights the need to
communicate in a relationship. Georgie Capron has managed to portray every
emotion felt by these characters so as a reader we can feel the disappointment,
the hope, the anger and all the frustrations throughout the story and this I
really enjoyed as it felt very real. There are some sad and worrying moment sin
the story which do make it quite a heavy read but I think she has managed to
balance this with some more light-hearted moments with the children.
Overall I found this an enjoyable read and I’m looking
forward to reading more from this author. Thank you to Aria who sent me a copy
to review via Netgalley and invited me to be part of this blog tour.
About the Author
Georgie
lives in South West London with her husband and daughter. Alongside her writing
she works as a primary school teacher and she particularly enjoys teaching
English. She studied Italian and History of Art at the University of Edinburgh
and did a PGCE in primary education at the University of London.
Follow Georgie
Website: https://georgiecapron.com/
Twitter: @GeorgieCapron
Facebook: @GeorgieCapron
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