The Lover: A heartwarming novel of love and courage

'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield' The Mirror

After twenty years of contentedly playing the role of home-maker and mother, Frances Copeland's life is shattered by the sudden death of her husband.

With no career to fall back on and her son and daughter leaving home, the solitude of bereavement hits particularly hard.

When new love beckons, in the form of a handsome young man fifteen years her junior, Frances is torn. She longs to open her hear...