title: Between a Mother and her Child
author:  Elizabeth Noble 
description: Maggie Barrett cant sleep, so she cleans. Her house is spotless since her husband, Bill, moved out and moved on with someone new. Her teenage daughter, Aly, and young son, Stan, seem better able to cope with the death of the Barretts oldest child, Jakeor are they? Meanwhile, Kate Millers life has been all shades of gray since the death of her husband. Maggies sister, visiting from Australia, answers Kates unusual ad for a sort-of-housekeeping position. Kate becomes a rent-a-granny for Stan, then a trusted friend to Maggie and Aly, who is dealing with more than just A-levels. But its not quite Mary Poppins, for Kate has a secret grief of her own. Though Noble piles on plot twists (good grief, the women in this book are fertile), none of it feels contrivedjust the normal things, both crappy and wonderful, that happen in life when things change. Realistic but not maudlin (Stans ebullient energy helps), this is a moving portrait of family love and the many unexpected shapes it takes. A best-seller in the UK and a sure bet for womens-fiction readers here. --Susan Maguire
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  > > > > INTRODUCTION
  
  Kat is now the mother of an 8-month-old prince. Overjoyed with baby Eddie, she
  devotes all her energy to parenting instead of handing off her son to the
  nurses, according to tradition. But her determination to be a loving, caring
  mother has created more problems. Duties and demands await; in particular,
  Edward is unhappy that she spends less and less time with him. How is Kat
  going to handle being a wife, mother, and member of the royal family?
  
  > CONTENTS
  
  >  _Chapter 1_
  
  >  _Chapter 2_
  
  >  _Chapter 3_
  
  >  _Chapter 4_
  
  >  _Chapter 5_
  
  >  _Chapter 6_
  
  >  