Memory Road

<p><strong>Despite knowing it's a mad idea Lily agrees to take her mother on one last road trip around the UK in this new novel by the bestselling author of <em>His Other Woman.</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This trip will be challenging because Lily's mother can no longer be described as 'just a bit forgetful': Moira has started talking to imaginary friends and singing Abba songs in public and last week she began emptying boxes of cereal onto the floor in the supermarket.</p><p> </p><p>Lily is worried and embarrassed by her mother's behaviour but despite her recent dementia diagnosis Moira is happy - albeit in a sweary sort of way - and insists the journey will help her write a memoir.</p><p> </p><p>As they trundle across the country in an ancient VW campervan Lily feels the strain as she struggles to deal with her mother's decline her own daughter's criticism and her ex-husband's upcoming wedding plans to a younger woman. One night leaving Moira alone in the hotel Lily meets a man in a bar and for the first time in years she feels alive.</p><p> </p><p>This road trip was intended to celebrate the past. But will it end in crisis or might Lily's chance encounter help build a new future for this fractured family?</p>