The Patchwork Marriage

<p>Number one best-seller Jane Green - author of <i>The Love Verb</i> and <i>Spellbound </i>- examines the dynamics of family life and relationships in her novel <i>The Patchwork Marriage</i>. <br><br><b>When he asked her to be his wife, he also wanted a mother for his children . . .</b><br><br>When Andi marries Ethan she gets a ready-made family in the shape of his daughters Emily and Sophia. Unable to have a child of her own, and crazy in love with Ethan, she has a chance to make the perfect family. But teenager Emily's hostility leaves Andi feeling hated in her own home. <br><br>And worse, Ethan, blinded by love for his daughter, cannot see that her behaviour is driving a wedge through their marriage. So when Andi and Ethan's world is rocked by an act of recklessness, Andi knows that their whole future is in doubt. <br><br>Can Andi and Ethan heal the rift in their relationship?<br>Can each of them find enough love to go around?<br>And how strong can a patchwork marriage ever be?<br><br>'A heartbreaking tale of love and family, truly compelling' <i>Closer </i><br><br>'Green is women's fiction royalty . . . a compelling family drama' <i>Heat</i><br><br>'A compulsive and moving read' <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br><br>Jane Green's internationally best-selling novels, including <i>The Other Woman</i>, <i>Jemima J.</i>, <i>Babyville</i>, <i>Girl Friday</i> (published as <i>Dune Road</i> in the USA), <i>Life Swap</i> (<i>Swapping Lives</i>), <i>Spellbound </i>(<i>To Have and to Hold</i>), <i>The Beach House</i>, <i>Second Chance</i>, <i>Straight Talking</i>, <i>Mr. Maybe</i>, and <i>Bookends</i>, are moving and extremely relatable. <i>The Patchwork Marriage</i> is published as<i> Another Piece of My Heart</i> in the USA.</p> <p>Number one best-seller Jane Green - author of <i>The Love Verb</i> and <i>Spellbound </i>- examines the dynamics of family life and relationships in her novel <i>The Patchwork Marriage</i>. <br><br><b>When he asked her to be his wife, he also wanted a mother for his children . . .</b><br><br>When Andi marries Ethan she gets a ready-made family in the shape of his daughters Emily and Sophia. Unable to have a child of her own, and crazy in love with Ethan, she has a chance to make the perfect family. But teenager Emily's hostility leaves Andi feeling hated in her own home. <br><br>And worse, Ethan, blinded by love for his daughter, cannot see that her behaviour is driving a wedge through their marriage. So when Andi and Ethan's world is rocked by an act of recklessness, Andi knows that their whole future is in doubt. <br><br>Can Andi and Ethan heal the rift in their relationship?<br>Can each of them find enough love to go around?<br>And how strong can a patchwork marriage ever be?<br><br>'A heartbreaking tale of love and family, truly compelling' <i>Closer </i><br><br>'Green is women's fiction royalty . . . a compelling family drama' <i>Heat</i><br><br>'A compulsive and moving read' <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br><br>Jane Green's internationally best-selling novels, including <i>The Other Woman</i>, <i>Jemima J.</i>, <i>Babyville</i>, <i>Girl Friday</i> (published as <i>Dune Road</i> in the USA), <i>Life Swap</i> (<i>Swapping Lives</i>), <i>Spellbound </i>(<i>To Have and to Hold</i>), <i>The Beach House</i>, <i>Second Chance</i>, <i>Straight Talking</i>, <i>Mr. Maybe</i>, and <i>Bookends</i>, are moving and extremely relatable. <i>The Patchwork Marriage</i> is published as<i> Another Piece of My Heart</i> in the USA.</p>