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Book length - 368 pages Publisher - Troubador BUY LINKS: Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Eva for providing me with an e-copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Lizzie—exasperated Mother of Cassie, Connor and Stepdaughter Maisy—is the frustrated voice of reason to her daughters’ teenage angst. She gets by with good friends, cheap wine and talking to herself—out loud. 16-year-old Cassie—the Facebook-Tweeting, Selfie-Taking, Music and Mobile Phone obsessed teen—hates everything about her life. She longs for the perfect world of Chelsea Divine and her 'undivorced' parents—and Joe, of course. However, the discovery of a terrible betrayal and a brutal attack throws the whole household into disarray. Lizzie and Cassie are forced to reassess the important things in life as they embark upon separate journeys of self-discovery—accepting some less than flattering home truths along the way. MY REVIEW A story about a family in all of its ordinary, day-to-day struggles and mayhem, 183 TIMES A YEAR by Eva Jordan is the kind of book that everyone can relate to in some shape or form and therein lies its magic. Nobody ever said that family life would be easy but should it really be this hard? Lizzie is tired. Tired of chasing the kids around trying to get them to do more, to listen more, to want to be more, but she seems to be barking up the wrong tree. Well, at least she has wine! Cassie is a teenager who has enough on her plate, which her mother just cannot seem to understand, according to Cassie anyway. Why can't her life be more perfect and simple? Why doesn't anyone understand her? And as life is shown in all of its messiness, it is only when tragedy strikes, that these characters come together and recognise their mistakes and their strengths in this complicated thing known as family. It takes real talent to excellently portray two different generations but it is one that Eva Jordan possesses. I felt for the teenage Cassie who is trying to discover who she is and where she fits in the world, making mistakes and being selfish all being a part of the journey. And then there is Lizzie who wants to get through to her kids, be there for them, and wants them all to feel connected, but yet struggles with it all - as a parent, there is something for everyone in Lizzie. 183 TIMES A YEAR by Eva Jordan is an extraordinary story about ordinary life and I look forward to reading more. AUTHOR BIO Eva Jordan was born in Kent but has lived most of her life in a small Cambridgeshire town. She describes herself as a lover of words, books, travel and chocolate, and is also partial to the odd glass or two of wine. Eva is both a mum and step mum to four adult children, all of whom have, at times, inspired her writing and her family based novels. Her career has been varied including working for the library service and at a women's refuge. A member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Eva also writes a monthly column for a local magazine and says storytelling through the art of writing is her passion. 183 Times A Year is Eva's debut novel, followed by All The Colours In Between, and Time Will Tell. For more information: Website - evajordanwriter.com Twitter - twitter.com/EvaJordanWriter Facebook - www.facebook.com/EvaJordanWriter/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/evajordanwriter/
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