Promo Post: The Other Side of Town by Eleanor Smythe

The Other Side of Town by Eleanor Smythe

Release Date: 24th March 2015

Genres: Contemporary Fiction

Brook Cottage Books is thrilled to welcome Eleanor Smythe to the blog for the first time with a promo post about her book THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. Definitely sounds like one for the TBR pile!  Have a read about it and see what you think yourself! 

Maureen and Karina had been friends since childhood. However, due to betrayal and grief their lives have taken on very different paths. The other side of town tells the story of the two families, brought together by tragedy.

Maureen marries John Evans and they soon have their fair share of misfortune in life. An accident at work impacts on their lives, forcing them to sell their home and move into social housing and a completely different lifestyle. Maureen soon has to find work with a multinational I.T company called Millbrooks. Tragedy soon finds them again and their life is consumed with grief while trying to find justice. Amidst all this, Maureen befriends a woman called Judith and although she has a chequered past, Judith brings a sense of humour and friendship into Maureen and John’s lives. 

Karina marries Rupert Millbrook, whose family span generations and are so influential that the town is named after them. Karina soon discovers that once you marry a Millbrook, you marry the family and its history! Karina soon becomes managing director of Millbrooks I.T and Maureen’s boss. However, Karina’s life is not without its own difficulties and she soon finds herself struggling with her teenage children and the problems they bring. Rupert has his own problems when a criminal investigation lead by Inspector Hennessy and his team, who are on a special assignment from London reveal links between Rupert's business deals and a known international criminal, Yakov Volkov. As one crime is solved another unfolds, arrests are made and justice is done.

About Eleanor Smythe

 Eleanor Smythe was born in the east end of London. Raised a family to secondary school level and then went on to obtain a degree in Occupational Therapy. Although she worked in various medical settings her greatest passion in her career was working with clients in the community, where she claims real life takes place.
Recently retired and now living in Portugal Eleanor has more time to pursue her love of writing. She has always been intrigued by the way in which peoples lives have twists and turns and how individuals cope with life's challenges. Her stories attempt to embrace the emotional turmoils of life, bringing her characters to life by showing humour, tragedy, conflict and betrayal; emotions that many of us face daily.
Her debut book, The Other Side of Town is full of such characters.