Perfect Daughter is a tender, warm-hearted read which has the ability to touch delicate issues with loving care and attention. Jacks still has dreams, she may be married, bringing up two children, be carer for her mother, scrimping and saving and putting everyone else first… but she still has dreams. With alternating chapters set in the past and the present, we get to know Jacks and appreciate why she feels that life may have escaped her, and why she doesn't want it to escape her daughter. Amanda Prowse writes with great sensitivity, particularly with regards to Ida, who has Alzheimer’s disease, you can feel her confusion and fear, and Jacks dedication to her is heart rending. The main storyline isn't hidden from view, you can see where it’s heading and it’s all the more poignant because of that, there are though, still plenty of surprises along the way. This charming story is jam-packed full of affection and emotion, and is a generously engaging read. ~ Liz Robinson
Once upon a time, Jacks Morgan had dreams. She was going to have a successful career and travel the world. She would own a house on the beach, and spend long nights with her boyfriend strolling under the stars. But life had other ideas. First Martha came along, then Jonty. Then Jacks' elderly mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and had to move in. Now their little terrace in Weston-super-Mare is bursting at the seams. Jacks' dreams were put on hold long ago. But if she can save up enough to give her teenage daughter a bright future, then all her sacrifice will be worth something...won't it? PREVIOUS NOVELS: Poppy Day, What Have I Done?, Clover's Child, A Little Love, Will You Remember Me?, Christmas for One, A Mother's Story.
Amanda Prowse was a management consultant for ten years before realising that she was born to write. She is also the author of Poppy Day (Head of Zeus, 2012). She lives in the West Country with her husband Simeon, a soldier, and their two sons.
