What if the people you loved and trusted had been lying to you from the beginning?
When her loving, free spirited grandmother, Primrose passes away, Victoria is bereft, yet resilient-she has survived tragedy before. But even her strength is tested when a mysterious woman attends Prim's funeral and claims to be the mother Victoria thought was dead.
Amanda Prowse is brilliant at writing about family and love. You walk with Victoria through first her grief, then her anger and then uncertainty as she has to grow up beyond her 18 years, whilst she also plays at being a teenager - her first crush, her first party.
I loved the characters of Prim and Victoria. Prim had a wonderful zest for life, obviously driven by previous events. She wanted the best for her grand-daughter and sacrificed everything to give it to her. Victoria was a sweet, naïve 18 year old, and I loved how we followed her thoughts and choices through the tragic events in her young life. An emotional read and one i'd definitely recommend.

So good!
I do not want to give away too much, so I will say this: This is a beautifully written, heartfelt story of family, loss, distrust, life, love,and reunions.
*Beware*- You will definitely need tissues as you meet and become friends with Victoria', Prim, Daksha, and Sarah. .You will learn how their lives intersect. Will they ever move forward and let go of all the hurt and lies?
I loved each and every person in this novel, but my very favorite is Sarah. A person stronger than she even realized that once upon a time did the right thing for her daughter.
Amanda Prowse never disappoints and this is most definitely a book that you will love!
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Loved this book!!! Amanda Prowse is one of my favorite authors and her latest, The Day She Came Back, did not disappoint. The story is woven so beautifully and the characters are very real and relatable. Highly recommend!

Thank you to netgally for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love Amanda Prowse books and this one definitely lived up to expectations such an emotional and heart-warming read and was so happy to be able to request it to read on netgalley in advance of its release and it was such a brilliant book to read on a sunny bank holiday while shielding. Once I had started reading I really couldn't put it down and finished it in one day. Amanda always writes about real people and real life emotions and The Day She Came Back is no exception to this telling the story of three women, Prim, Sarah and Victoria and how heartbreak, love and family connect them all in some way whilst reading you feel like you are living the story with them and all of the tears laughter and joy and heartbreak that they are going through and how the truth comes out in the end. It also explores the special bond and friendship between two best friends Victoria and Daksha and their hopes and dreams for the future.

After losing her darling grandmother Victoria is heartbroken then at the funeral she see's a strange woman who then claims to be her dead mother. as Victoria learns of her past and the secrets her grandmother has kept.Now needing to find answers Victoria does'nt know who she can trust to tell her the truth.5*

The Day She Came Back is the newest release from one of my top-five favorite authors, Amanda Prowse. The Queen of Domestic Drama and a prolific writer of emotionally charged contemporary fiction has another hit on her hands, and I am thrilled to share an early review. I have read all of her works from the last five years and plan to shuffle my way back through the earlier ones I missed, before I knew anything about her.

Imagine being an eighteen-year-old girl in England, raised by your much older grandmother because your own parents died from drug overdoses. You lost your grandfather years ago, you have no siblings or aunts and uncles, and you're a bit of an outcast at school. But you're sweet, and you are generous, and you have so much potential. At least you have a wonderful best friend and a lovely little crush on a boy at school... perhaps life might be okay... until your nana, Prim, passes away unexpectedly. How tragic and sad, and it breaks your heart. But then... everything changes the following days at nana's funeral. Someone you thought long gone shows up with a shocking twist!

Prowse knows how to lure you into comfortable nostalgia and love... she makes you feel the true pain of a young girl who now has no one to help her through the grief. Sure, she has a bestie and her family, and her nana's beau, but it's not the same. I felt my eyes tear up when Victoria was home alone for the first time... you know things can't possibly be okay again for her. She is alone in the world now. I understood her reckless behavior, her desire to be someone different. Victoria shows us the downside of being heartbroken on multiple levels, and then... finally, we see a glimmer of hope. The crush seems to return her feelings!

As quickly as we feel the pain, our hopes rise and we see the potential for Victoria to heal. But it won't happen, and things will take a very long time to truly turn around. Prowse paints the characters with just enough detail to give you all you need to take the picture and run with it yourself. I heard the music at the party Victoria throws. I smelled the breakfasts she and her crush make each morning. I felt the change in this young woman when she is hurt a second time by someone who devastates her in a terrible way.

It's rare others than Prowse can generate this kind of emotion from me... but when she does, I am all in. I can't wait to find out what's next in this dynamic author's mind.

I was very disappointed with this book. Is it written for the mid teen market? It felt as if it was. The plot was cliched and disappointing. Had I been in the young adult bracket I might have been more impressed.

Reading an Amanda Prowse book is like snuggling in front of a fire wrapped in a duvet. In other words it’s comforting. Amanda’s books wrap themselves around you and give you the biggest hug

The Day She Came Back is no different

This is a ‘real’ book about real people with real lives and yet Amanda’s stories are all fiction

As with all her others this book grabbed me from the start

Terrific read

Thanks you once again Amanda

Another fantastic page turner from the queen of women’s fiction! I absolutely loved this. I cannot believe the amount of times I had to stop reading because of the tears in my eyes Through sadness and laughter. There were moments where I was cringing and moments where I felt so much empathy for quite a few of the characters. There wasn’t a single character I didn’t like and it know it’s a sign of a great book when you get to the end and are gutted that it’s finished. It left me wanting to know more about quite a few characters in the book and it also made me really really want to go visit Oslo. I have a wonderful mental picture of so many places that I’d love to see them for real.

Always a huge pleasure to read a book by the wonderful Amanda Prowse, her beautiful emotional stories always touch my heart and uplift my soul!
And this amazing story certainly did both of these things with the gorgeous characters and the breathtaking descriptions of Oslo and her family home that she shared with her beloved grandmother.
It was enthralling watching Victoria adjust to life without her grandmother, her choices at times had you cringing and you hoped she realises her mistakes and can keep those who love her close, rather than follow her mum into a different lifestyle.
I loved how the letters between her mum and grandmother gave you a further layer to the story, it gave you the opportunity to see both sides of the story and allowed you to understand the love between them all.
Certainly this book was an emotional rollercoaster, however the ride was so thrilling and thought provoking, and one I hope to travel again in Amanda’s next book. ❤️

This is my first Amanda Prowse book and it will not be my last. The characters are so beautifully drawn, some with detail and others more sparingly, and yet each person becomes familiar to us.

Victoria has a wonderful relationship with her maternal grandmother, Prim, who brought her up after her mother's (Prim's daughter's) death when Victoria was still a baby. Prim has been the rock in Victoria's life until the unthinkable happens and Prim dies unexpectedly. From this moment on Victoria's well ordered life begins to unravel, starting with Prim's funeral when a woman appears, claiming to be Victoria's 'dead' mother.

What I particularly loved was the time spent introducing Prim into the reader's life. Her death is such a catalyst for what follows that it was very important for us to know and understand the place she held in Victoria's life to be able to understand the impact of losing her.

I didn't always like Victoria but her actions were believable for a teenager suddenly cut adrift from the parental tether of the grandmother who raised her. I strongly recommend this book.

A truly captivating beautiful story of loss in a few different ways. Victoria has been brought up by her wonderful grandparents after her parents die young and when her world collapses, she discovers the truth and begins to face a new reality where nothing she has been told was true. I cried and laughed reading this and would put it as one of my favourite reads this year. I got this as an arc and would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review and the opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased

Amanda Prowse is the queen of contemporary fiction & her novels always deal with family issues that are not necessarily relatable, but her style of writing ensures the reader feels all of the emotion! While it didn’t grip me as much as others have, it was a great read to escape with.

I'm not sure where to begin with this review.

As always, Amanda Prowse goes straight for the heart. She writes such incredibly beautiful stories that draw you in from the first page. Her characters are so well developed that you form instant connections with them, whether they're likeable or not.

With Victoria's story, we are taken on a huge rollercoaster ride of emotion. She goes from knowing who she is and where she's headed and suddenly everything changes. Almost overnight, everything she thought she knew becomes blurry and lies are exposed. Who can she trust?

The way this story unfolds is truly spellbinding. I was left weeping and so satisfied with the outcome.

Mandy has done it again!

Whenever I need to read something light and heartwarming I always turn to a book by Amanda Prowse. This book did not disappoint and was just what I needed to break up my usual genre. It was a story that grabbed me from the very first page, with beautiful descriptions and characters who felt so real to me. Read in a day, It is a beautifully written story about addiction, grief, love and loss.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for and ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The Day she came Back by Amanda Prowse was such an anticipated treat. I remember Amanda going to Oslo to do her research for the “new book” when she was writing it. This is typical of her attention to detail when crafting her books. She does great research so that she gets, and conveys, a real understanding of detail and context drawing you straight into the storyline and the locations. This story of Victoria’s life journey intersects with Sarah’s struggle with addiction, despair and renewal. The characters are well portrayed and their emotions explored in a realistic and, often, heartbreaking way. I just hate when Amanda’s books end and I lose that connection with the people whose lives I’ve been privileged to share. Another success by the wonderful Mandy! (Did I mention that now I want to see Oslo!)

The Day she came back, Amanda Prowse.
Received an ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review.

What a stunning, thought provoking and rich book this is. The story of 18 year old Victoria Who lives with/her grandmother as her Mum, Sarah, is dead, but who discovers on the death of her grandmother that her mother is alive. Sarah’s story Is tragic, dramatic, terrible and heart-breaking yet ultimately inspiring. I don’t want to spoil any of the plot., but I might not be able to avoid it!

I did not think I would enjoy the story of an 18 year old, who in the aftermath of her discovery, acts in a stupid, childish and irresponsible way. It is understandable and forgivable because the writer does such a good job of developing the character.

I did enjoy the story, it was utterly riveting and emotional. Ultimately it has a really happy ending, but the journey there is not smooth. I can’t recommend. this book enough. Fabulous. 5 stars.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse. The story was beautifully written and the characters were well developed. The beginning was a little slow, but the second half took off. Thank you NetGalley for the free ebook. I will recommend this book.

Amanda Prowse just goes from strength to strength. Her output covering so many diverse topics is simply astounding! The Day She Came Back is up there with her best and tells the story of 18 year old Victoria , who has been raised by her beloved grandmother, Prim, her parents having died from drug overdoses when she was a baby..however, when Prim dies suddenly, Victoria finds everything she held true is no longer so and she is left doubting her relationship with her grandmother. Did she lie to her all her life? When a mysterious lady at Prim's funeral introduces herself as Victoria's mum , her whole world is turned upside down. Through a series of heartbreaking letters, the truth is gradually revealed and Victoria takes the first steps across the bridge of discovered truths , to the mother she has grieved and longed for all her life. Visiting her mum and her husband Jens in Oslo she finds peace, strength and love. This beautiful book handles the dark matter of drug addiction and the pain and devastating effects it has on all those affected by it, with such sensitivity and knowledge. Nobody handles human relationships narrative better than Amanda Prowse. I love the sweet interaction between Victoria and her lovely, loyal friend, Daks , who's loving tight knit family are there for Victoria in her time if need. The relationship between Victoria and Prim is so lovingly observed and written as are the peripheral characters of Gerald and Bernard. Amanda is an artist who with a few deft sentences paints a fully formed character that we can immediately empathise with and care about. I could eulogise about this perfect book forever but I will allow the reader to dive in and immerse themselves in it . It's a perfect gem if a book

have always loved Amanda’s books so was excited to read the day she came back! Her books draw you in from the start and i didn’t want to put this one down!
This book tells the tale of three woman, three generations of the same family,Prim,Sarah and Victoria who have all made sacrifices or choices that have shaped their lives but ultimately when the truth comes out we realise that those choices were made out of love, compassion and hope. Prim acting out of love for her unborn granddaughter, Sarah making the most heartbreaking sacrifice for her daughter and Victoria the product of prim and Sarah’s choices, an emotional, at times heartbreaking read that demonstrated the power of love and sacrifice but overall the strength of forgiveness,reconciliation and love.Great characters particularly liked Gerald and daksha!
Thank you net galley for this early read.