Sinead Moriarty.
Yours, Mine, Ours.

In my opinion, Ms Moriarty has written one of her best books with Yours, Mine, Ours. I don’t think there is a person in the world that can’t relate to one or all aspects of this book.
The world today, is made up of different family combinations. Whether it be man and a woman. It could be 2 Mums or 2 dads. It could be boyfriend/girlfriend. It could be separated wife and boyfriend. Separated husband and girlfriend.

Here is the recipe for this book.

Meet Anne and her children…Grace and Jack.
Meet James and his daughter Bella.
Throw in an estranged spouse called Conor.
Add in an ex-wife called Ingrid.
Stir it all together with a large Irish family and you have a recipe for something special.

Ms Moriarty examines how split families and new families come together in this book. We see how Anne and James are a couple and their children combine to become a new blended family. What Ms Moriarty manages to do with this book, is write this in such a way, that you can relate. I found myself reading and wondering how I would react as Anne. Remembering time I’d had in a similar situation….I’ve been an ‘Anne’ (without the children).

This book is written in a delightful way. It’s honest. It’s funny. It’s witty. It’s drama. It’s refreshing. Its emotional. It’s all those things and more. To be able to pull it all together in one book, so beautifully, is perfection. To be able to show the trauma of marriage breakups, the emotions of new relationships and the opinions of a large family all in one set of pages , it is a gift.

Sinead Moriarty, thank you for what I consider your best yet.

This was a fabulous look at life as a blended family as Anna and her two children move in with her new partner James and his daughter and soon discover that just because they love and appreciate each other it doesn’t mean that their children will feel the same. I loved the different personalities in this not to mention the complexities their blended family brought, it was good to also read the perspectives of Anna’s former husband and James’s former wife which added another layer of complication but also an interesting dimension. I admit there were times I wanted to yell at Anna about how she handled so,E situations but I guess that’s quite reflective of how real this story felt!

Sinead is one of my favourite authors; everything she writes is heartfelt and incredible. I have read all of her books and she gets better and better with each one. This was a lovely touching read, emotional at times as Sinead is never afraid to touch on difficult subject matter,, with a great cast of characters I really felt for.

I really stunning novel.

This book is a gem. As always Sinead writes beautifully. You feel as if each chapter written is a diary entry as they are so well written and credible, The characters are so well written and the storyline is one that so many people can relate to, I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it

Thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down. A realistic portrayal of the difficulties of second relationships with children and bringing together a blended family. A nice, relaxing easy read.