Things I want my daughters to know - Elizabeth Noble

How do you cope in a world without your mother?

When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do?

Take Lisa, in her mid-thirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could burst. While twentysomething Amanda is the traveler, always distanced from the rest of the family. And Hannah. A teenage girl on the verge of womanhood, about to be parted from the mother she adores.

But by drawing on the wisdom in Barbara's letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with her loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy life with all the passion and love each deserves?

The bestselling Elizabeth Noble returns with a tale of families, friends . and the glorious, endless possibilities of life.

Elizabeth Noble lives in Surrey with her husband and two daughters. Letters to Iris is her latest novel. Her seven previous books - The Reading Group, The Friendship Test (formerly published as The Tenko Club), Alphabet Weekends, Things I Want My Daughters to Know, The Girl Next Door, The Way We Were and Between a Mother and her Child - have all been Sunday Times bestsellers, with The Reading Group reaching Number One.

Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down
Penny Vincenzi

It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished
Daily Express

Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant
Sun

Honest and beautifully written
Woman & Home

Her stories strike a genuine chord . . . an irresistible comfort read
Glamour

This powerful tale packs an emotional punch
Closer

An emotional rollercoaster
Now

A journey through emotionally-charged mother-daughter territory . . . it may just kickstart the practice of letter-writing again
Good Housekeeping

Praise for Elizabeth Noble
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Noble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love
Express

A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion
Daily Mail

Deliciously readable
Times

Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face
Daily Express

Honest and beautifully written
Woman & Home

Witty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking
Red

Witty, pacy and immediately engaging
Glamour

So fluid, the pages turn themselves
Daily Mirror

Tissues are essential. You'll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all and howling sobs at the unbearable tendernes
Heat