The Godmother - Carrie Adams

Having read the sequel to this book first by accident a few months ago, I wanted to read the Godmother so I could take myself back to the start of Tessa's story and learn what happened in the beginning. I managed to leave the two books long enough apart so I wouldn't remember what happened in The Stepmother word for word, therefore hoped it wouldn't spoil my reading of The Godmother. In The Godmother, we meet Tessa. She is 36 and still single. Happy being single, but still single all the same. Tessa has a wide group of friends, some married, and others with children, some both. Tessa plays a great role of godmother to all her friend's children. We come in ...  Read the complete review

The Godmother is Carrie Adams' first novel. Published by Headline Review it is the prequel to 'The Godmother' which I have recently reviewed. Born in London in 1970 Carrie Adams was educated at both Durham University and Birmingham University. She is married to theatre producer Adam Spiegel, who is responsible for putting Dirty Dancing on the London stage (I digress- Ive seen it and its FAB - I love this guy!) They have three daughters and live in London. The Godmother was published in 2006 and the sequel The Stepmother in 2008. The novel is available in paperback from amazon for £5.99. Its 22 chapters over 406 pages, definately a chick ...  Read the complete review