Author Description

When Anna Minstrel's father re-marries soon after the death of her adored adoptive mother she is shocked. And his new, but very dull family, leaves her feeling isolated. But with a demanding job as a producer of a daytime TV show and a satisfying relationship with spin the doctor Oliver Manners, Anna tries to hide her battered feelings. Then suddenly into her life erupts Sophia, her Italian birth-mother, who wants Anna to forgive her and come to Rome. Her mother's family, the Grescobaldis, fabulously wealthy and hopelessly immoral, captivate Anna. But in Sophia, a woman who is clearly an outsider, Anna finds echoes of her own life with her father's family. Against the advice of the Grescobaldis' disturbingly astute lawyer, Anna sets out to help Sophia, with devastating results. How could she know that it would change all their lives forever? Or that her search for A Better Life would end in such drama. A Better Life is a moving family story that will grip readers from the first page to the last. Praise for Frankie McGowan 'Compulsively readable, witty and astute' - The Yorkshire Post. 'A diverting, fast moving and at times, a heartbreaking story. Take it on holiday' - Home and Life 'Dazzlingly wealthy, hopelessly immoral, a perceptive look at a family at war' - Woman and Home 'Written with a verve and pace, that keeps you reading' - Good Housekeeping Frankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include My Mother's Wedding and A Kept Woman.