The Woman in the Middle: the perfect escapist read from the much-loved Sunday Times bestseller

The Woman in the Middle is an emotional and uplifting novel from Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson. Described as honest, inspirational and great fun, it has been praised as a pick-me-up that readers will not want to put down.

At the centre is Shay Bastable, a woman caught in the middle of the sandwich generation. She is caring for her parents and her children, supporting her husband Bruce, and trying to hold everyone together. When a large orange skip arrives on her mother’s estate, it triggers a cataclysmic chain of events that leads to the collapse of Shay’s world.

Key details

• Novel by Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson
• Centres on Shay Bastable and her family life
• Includes the character Bruce
• Set in part around Shay’s return to the village where she grew up

Synopsis

Shay Bastable is balancing the demands of caring for her parents and her children while supporting her husband, Bruce. She does her best to keep everyone together, until the arrival of a large orange skip on her mother’s estate sets off events that upend her life.

Forced to put herself first, Shay realises that moving forward means making sense of her past. She returns to the village where she grew up to uncover the truth about what happened to her when she was younger, and discovers that sometimes hitting rock bottom is the start of finding a way back up.