Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

If My Father Loved Me: A Novel
If My Father Loved Me: A Novel
If My Father Loved Me: A Novel
Ebook519 pages8 hours

If My Father Loved Me: A Novel

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

From a bestselling women’s fiction author, an “absorbing” novel about a divorced single mother struggling to forgive her estranged father before he dies. (The Daily Mail)
 
“Master storyteller” (Cosmopolitan) Rosie Thomas returns with an affecting novel of the complexities of family and the sacrifices we make for the ones we love. Sadie's life is calm and complete. She is a mother, a good friend, and the robust survivor of a marriage she deliberately left behind. She has come to believe that she has everything she wants and deserves. But now her father is dying―the elusive man who spent his life creating exquisite perfumes for other women is slipping away from her, and Sadie must try to make her peace with him before it’s too late. As Sadie confronts the truth about her father, who often ignored her as he pursued his separate life, her relationship with her son Jack also appears to be breaking down. Intent on salvaging her relationships with both son and father, her seemingly perfect life unravels from both ends. Then the arrival of an ephemeral woman from her father's past sets off a chain reaction of events that even Sadie cannot control.
 
“Thomas masterfully juggles a large cast of characters with sensitivity and a great deal of empathy.” —Booklist
 
“Thomas’s novels are beautifully written.” —Marie Claire
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 26, 2017
ISBN9781468315639
If My Father Loved Me: A Novel
Author

Rosie Thomas

Rosie Thomas is the author of a number of celebrated novels, including the bestsellers The Kashmir Shawl, Iris and Ruby and Constance. Once she was established as a writer and her children were grown, she discovered a love of travelling and mountaineering. She has climbed in the Alps and the Himalayas, competed in the Peking to Paris car rally, spent time on a tiny Bulgarian research station in Antarctica and travelled the silk road through Asia. She lives in London.

Read more from Rosie Thomas

Related to If My Father Loved Me

Related ebooks

General Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for If My Father Loved Me

Rating: 3.8157893947368424 out of 5 stars
4/5

19 ratings2 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was a very powerful and deeply moving read about the main character's relationship with her father, and the need to reinterpret her relationship with him after his death. The real skill likes in the intricate depiction of the family relationships and how they change and develop over time.I also loved the gentle romance with the teacher in the book, and how that is resolved. I couldn't put the book down. Verdict: simply excellent.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The death of Sadie's father disrupts her organised life and she starts to wonder about him and her former certainties. Sadie tries to avoid having the same sort of relationship with her son that she had with her father but finds her son taking refuge with one of his grandfather's old friends rather than spending time at home.The people in this book with their complexities and problems are so real that it is a struggle to re-enter the real world once you come to the end of the book.

Book preview

If My Father Loved Me - Rosie Thomas

&dbook_preview_excerpt.html}K#GUAf-zK!%Yf2[(tgUa63GsM$=UssdRZGM?O}so9}_xwo~}_xrM^͇pKyjhzմr?\}zk5mw}w7_R׵C˵qhR5Su^xVqGKk85PM^xO:MpIa}Jˡt?Li^pR/e\W^56Oޫx'pa]ҌL#!ۇ[ᔖ{/a|K6v=}^{1≣AuiOx zI vyz\1n4~d>v*2%b]?VpOMQtmzU?iC mnǃN'ەK55im%ø5vao_\xMqǯ: ˑymGlPLUwTl4I}+zJ-v&%y ģ}K1Izg>kKu.Qly>ٟm~s%+[=~V-_-J;u۞Wv6O?W#`WӫN$޾J϶o#7.,K (+6YMnvpndۙY/WW+-TͫmƜQ.&6aw$uo&;oVqh۪mٹ]yIU\mn&8zT7zuY[g+drjkH mGOipkKհAiLܙ3Q4"kij~xt(7hGJ alILE-VlHY&3DD'.؜vЧEz{6=mC\ch+7aFNa4YZ0ʊo\U\)8jf6`ӾM_0+fǺpљ`d.&H)3)? ֎}LKhT`3k έQiWNjNvPOvFM1ajb.&b JFpOFa87 6͟Y&ߚwc>AG>ƎڛMA[H~k[Qu\i%؟Ẅ́o|u<66{Y˶18NUnIB{¾3= صQjt95#Kmr2لO>SO J mf a5FIl%CzKCiϨpfT=\* aw+6k7^k.7`&"e  P@vX)u0!K5lZO@ɁLS?+ [⑰T%Vͫ{ 2v:nԴod>~ۈt3d_8&zP)̓ҙ8q*a MA'0'\jhh(״ 9Efo-YUB%$Nk5Y=>Fn55h;-k% ʲ1URCYzܤf6n՚k7'+/o/1"| lÍn"뇅f<~Vͯp@`(ڤdh?0^_`yk20mwQ)x,Z9Jyg rlk.MfE c0။0i3p}`xj;0| !LL)2ο@zOqzi6lt-҉VpSk,#^󙕯biM_W8`8iЫۆiEXnoN0 `5?ʱܷM#w`V Ƕ=k+QCW.Cb_hfN1S|wT27wW8XsTFfOQ)α{zRC+oB @Jhïmur$nv`c%m#bC  4ەΈIܬ}eMI SGlV)c3*2wx3p ?<@*HC@߂H*yTxnϮ#Q,᭥Ē-tx&MX6O; 9my~D\w@ U%tv(u^,.EG!Zf.YN@TBzX2#l~ ιBV bﮈ9kNu͐ x;B+A G>5a5oR;MOԈ=;7wEB!{N|L4: #J_Қ{gULPyXe4?g&u;ko e={@`fm˻Q:߷!~YX;9=ì&OANur".hp;fAU zF8ѷ4X#sZO#nW4l960|67EPu'Pe8O¶' ČT&;mwo6 i2ms.l߮zf:^1q#S$C>6s.ӉDa!_2"nCgsBKxKL="[zm0Un؂v"p/~8hJbh`1V nx90x,$-ܵ9)J^d.j\LL\]W`lRѸe,Mn+a̰nΠ wM M /2;ptk>fwZpB`{͏Gn%1mQ 3Ӑ.)Lv^ujp O($Ҟڀc|e>lSM#c2SGL+x[55; TN%$S n2M'P"D*4"#)_t~ .qSZ $ƂOUY38 o07@.0 !SyqNQiߒnfkT^᡹HTHx(N5))P%! vTܥWʁ(LxAn|SLajO#!"}>1c30 4Dq ͫ+"S69GSX' 13KTa}x·dQd6`QK|ғURpt(7sgO 5,Sz>ł4AxK)/D<=osnLqq<{靛B#CI=RsK1/cdW4[d3UF._Jt=ב+/&fݙh&梕 <<_7C\@*5v.d‡3MЗ>zTM/y5'ym=PqJ.$&%%G8zpzYm-V-0pZϦqVS{iYA ?"Ni|Ab4sl?PBN){1 \'gNP?]sf`"9lLß.|Xe<8lDB@ ʶ6M0T8Y\W;/>.J؍#Gnn|BO9;Ggv#0}9f@J$ )kԖBo\ ̈O'ܯ0d*Ӌ rEA>P;jj_![/J؆i0^39Fgyyt'ÿykOtO 6n81u^`2fl|@ضxyXV@2#SUw [%7q=`UX,Slf >fb_3; ?xwA4ݷeDjua!6ҿ:*a䣵sF>IZ# Vz$B;k&]u٭T]@ HN.lׯ:xys‡3B/ :V# "7a34 Fs$ȧYZNb)}uK#dqq#"v>Jt:2*PxHm.bPBҞ@_q(P/$kbjuqB '_3G'8Tz?lA9@-wA!nc-erjdٹJ֨H:Oy"ΛyY74ul uĔp!CoVnio t΍R$\&bϭʹ*]T/S[U_ܯ 3u'Jӭ{^/ejvꔍBI3#N鵠p;@iO#&q0"ұbPGH 1t뀬H>-`@v )2UdɚLg!Q}srL R]F6!cz^PLӉ c%CGМg&-UZ 1'?Rd+( PUX' ;g6d;L'vˈpM% /C`*l!%K5ꈹOBF`c|c[/SlRHYp R.IS q8XR+8]:@9Y̴Nߴ3ùц-`v>cRP-X.#S|:Yw7q?kn;oL qz R"7z]nɵdwi]*<_c/9;b{f6Y@&γEPO&tr{!`ڐp#c|KR;3|& ~A? l 2M24(PL-qX4y[-)`)L9Ef 궐N'yӶ{M,(9H"AV5E.I9o ;5( ðO9τ菞6#/x["\[xŹp&b藶g}K{u(D(h c4|M!*.N=tEɫu@5J1)/ZcAZŸ:W#,EC%*/`@zD!!@(LwC>Q%qr^ `beTջ\Dk'CY_+c"&#SEۓR`zYssyY|/Z>K)lQoYé[( r,;xt{')~+$WD7WE-Tzc=QHNl>ޘ(Lx|T]6X u1R;߄s (:,JzկY=68 W2X(2;=nDG,=h\xmMSSM,@SDi0m4C?zk|0{*#I|y</ZPa "oDŽE7}F "$lJ_vF :_m.kDx|m "FE嫱ej;*bWM*̇N?Vz7|1yTN8[y EB" BMpl Tާs̍-fgA/re䰶3 W:!(!QdͬWa@(jI`?Is*ldYяj[r&D;;o6U1=Voz_R#N)j* WW]N]d`7vR^:ۗa0 M3a@&)ub9ܹ DpEUr54CMVtd|O>]w԰S|8˓6DUve&tNE4w"2<ɽ[!Fa2DVb:_"WAhAOTn RZUHJAcDX*Y iy{5njF]@cTFl0h~OB_!,srdxUNsFJǤhhLrg\UO-C3(gk&gԘ4ս\ |腹9kԣ] - {:)f‡9 yz=2;ML {4ںq,:[ۙm-Gu9ԯ 2B+!é4[U'dOxAkY x 2BɾȊ4t{X_o B<{w7W~$Lݺ i(ҥm@/rNթ}j o _Xz1 O>5!}a([!H=gy9${ gbVJܞGꓧDKpp_cx_WO4 KI 0w^\ʪzLd45ֶ6t +Le@5W$_ z#5U2!Ny[gcw \xDVuS%+jEp9 <0Β<.8Tvrfh4nģY]`6ڑPQkF&yMNdjAo>JRwmޏN0&} Ι8~AςjÛ/)ez-RE"U]f, t]HlA/-JлF@6GTWk(WzrvGW*htco5Fr$n`+hY7v+l|&-InG!5a0y c<;n_[iM{[alޯ=+D]o %\xdee~@Nc`U>{591޹Kښ ;A3ۂAؼ oyl;Nf٩)Pw$9Q5"XTK?7 ? կӟZL@I~M\1Xv&@C)>}[| o-ΌDtZ ^ 쏨7œ=FZkvKpomJEwQ'cq|3$BbX.: F3*: P-44M[A[/֯<\:ZFDTW>LdjPo;n@ѦÿzohN"&l73KsLOEwZhubALҵeEo$O75 +."arJjQdl*~~jUJhUc y+YOl AL- ȟSO~ConR] ~\?GMHcf5oǜ|+afFj{ ɰ8,u#:t81 EX ȞuڀSEzmg_S r)Sx ̞@1Q۪:=TڪKdmjP@Tc^=Yɹ} MD(3̅]D(3. DIJ)L))}ZbU 4 }rU[r9/ 'scksW C+BlVGB݈^YS|/' v<*>_W6r^IÐS# jQ_&2=-ux |i' ue.j#hzu)CM0DIFl@)O^OA$Ea0M>eV- 5EcsZG%#R]W1pHot 9uPh=G'ZŐ$sYDVkXV7bՕӰ;*/v"8H#۴.y*I܄wmg%VP?_q?b좎kjP./'ktl[,V\{6#}޼5aEvr1Ҟ:ARFYާ$ZfHTomr$kNN/*e{-q|5x L7CUB{ςmP&l ޒV-c$d+郁z#j]B v署W S/$N>)JVWf񩡾΄DhT]EAM԰TqfQ\s APy1"\ ƶK#:jȸF}[&-TNUz\sgGj#CzѫMđoKKʫQwd_,č;ۻNQDl O>s{[!ts`s -(e3 bQk|@CztL\g4ud"Y\) {:Uy3h,Tn(emkۮ_cẠ߶$E]j0aorV_*Cq=eaHMvNkw|DyJ(֪mb~F;ghofPIW>m^qp楳aم4߉-M!sn@5%!3t^h`"8& evYHV#Պѕ{ B"@Q%v_HD8٣rpT,">|+S{v6UxQt+(.f,Q T^ݙsm,s1 ~kⴕyrn¿.蹁l?+d{Zy!߀80)gbOC@EPP/ă7yt#0-Dlx4ry"Z>M@䇑:\$Ϋ}ģ_gQ[Sÿ[y˜en]F%ۥ \n-<~3\Ȳs5QI /Qӕ];3%~>[a ZvKb0=%0YK0Њ BŹ_]eƒ Ɖvu.Z7,Q6.m=GƋa&nmU*wȈ9{Sy"K`[fqu? (D&UL rdC<{6NHh܄l9 ])۝1MTƚ^5 "x"nʓe$&(f C~hف|]]/\]8KjNUvHf*e#siJ_CyB CRý-Pt}6&l ]LyMvޞAr}@xmfID/وjC'Й{ѝg+NEûAL>Vך fac~~å"n+7yZ<+H穝+#/$?mjMl[Jwxɷn;)+;&7Pn:Fg+Q32 U5CY9u~zPQ bj,<ě|NZ$* 4J3s nU^%Y@UI<&9/fp~Fm; G9.zc>ogr "vy6qeS'lw_~JHS ''6ט8ˣ|/@wQ0}Y#[>=I\rߺ>U(Su=75P+.G[|VdVd7aq rkRYHcv'#E1߮B+!ٙY}qP DTTSX {T[Rjz%ޮf7+S0ߓhUkVƺG _7N\a(z~2dI11)@~SscL&8D]L ;Eֹpq\"V1P<šJm|=Чn|9oETLT/F tdz㚺e;IgvJІ+q;#~|=UIwix|sL@ efYq;[ЕJ%}DPᨯpwӷ"3*}<56QnI/*̔-?~1_W7ݱ}w[n9\gc;x>5<ֶގ@Ԝ~|^Jo2[=h]볲/TSu (`/0[?VVLḬzH/12t.]lPȭr+js#xVC9 "? ]MI(㒋 4r9 6pR! muN E .iw\E/OߨbDFڑحXm7;X^im9G#ir0F󪑩Ai%Zkb  "ɴsءJX^hd{p^3 PQ,BPyo9}ӷ?S=O҇WC)b7Y, qC#; R 3) }l<]@ꌭ+3ݛk5!.$,E_\-[ ^eA]q;8|j/Ts6@lZ< sȾ5*fRdۛQw~0)孖@>~Ď3amguVhzPP>{Ct\ě4BN݉T;5NsܲUt""& s [>01D}BSKqtM(NyGNif"{ <^7J# ,vBj [7Nx_=(!yӔ#UTW:4qp-.YH$S[r+#2ʄObQ+Hw]ɿH7gP{.Pc[Bue j1|6wغV gy mI&XEKR;NO1. x^RQ{0 渘~etr)ɯ‹O9_iY5Oޏ|,QSR*z vIֽn#l*#v*ߌ/h]QKlPdiP98tABHx?WRzUx͸u=/ťqX{Ee8׌XW8!S\dt=q\؅[U0dISbGӡYsw KBtԥhENntѝgg[^ nrS1WlZT hH~_*θ⯀<@r]~!JD^0 qCPKhK}`L7 cnꦩ9vyu$/$ ~x1+7<̭զ߈҃VwllϿr()c,DPcqJdƾ܎Ve-g)N@O465*(_üTՇmq?PEE-9)*=Z=%ʥ40x`>,^!䊉zdы JĢ :gXh.wv֎}ILfC1z]o7\fC<7RZgmCIyxS$87Cx
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1