Take Two

A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins

Sometimes, you have to revisit your past to find your future.

Laura – in her late 30s and single since her long-standing relationship with Doug broke up after he told her he didn’t want children – finds herself back in his family’s life after a chance visit to his parents, she sees them in crisis and in need of her help. Doug (now married with children) and his brother, serial dater Mick, are struggling to cope – their father Peter has terminal cancer, their mother Cat has just broken her leg and Doug’s snooty French wife Camille has just gone into early labour.

Laura is called upon by Mick to help mind Doug’s kids, tend to Cat and Peter, and mind Cat’s bookshop. When Laura and Mick develop an intense attraction, Laura doesn’t know what to do: will everyone judge her for falling for her ex-partner’s brothers? And having since discovered she is infertile, could she really ruin Mick’s chance for a family?

This is Danielle Hawkins’ best novel yet – for fans of Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes. Funny, tender and not afraid to tackle the big issues, it will have you laughing and shedding tears in equal measure.

”Hawkins is reliably kind, drily funny, and observant … like Jane Austen in Red Band Gumboots.” – The New Zealand Herald