Mating for Life : A Novel (Paperback)

from cewtypye

Mating for Life: A Novel is a story about the trials of marriage and the bonds between women, namely between the free-spirited Helen, her daughters Isla, Fiona, and Liane. This book has a very interesting format because they are told through alternating perspectives, the story follows each of the...

from jcrosby2019

(Summary) Marriage, love, family, motherhood, finding yourself all of this is touch upon in blunt honesty Mating for Life. Helen Sear, a former folksinger, proudly disdained from marriage, and raising her three daughters -all with different fathers- on her own. In her older years Helen falls in l...

from Twink

Mating For Life is Marissa Stapley's absolutely wonderful debut novel. Former folk singer Helen has three daughters, Liane, Fiona and Ilsa. They all have different fathers and very different lives. But all four women have one thing in common. They are all facing changes, crossroads and crises in ...

from kbranfield

4.5 stars. Mating for Life by Marissa Stapley is a compelling and thought-provoking novel about family, love and relationships. Written from numerous perspectives, each character offers unique insight into the different relationships in their lives and their own experiences with love, friends an...

from eachurch

A delightfully charming novel about love in all its form. It is a hopeful story with complex characters who are flawed but ultimately sympathetic. The novel is told through a variety of narrators, and I enjoyed watching how the various strands of the stories were woven together to create a comple...