Michelle Vernal

The Twisty Life of Veronica Stanley Michelle Vernal

'Michelle has a lovely style, engaging, individual characters with great voices who are comic and charming (reminds me of Marian Keyes). I loved this book.' Helen Falconer, Author. (This book was previously titled The Dancer)


What happens when life throws you an unexpected twist?

Veronica and Gabe met when they were children and by the time they'd reached their teens they knew they'd be together forever. Only Gabe's mother had other ideas...

Twenty something years later Veronica's a divorced woman in her forties. She's got a needy ex-husband, teenage sons, a sister who fancies herself as a long in the tooth 'it girl' and a mother who's recently moved into a care home. She's tying herself in knots trying to be everything to everyone.

Veronica also has a secret.

Isabel loves her handsome Welshman, Rhodri but there's something missing in her life. Her birth mother and she's decided she's ready to reach out.

Veronica's life is about to get a whole lot twistier...

A Reader's Favorite, Gold Medal award winning novel.

What reader's are saying:


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????? This is a lovely story of love and insecurity and adoption- heartfelt and written with love and understanding.


?????This book touches the heart.