The Way We Were: A Novel

Marcia Willett

Macmillan, Jan 5, 2010 - Fiction - 304 pages

Marcia Willett captured the hearts of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy fans across the nation with her previous heartwarming stories of family devotion and abiding compassion. Now, in her newest novel, The Way We Were, Willett introduces a deeply moving and utterly real tale that is sure to win over a whole new set of readers.

Tiggy arrives at the remote house on Bodmin Moor in the middle of a snowstorm. All alone, having lost

her partner in a tragic accident, Tiggy is welcomed into her best friend Julia's warm and chaotic family. With the Tiggy begins to live again as she eagerly awaits the birth of her son. But nearly thirty years later, when her son is about to become a father himself, the next generation discovers that there are some secrets from the past that still live on...

Contents

• PROLOGUE: 7
• PART ONE: 29
• PART TWO: 193

About the author

Born in Somerset, in the west country of England, MARCIA WILLETT was the youngest of five girls. Her family was unconventional and musical, but Marcia chose to train as a ballet dancer. Unfortunately her body did not develop with the classical proportions demanded by the Royal Ballet, so she studied to be a ballet teacher. Her first husband was a naval officer in the submarine service, with whom she had a son, Charles, now married and a clergyman. Her second husband, Rodney, himself a writer and broadcaster, encouraged Marcia to write novels. The Way We Were is her tenth book to be published in the United States by Thomas Dunne Books.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Way We Were: A Novel
• Author: Marcia Willett
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2010
• ISBN: 1429966106, 9781429966108
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Friendship; Fiction / Romance / Contemporary; Fiction / Small Town & Rural