I received The Distance Between Us by Georgie Capron for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I did enjoy it. Who doesn't sometimes feel lost in their own life and that their significant other is a stranger as time goes on? It was nice to read about people trying to make it work. Overall a good read.

A good modern fictional story. It held my interest to the end and. I found it worth reading. Enjoyable.

Tasha has the picture-perfect life. She has the husband, the children, the ability to leave her job and be a stay at home mom, but something is missing. Her husband Charlie is distracted, busy and distant. Cooking and cleaning is getting old and it’s hard to escape for even a night out with the girls. One hasty decision born out of boredom may be the torpedo that destroys everything Tasha loves.

This third novel from Georgie Capron explores what happens when couples stop paying attention to their relationship and get caught up in the day to day hassles and routines. Realistic and cautionary, The Distance Between Us may make you think about the pitfalls in your relationship.

I loved the concept but it just wasn't the book for me I'm afraid. It was a great idea for a story though

This novel explores what happens when we forget to appreciate those we love and life gets in the way. I haven't read any of the author's previous titles and really enjoyed this one. It's easy to identify with Tasha feeling under appreciated and how hard it is for her to see the good. The way Tasha and Charlie deal with the fallout of her reaction to this is written sensitively and sympathetically and the twist at the end is very emotional. Definitely worth a read.

If you enjoy relationship stories and like to get to know your characters deeply, this is a novel for you. We follow Tasha and Charlie on a relationship journey that many have travelled but, like all couples, their story is unique to them and it is told with insight and sensitivity.

I found this book to be very insightful. It deals with issues that could really happen in marriages. I enjoyed reading this book. It was very well written. The author did a good job. I am looking forward to reading more books by the author.

I enjoyed this book although I am always a bit disappointed when the “heroine” is less than perfect. So at the end of the book I felt very frustrated.

A marriage of long duration is not without its difficulties. But as Tasha is learning, the overwhelming repetition of routine is adding a staleness to her marriage that she finds increasingly unbearable. Her husband Charlie makes no attempt to add any spice to their relationship, and Tasha is becoming bored with her uneventful life.
Until one day a chance encounter with a handsome neighbor turns into something more, and now Sasha is at risk of losing everything she until recently took for granted: her husband, her children, domestic normalcy.
Now Tasha has to fight to gain back what she has lost, but the odds are increasingly against her. Capron poses the question: is a moment of excitement worth losing what we hold most dear? Can trust once broken, ever be regained again? Capron portrays a heartfelt story of marriage, parenthood and choices.

I enjoyed this story about a couple with children who have been married for eleven years. I felt it read very true to life. I received a copy from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my honest opinion.

The Distance Between Us is a book I instantly liked although at times I wasn’t keen about Becca but halfway through I did start to feel for her.
Becca and Charlie have been together for eleven years, they have three children. Becca feels generally dismissed in life as she is the stay at home mum whilst Charlie is working late and going away for work related weekends and then him forgetting their wedding anniversary after him promising to be home in time for her to go out with her friends and he’s later home than ever all leads to Becca doing something that blows her marriage out of the water.
This was a great novel and when Charlie’s brother dies it was an emotional read. It was probably a predictable read or at least you’d like to think it was but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Aria for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

This is a refreshing story about a married couple rediscovering who they are as individuals and a couple. I loved that this novel didn't follow the norm--ok to me seems to be the norm. In the last few novels, I've read about married couples--the novel ended with divorce packaged as a feminist move showing that the wife doesn't need the husband. I've been left with anger and frustration. This novel was completely different.

Tasha has been married for fourteen years to Charlie with three children. But between maintaining the household and taking care of kids--Tasha feels empty. Charlie has been working late in order to financially support the family. Tasha feels that the two of them are moving apart especially after Tasha attends the birthday party for Charlie's grandmother where everything went wrong on the way home and even beforehand--yet Charlie didn't ask Tasha about any aspect of the trip.

Tasha does something that forever changes their relationship. Due to Tasha's split decision, she is forced to make numerous other decisions that she is not entirely happy about. She is happy about returning to the workforce--this decision is made to make her feel better about herself. The job she takes is completely different than her previous career in health care. Tasha decided to become a temporary personal assistant at a brokerage firm. In the process, Tasha remembers or rediscovers who she is and what she wants. In the process, Charlie is reminded why he fell in love and why he continues to love Tasha. But will they find a way back to each other or will they be another divorce statistic?

3.5 Stars

Tasha and Charlie have been married nearly twelve years now, he’s working in the financial district, and she’s been managing the house and kids. While Charlie’s hours are increasing and his time (and attention) at home is lessened, Tasha is feeling overlooked and taken advantage of, and is more capable of stuffing down the anger and resentment at what she sees as Charlie’s failings, than actually making a stand and making him see. Oh it’s a fairly typical picture of the uneven distribution of the slights, struggles and challenges that come up in a marriage: kids in seventeen directions with mood-swings, fights and school projects – the weekends so packed with ‘fun and escape’ making the return to routine all the more difficult.

But Tasha is restless and more than a bit resentful, and that anger and resentment that she just stuffs down and doesn’t speak of with Charlie only simmers until the lid comes off the pot. Tasha, despite us being told she trained as a GP, has few mature reactions to any of the challenges, and she makes a colossal ‘mistake’, one that she instantly feels guilty for, but that will tear her world apart. And the hero of this piece, I have to say, is Charlie. He’s the one making all the effort to not see Tasha lose the respect of his and her family, to not share the reason he’s left the family home with anyone.

I’m not a fan of stories with cheating spouses, and for the early moments after the split, Tasha’s reactions and repeated “I’m sorry” with few to no actual demonstrations of change, felt more as if she was sorry she was caught out. But, her choice to start working again, this time in something different, brings her a new focus and outside interests, and a major loss for Charlie brings them to a crossroad, and after much searching on both sides, a second chance to make the marriage work in ways unexpected.

Capron brings the characters and their flaws to light, and while there are moments that both characters are easy to empathize with, the immaturity and lack of foresight in Tasha’s choices made me want to strangle her, or slap her in almost equal measure, more than once. It’s never easy to say – look at me – when you are feeling pushed aside, but I also found frustration with Charlie –late arrivals home, wrapped in his own concerns, he could have been more interested and involved, even without prompting. Yet, I wanted to see this story to the end, finding them discovering if the good and potential outweighed the hurts inflicted on one another.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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After eleven years of marriage, Tasha is becoming overwhelmed with motherhood and underwhelmed with her relationship with her husband Charlie. Parents to three children, Charlie is often working late and busy at the office while Tasha is dropping kids off, picking kids up, cleaning, shopping, cooking, dealing with meltdowns, and so on. This is not a new topic, as I think all mothers have been there and felt what Tasha was feeling. However, Tasha continues feeling that she and Charlie are growing further apart until things are done and said that cannot be undone. Soon, she begins to realize how lucky she really was and longs to regain their happy family unit.

Not sure where to begin with Tasha except, as I said before, all of us have been there where you want to pull your hair out because you’re so frustrated with tantrums, chores, cooking, bath times, bedtimes, forgetting about school projects, and so on. That’s life, simple as that. But when you couple that with a frequently absent spouse and a marriage where the flame has burned out, this could equal trouble in paradise.

As for Charlie, I respected his role as a father, provider, etc. but he seriously ignored his wife and her feelings. His response to her when she tried to discuss things was to either sweep it under the rug or completely blow up on her. So, along with all of Tasha’s inner worries and stresses, this marriage was completely lacking in positive communication.

Nevertheless, Tasha’s actions were not justifiable. After everything falls apart, the reader is subjected to a great deal of Tasha whining, either to herself or to her friends Flo and Rosie. I felt bad for her in that we are human and we screw up, yet I was so pleasantly surprised when she started getting herself together, sucking it up and carrying on. Once Tasha started working again, got an afternoon sitter, and started embracing her new life, she appeared less pathetic and more strong. Charlie was very unpredictable as he tried to come to terms with everything and adjust to their new life, which was understandable, but his hot and cold attitude towards Tasha became frustrating after awhile.

Regardless if I or any reader agree with Tasha’s actions, Charlie’s response, etc., Georgie Capron consistently develops such in-depth characters, exposing all of their flaws, feelings, and regrets. There are no subtle hints regarding anything about her characters because as the reader, you hear, see, and feel it all along with the characters. Her plot is very relatable and relevant, making it effortless for readers to identify and become invested in the story. It’s as if she develops a story and sends out as a gift to readers, saying “I get this, this stuff happens, life is messy.”

I highly recommend The Distance Between Us, as well as, any of Georgie Capron novels. She continues to impress me with her engaging novels and I cannot wait to read what comes next!

*Thanks to Aria and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

**I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley**

The Distance Between Us, by Georgie Capron, was not the book I was expecting. I thought it would be an exploration of the problems in a marriage when time and children have taken their toll. Instead, it was a repetition of lack of communication, misinterpretations, and some poor choices. Tasha is a former doctor who gave up medicine to be a stay at home mom. After 11 years, she feels increasingly disconnected from her husband Charlie and unfulfilled by daily life. She wants something to change, and when it does, she has to deal with the consequences. The book’s summary suggested one character would fall in love with another character a second time. That didn’t happen really. The summary also plays up the “change” as something potentially positive. It wasn’t. It was cheating, and since some are sensitive to the topic, I’m just going to clearly state it.

I found this book incredibly depressing. I think any mother and/or wife can associate with Tasha’s frustrations. My frustration was borne of the lack of communication between her and Charlie. She hardly tried—he never tried—and when she did, she let anger and the past get her off topic. I wanted her to fight for her marriage and she didn’t. Both Tasha and Charlie were very selfish, just in different ways. I hated how Charlie took Tasha for granted and seemingly cared less whether she got any time for herself. Tasha, for her part, vacillated from one extreme to the other in terms of emotions and choices. This story was realistic, but so much so that it lacked balance. It’s nothing but despair and sadness and angst in the pages. And where Capron could have injected some lightness with the resolution with the happy ending, it was rushed and not explained or expanded in any way.

I did like that they kept their problems between them, without much of any explanation to family and friends in order to protect their kids. And I did like seeing how the kids were put first by both parents.

The book summary suggested the characters risked it all to have it all. To me, they ended with exactly what they started with save for understanding, and it could have been achieved in a far less painful journey. Unfortunately, this book just wasn’t for me.

I practically devoured this book. It’s a fairly everyday scenario, a marriage gone a bit stale, the main character Tasha is feeling a bit dissatisfied with everything, but it’s so well written that it’s absolutely compelling to read.

There’s an indefinable quality to the writing that just makes you want to keep reading, to see what will happen next. I found myself so drawn to the characters and the storyline.

It’s easy to see how the scenario that Tasha finds herself in can happen. She’s busy and hassled, juggling motherhood and household chores. She gave up her career as a doctor to stay at home, but now feels taken for granted. Her husband is busy at work and not home as much as she’d like. She makes a mistake, and it may cost her her marriage.

It’s a very well written, believable and sympthtically written family drama. A book that will stay with you long after you’ve finished it.

If you're looking for an escapist read, this isn't it.

Tasha and Charlie live in London; he works in the city, she stays at home with the children, even though their life looks ideal from the outside. Tasha feels she is losing her identity amongst the dirty laundry; school runs and making sure the home is an oasis of calm when Charlie 'who's been working hard all day comes home.' Tasha, a former GP feels unfulfilled and feels guilty for doing so.

The scenarios created will be familiar to most stay at home mums, as the situations are believable and the actions and reactions of the characters authentic. Charlie doesn't realise what being a 'stay at home mum', involves, and Tasha resents his lack of empathy.

Tasha is an independent character in the first chapters of the book until she makes a mistake that has consequences for both her and her family. This mistake changes her, and she forgets what has driven her to act so out of character and becomes dependant on Charlie's forgiveness. The story highlights the family secrets, and that people often do something drastic just to be noticed.

Angst, guilt and sadness prevail in the central part of the book, and while this is well-written and realistic, it is sombre reading. Another tragic family event makes Charlie realise what he's losing, and the ending is hopeful and happy.

An articulate snapshot of family life, with authentic characters and scenarios.

I received a copy of this book from Aria Fiction via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Tasha and Charlie have been married for 11 years and have 3 kids, Flora, Bella and Max. Tasha knows she should be happy, but she is worn down with the responsibility of being a stay-at-home mum when she used to work as a GP/ family doctor.

She starts questioning her life choices and just feels like everything is wrong.

At times at the beginning of this book and for much of roughly the first 30%, I’d say she was strong but sensitive, easily weighed down by things and easily emotional. Not a brilliant example of strength for the children.

Then, there’s an incident which shatters her life and Charlie’s. She tries to stay strong for the children but seemed to be too much of a begging, grovelling mess by the last half of the book that I was slightly annoyed with her. Georgie Capron fleshes out her characters well and uses raw emotions and emotive language to really “get inside” the character’s heads and show the realistic family dynamic.

The Distance Between Us is a fast-paced realistic family drama. It’s one of those books that had me asking myself what I’d do and how I’d act. Tasha is wracked with guilt after the incident and does try to lessen the burden by confiding in a friend, but even so is very upset. This part is realistic, but it also had me asking “why?” as to why the incident had to happen at all.

Thanks to Georgie Capron and Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, for my ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review and an opportunity to take part in the blog tour for the title.

An enjoyable, affecting and believable contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with readers everywhere, The Distance Between Us is a captivating relationship drama that will make readers laugh, cry and think. Written with sensitivity and honesty, The Distance Between Us is an astute modern day love story that will appeal to fans of Kerry Fisher and Amanda Prowse.

To the outside world, Tasha’s life is as close to perfect as it is possible to get. She has been happily married for eleven years and has three happy and healthy children. Tasha seems not to have worries or difficulties and everything seems absolutely rosy. But behind closed doors there is a completely different story. She might live under the same roof as her husband Charlie and share a bed, but with each passing day, Tasha feels the chasm between the two of them widening more and more. The closeness which they once shared and took for granted seems to have completely and utterly disappeared and they are growing more and more distant with each passing day. What has happened to their marriage? Has familiarity bred contempt? Has irreparable damage been done to their marriage? Or could there be a way out of this black hole which they have found themselves in?

It doesn’t help matters that Tasha is completely and utterly exhausted. Keeping three children fed and clothed and the house ticking over is no walk in the park and Tasha feels worn down and overwhelmed by motherhood. Being constantly tired and drained is taking its toll on her marriage. She longs for something to change that will take her back to the early years of her marriage when she was truly happy. However, Tasha soon realises that she should have been careful what she wished for as she discovers when change comes calling. Will this sudden reversal of her fortune be what she has been desperate for? Or is it just going to cause more hassle and upheaval? Is falling in love twice with the same man a possibility? Or is it just the stuff of movies and books?

Is Tasha about to get the happy ever after she always wanted? Or will happiness continue to elude her?

Georgie Capron’s The Distance Between Us is a terrific book with wonderfully realised characters, a narrative readers will relate to and empathize with, believable drama and searing emotion. A tale of sacrifice, redemption, compromise and what happens after the bride and groom say ‘I do’, The Distance Between Us is a superbly written exploration of modern marriage and family relationships told with plenty of candour and sincerity.

A fantastic tale that will linger in the mind long after the last page is turned, The Distance Between Us is a first class contemporary tale that I highly recommend!

I really enjoyed this book. Tasha feels like she’s drowning in family life, all the stuff she has to do, organise, make, plan, . . She’s on a merry go round that has become monotonous. And she wonders “is this all there is?” This book explores that question! Can Tasha have a different life? What will she lose? What will she gain? And what about her kids? And her husband?
Read it and find out! You won’t be disappointed