Great book! Told from all three main characters point of view. Harry and Lily are having an affair and his wife Poppa finds out. Harry doesn't handle the situation well and ultimately makes a decision that shatters both of the women in his.life. This novel deals with love, loss, infidelity and redemption. I highly recommend.

Thank you Galley for allowing me to read this ARC for an honest review.

This book describe an affair in very honest way, taken in all point of views from anyone involved even though later it was only from the mistress life.

It is really good and worth the read.

I have been known to ugly cry over a book; however, this one was more a teary-eyed weepy kind of crying for me. The husband, the mistress, the jilted wife, the father who left his family years ago. These are the main characters, and even though this may seem like a plot you've read before, it's definitely NOT. Told from multiple perspectives, the novel relates the bittersweet moments between Lily and Harry; Harry's fallen out of love with his wife and his assistant Lily never meant to fall in love with him. Yes, the affair was wrong and both of them know it, but things spiral out of control when Pippa, Harry's wife discovers their secret. Somehow, we see all sides and sympathize with all of the characters. It's beautifully written as Woolf explores the nuances of relationships, desires, guilt, love, and heartbreak. Poignant and heartbreaking, this novel will resonate with me for a long time.

Tragic. Heartbreaking. Sublime. I loved the multiple view points, allowing the reader to gain so much insight into the motivations of the players and how this affair would forever alter the lives of so many. At first, I felt for Harry. He was a tragic figure, but as events unfolded, my pity turned to anger. Whether his choices were born from physical or emotional anguish, he became all-consumed with his escape from life, leaving a long trail of carnage in his wake. In the end, it seemed fitting as to how the repercussions of his questionable choices had altered those around him. Between Lily and Pippa, how deep are the wounds? What about the emotional burden that each must carry?

It was an easy read with good pacing. Wow. Riveting story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amberjack Publishing for the ARC of The Years After You in exchange for an honest review.

Enjoyed the book very much, and excellent read.
Affairs always get to me, in all marriages you hope it never happens. Here it was hurting three people involved.
Lily getting involved with her boss and having the affair, that started out in her home, and his escaping.
Interesting interaction among characters.

The opening of The Years After You finds us witnessing Lily and her boss Harry making love on the floor of his study in the marital home. When his wife Pippa returns unexpectedly, Lily is forced to escape through the back door. Our introduction to Lily gives a false impression of a selfish, foolish young woman but the unfolding story reveals the truth of her nature.

Lily is in love with Harry, but does not want to wreak his marriage and hurt his two sons. For his part, Harry is over his head captivated by Lily. He is charismatic, successful, works hard but suffers from debilitating back pain. When he witnesses Lily with another man, his mind goes into overdrive with jealousy, even though the encounter is innocent. What follows is tragic, leaving Pippa and Lily to deal with the outcome and the effects on their respective families and how they move on.

A very gentle read although a little non-challenging. My heart went out to Harry, less so to Pippa – although by rights she should have all the sympathy.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

Three separate lives affected by an extramarital affair. Sounds familiar? Not so fast. The Years After You is an emotional roller coaster of a book by Emma Woolf that is written in the voice of the three main characters, the husband, Harry; the wife, Pippa; and the lover Lily. Through their perspectives, Woolf provides a fresh perspective of the consequences of infidelity not usually seen in novels. Through these characters, you get to see the internal conflict each has because of the relationship. Adding a layer to Harry's conflict is his struggle with anxiety and depression and how it causes him to make a decision that forever changes the lives of both Pippa and Lily. This book is written so that you'll find yourself not picking sides, and hopefully not making judgments about any of the characters and their decisions. Instead, you will be able to see regular people make a raw, honest life journey and see what it takes to heal.

Thank you for the ARC!
I loved this book. I read it in less than a day. The author wrote beautiful, flawed characters that you couldn’t help loving. The focus on suicide and children growing up without fathers was done in an interesting way that I hadn’t read before. I will definitely be recommending this one.

A bit predictable although different story of an affair and it's effect on all involved. Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Well written and enjoyable read!
The book brought out many emotions for me and I was surprised at how all 3 characters pulled me in.
Definitely worth a read

The Years After You centres around Lily, a young beautiful twenty-something who gains a position at a publishing firm. Within six months she is engaged in a relationship with Harry, one of the senior directors, who happens to be twenty years her senior ..... and married.

Harry is married to Pippa and they have two young sons. Harry tells Lily things haven’t been right in his marriage for a long time. Pippa hasn’t quite figured that out early on and the reader gets her point of view through blog posts that she is writing herself.

Harry, rather than talk about things with his wife, goes to therapy with Dr Christos, thinks very much about himself and his own happiness, with Lily of course, and promptly gives her £150,000 to buy a new flat. He assumes she will want to live with him once he leaves Pippa and his children of course,

Lily accepts the money, and buys the flat but tells herself she doesn’t want to be that one mistress who wrecks someone’s marriage. She subsequently gets cold feet when Harry starts becoming unhinged. He’s drinking heavily, self medicating with prescription drugs, and sliding deeper into Depression (of which he has a history).

When things go awry between Lily and Harry (briefly) Harry commits suicide and Lily and Pippa are left to pick up the pieces of their lives. Lily relies on her three siblings and her mother. She doesn’t know her father as he left the family when she was young. Pippa continues to feel angry about her lot in life (understandably) and remains bitter towards Lily,

Lily discovers she is pregnant and the remainder of the book is written from Lily’s point of view. Grief, loss, mothering, growing up without a father and then locating him - the reader walks through this with Lily. There’s an occasional blog post from Pippa to keep the reader updated.

This book is 162 pages long so it’s not hefty. It does deal with some hard-hitting issues in a short space of time - such as familial breakdowns, Depression, suicide, loss and grief. It probably should contain a trigger warning for some people.

I struggled with Lily. I didn’t really ‘like’ her and felt she was incredibly one-dimensional, self-centred and indulgent. Maybe my middle-aged woman bias creeping in,? She grew on me as the book matured, and I’m thinking maybe Lily as a character did too? She was definitely more likeable as a result of the relationships that were observed with other characters - her siblings, her father and step-mother, Julian, and her neighbour. I just couldn’t shake the sense that Lily was about what was in her best interests, all the time. She also didn’t seem to have any real friends other than her sisters.

Don’t get me wrong - I enjoyed this book and ploughed through it. It’s a great ‘summer read’. (Even though it’s winter here)! Readers who can stomach Lily will love this book as there is a love story in there, and themes of renewed relationships and healing.

I tended towards 4 stars with this one though it’s not quite there.

Publish date 10 September 2019.

Thanks you Netgalley, Emma Woolf, and Amberjack Publishing for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I truly enjoyed this book. This book grasp me from the beginning. Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this great book.

This is a beautiful story and an easy read. Lily is a 30 year old single woman who is seeing a married man, her boss Harry. She is getting in over her head. Most of the C0-Workers suspect about the affair. His wife, Pippa, suspects he is having an affair. Harry became very jealous when Lily saw and ex-boyfriend and thought she would leave him. The book addressed how it effected all 3 lives and their families. The book also talks about the years after the affair and how they continued in life. Very easy read and highly recommend it. Very Enjoyable.

This was a really insightful read. I was apprehensive at first - I figured it would be tough for me to like the main characters knowing they were engaging in an affair. But this was one of the most honest portrayals of WHY people cheat, why they sometimes leave, why they sometimes stay, that I have ever seen or read. I was surprised to find myself totally invested in each of the three main characters' stories. This book, for me, stands apart from others about adultery because it's not actually about adultery; it's about deeply personal, human relationships and how our flaws impact these relationships with others and ourselves.

This book had me feeling so many feelings! Sad, happy, angry...even laughter at times. It was an emotional and well written. I easily connected to the characters and found myself reading late into the night, just to see what was going to happen next.

When Lily finds herself romantically involved with her "married" boss Harry, she knows she is getting in over her head. She tries to keep things as "uncomplicated" as she "hopes" is possible under the circumstances, but Harry, can not be without her. He becomes obsessed with Lily. Meanwhile, Harry's wife, Pippa, discovers Harry's affair, but her love and faith in her husband leads her to believe that it is just a "phase", a "mid-life crisis", so she leaves it be, hoping it will resolve itself. Harry believes he could handle the situation, he was always so strong. But the pressure on Harry is more then he could handle, and he makes some drastic decisions. The ramifications of Harry's affair not only affect Lily and Pippa,( and Pippa's kids), but also their extended families, and everyone around them.

I don't want to have spoilers, but The Years After You is about loss, recovery from loss, and the role of friends and family for support during the stressful times. Emma Woolf describes the consequences of adultery on Lily and Pippa, each through their own eyes, which I really appreciated. Overall, it is a very relevant and topical book that I highly recommend. Thank You #netgalley for letting me read #theyearsafteryou by @emmawoolf1. 5 stars!

Told from 3 perspectives, this book is engaging and surprising. Do yourself a favor and put it on your “must read” list; you won’t be disappointed.

A book about 2 women and 1 man. The part with Henry in it was little but the book was more how the two women coped and lived with afterwards, well mostly how his girlfriend lived. I liked how the division of the women was done in italic and the other font. Easy read, good story.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

I enjoyed the first "part" of the book very very much. I can't say any more because it would be too much a spoiler. Just go in the book unbiased. The writing is good, the characters believable. It was a bit long-winded for my taste after "it" but I still finished it with a good feeling.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy!

It is a great thing when a book surprises. I enjoyed “The Year’s After You” from the beginning, however, as the story unfolded I fell in love with the characters their beauty and their flaws. There are no knights in shining armour, perfect parents or evil seducers, there is just life and the tangled web we can find ourselves in. This book beautifully depicts human relationships. Just because we love someone it doesn’t mean we can stay.
Don’t get me wrong I enjoy boy meets girl books boy loves girl girl loves boy and they all live happily ever after books. But this story stands apart from others because the flaws and frailty of the characters make them real

I would recommend this to all but especially those who haven’t found love, life or hope take them along an easy path.

Thanks to Emma Wolf, netgalley