‘do you have a crush on your daughter’s boyfriend?’

Adele Parks shares an exclusive extract of her new novel, Our Beautiful Mess

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So much went unspoken in her past – so much love never expressed

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Morning, Claudette! What have you got to sing to us today?” “Morning, Claudette! Would you do an old favourite for me? It was the first song that my husband – bless his soul – and I danced to. It’s ca