Stevie Turner, Author.

Stevie Turner,  Author

The Daughter-in-law Syndrome

The ebook is also now available at all the digital stores shown on the worldwide link here:   https://www.books2read.com/u/bOAavo

The Daughter-in-law Syndrome' was published on 25th May 2015 (re-edited and with another 5000 words added on 2nd July 2015) and is available as an e-book by clicking on the link to the left, or just below the book cover.


On October 16th 2015 it won a Readers' Favorite 5-star seal, and on 4th November it was recognised as an Official Selection in the 2015 New Apple Summer e-Book Awards.  In December 2015 it was voted in at number 49 in the www.ReadFree.ly list of 50 Best Indie Books of 2015.


http://www.readfree.ly/the-50-best-indie-books-of-2015-50-41/


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Synopsis:

 The Daughter-in-law Syndrome delves into the complicated relationship that is causing much friction between Grandmother Edna Deane and her daughter-in-law Arla.  In addition it focuses on the sometimes tumultuous partnership between Arla and her husband Ric.


Arla Deane sometimes likens her marriage to undergoing daily psychological warfare.  Husband Ric will never voice an opinion, and puts his mother Edna up high on a pedestal. Arla is sick of always feeling that she comes in at only second best to her mother-in-law, who much to Arla’s fury is never told anything by Ric or his sisters that she would not want to hear. 


This novel explores the husband/wife, mother/son, and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships.  After twenty eight years of marriage, Arla, the daughter-in-law, is at the end of her tether and persuades a reluctant Ric to accompany her for marriage guidance. As they look back over their lives with Counsellor Toni Beecher, Arla slowly comes to realise her own failings, and eventually discovers the long-hidden reason why Ric will never utter a cross word to his mother.


Also, adding to Arla’s stress is the fact that her son Stuart will soon be marrying Ria, a girl whom Arla feels is just looking for a free ride.  Arla is convinced that Ria will be no asset to Stuart at all; her new daughter-in-law just wants to be a mother and has no intention of ever working again once the babies start to arrive.  After visiting Stuart and Ria for Sunday lunch, Arla is convinced that her son is making the biggest mistake of his life…..

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