Best friends forever? They made the promise during their teen years and so much has happened since then, is it still possible? This is an emotional story that drew me in right from the start. I was absolutely intrigued with the lives of these four women. Why did it hold my interest so intently? It is because their stories are so darn easy to relate to! These women could be my friends that I grew up with!

I feel like everyone has that group of friends that they grow up with and they truly believe that they will always be there for each other. Yet as the years go on they drift apart. Much as these girls did, it had been 20 years since they had seen each other. After a chance run in where Lolly bumps into Emily, they plan a get together with all the girls. This will go one of two ways...either really awkward or they will pick up right where they left off!

This story is so well developed, that I felt like I know each woman personally. I loved each one and all their little insecurities, because let's face it, everyone has them. They had secrets they had kept from each other and little lies they had told. It begged to ask the question is it worth it for the truth to come out if it will destroy another person's life? Especially someone you care deeply about? Are some things best left unsaid?

It is so easy to put yourself in their place because each one worried that the other would judge them on their life's choices. As they got more comfortable with each, little by little things surface. Things that can destroy lives.

I loved the "girl power" feel of this book. As this group of women stick with each other through good and bad, thick and thin. Albeit all the obstacles they will be forced to overcome and the walls they have built up with time. Is it possible to be BFF's after all these years? Step into the inner circle of Lolly, Emily, Jess and Amanda and find out if all can be forgotten.

I have read several of this author’s books before and have enjoyed every one of them, so was excited to get started on this new release. This book concentrates on four best friends – Emily, Jess, Lolly and Amanda. It has been 20 years since they promised to always be best friends but over those years they have drifted apart and their lives have gone down different paths. After a chance meeting, the friends are brought back together but they discover that their lives are not filled with secrets which they need to work through.

I really enjoyed this book and loved the characters of the four friends. The characters are all so realistic and likeable that as the story moved on I found myself not just wanting to know more about each of them, but to also be part of the group myself! I loved it when they all came back together after all those years and yet it was like those years hadn’t happened – the sign of true friendships! The story is just as the title suggests – full of friendship, lies and of course, secrets! The book moved at a really good pace and after a couple of chapters I was hooked and kept mesmerised with the suspense of the story. I have to admit I did work out where the story was going, but this didn’t detract from the enjoyment at all.

This was a superb read that shows the close bond between friends isn’t always as it seems. It felt like I was taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride as I flew through each chapter, and as I finished one chapter I went straight onto the next as I couldn’t put the book down. There were lots of twists and turns and the storyline certainly got my heart beating faster several times throughout the book! There was not only the thrill and suspense of the story that drew me in though, but also the spectacular Cornish backdrop of where the book was based which complimented the storyline so well. A fantastic book which if it’s going to teach you anything it’ll be that secrets never stay secret forever! Full of suspense and thrill, this is one highly recommended book!!

AThis book is about the friendship and bond of four different women, Emily, Jess, Lolly and Amanda, who all shared their secrets in their teenage years. They had lost contact with each other until Emily, after moving away, came back home. She then ran into Lolly and they arranged a reunion with the four of them. They have all had different lives and different problems which they are reluctant to share in case they are judged. At the reunion their friendship is tested when it is revealed who one of them is married to. This book is about betrayal, secrets, forgiveness, heartache but most of all, friendship. This is a lovely book, with great characters, a highly recomended read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

I LOVE this author and adore her writing. And this book, wow! Beautiful and heartwarming, a wonderful celebration of friendship and resilience, love and loss, forgiveness and acceptance, moving forward despite setbacks - a stunning and poignant story about what it is to be human. LOVED this absolutely beautiful book - it reduced me to tears and uplifted me. Amazing. Very highly recommended to everyone.

Her best friends secret is a book about 4 women Amanda, Emily, Jess and Lolly they were best friends at school and lost touch they meet up again 20 years later.
All of the women are very different and life has dealt them different cards. They all have their issues and problems though may not always let them show.
Can a meet up after so long mean they can pick up where they left off? Will they all still get on? How different will they be?
The book is easy to get into, each short chapter is a different character. I like books written in this style it keeps you wanting to read just one more chapter I find it gripping and wanting to know what happens next.
This book is about relationships, friendship, life, love, work, families and women. How friends can stick together and help each other through thick and thin regardless of what they really may think.
I loved this book. Easy to read, likeable characters and a great story.

This is a story about 4 women who grew up together and are friends as adults. This was a quick read about friendships and loyalty.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Her Best Friends Secret was a delightful gentle read. Four childhood friends who reconnect after 20 years rediscover their friendship even though their lives have taken them in different directions.

Emily has returned to Cornwall turning her back on her acting career in America. She has spent many years playing second fiddle to her partner but now has made the decision to change her life but will it include being a mother? And will her partner be part of her new life?

Jess is a high flying advertising executive who had put her heart and soul into her job. She left behind the love of her life when she went travelling years earlier but with his appointment at her firm she struggles with feelings she thought had disappeared. But will she act on her feelings especially as the one who got away is now married ?

Lolly is married with two sons but is yearning for a daughter. Her husband doesn’t share her wish and her obsession with getting pregnant seems to be putting a strain their relationship. She feels something is not quite right. What could it be? Could it tear them apart?

Finally Amanda is a single mother who raised her daughter herself but with her errant husbands reappearance she finds her daughter leaving to live with him Amanda is hiding a secret from everyone, one which has the potential to cause havoc.

I personally know secrets and lies always come out and this book explores this fact perfectly. The way you deal with problems is paramount and I felt the characters grew together through the honesty and consequences of their behaviours.

Love , friendships, secrets and strong woman are beautifully portrayed in this novel.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for my chance to read this beautifully written book.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy..

Well,, it’s interesting read about the four friends since they were kids and now, they’re grown into their 40’s...they still friends so that’s a good start end of the book...

Looking forward to read more book from this author...

Her Best Friends Secret is my favourite book now by Anna mansell, I loved the storyline and the writing style, everything flowed well and as the chapters are split into the views of one friend it made me want to read just a page more....just a page more😂
Emily, Lolly, Amanda and Jess have been friends since school and made a pact to carry on this way forever, this was all well and good until Emily’s father uprooted the family to America for work reasons and due to the others going travelling and getting on with their own lives they haven’t seen each other for twenty years until Emily comes back to Cornwall, unexpectedly meets Lolly and the wheels are set in motion to all meet up.
This is a story of friendship, marriage, trust and secrets but so, so many secrets. Some secrets are big but most impact one other member of the group and could lead to ripping their lives apart. All characters were easily identifiable, believable and likeable, my favourite was Jess but yours may be different.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

There is a saying that claims that women are the weaker gender. Well, I admit there are some things (not a lot obviously being a woman myself lol) that are more difficult for them but it goes without a doubt that there are certain things that men can't do either. This story is a testimony to prove that this saying is total rubbish.

This book is about 4 girls who used to be great friends, but lost contact over the years and now, out of the blue, they meet again and start reconnecting. It's not an easy path they have to travel. They all have secrets and can they still trust each other?

The author created a beautiful tale about friendship that can remain strong or even become stronger still, about finding out what it is what you want in life and going for it even if it's not easy.

Revealing secrets is not simple, especially if it means having to hurt someone's feelings, but if you can save her from further heartbreak, it's the right thing to do.

Friendship, love, family, secrets and dreams are some of the ingredients this story is based on. It made me smile and certain disclosures ... I did not see them coming.

The short chapters spur you on. You want to keep on reading and honestly that's the only thing you want to do once you have started. No need to add after all this that I loved it , but I am going to anyway : I loved it! 5 stars.

Thank you, Anna Mansell, Bookouture and Netgalley.

Jess, Emily, Lolly, and Amanda were the best of friends as teens but then, as so often happens, they drifted apart. While this does focus on the secrets we all keep, it's more about renewing friendships. These women have had different life experiences and yet they are able to come back together and support each other. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. All four women feel very real and it's a good read.

A good read. Four friends reunite after many years. All have gone their very different ways and wonder if they can possibly find any connection again. All with great back and current stories. Lots of very moving events all coming together to a great ending. Beautifully written.

Great boook.....full of friendship n secrets I love how it ended I it was a beautiful ending... so many different things are happening... you'll love ur

Thank you NetGalley and Anna Mansell for being able to read this book before it's published.

My first thought--Spectacular. The way the author brought everything together, and kept my emotions spinning, is truly remarkable, and the mark of a great author. The characters jumped off the page, and in doing so, I could really relate to each of them. This novel is very heartwarming, and I can't wait to read more from Anna Mansell.

5 stars!! Don't miss this one.

Her Best Friend’s Secret by Anna Mansell is a joyous read. Featuring relationships, friendships and secrets it will draw you in and keep you entertained to the end. The four main characters: Lolly, Emily, Jess and Amanda are all likeable and gel well together. A great read that I can highly recommend. Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the chance to review.

Nope, nope, nope. Self-focused white women with painful secrets hidden inside that they can't share with anyone but their very best friends from childhood they've recently reunited with. Sorry, but this soggy plot is overdone. Anna Mansell is a good writer, she can rise above this.
Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read.

I had a hard time with this one, it just didn't grab me. for about 40% of the book I couldn't figure out who was who, then they finally met up, and it got interesting, then the last 30% of the book I couldn't figure out who was who again, and I kept losing interest and starting other books.

One of the characters, the one that worked a lot, her story never really got wrapped up, did she ever tell her secret? did she go back to work? how did her story end? Not just her but all of them, I never felt like there was a satisfying ending.

I think some people would really enjoy this book, I just wasn't one of them, I felt like it was decent but felt like it was missing a lot.

A really lovely book that followed as we meet 4 women who were best friends but have drifted apart and now meet up again. This book explores the secrets that they keep and what split them apart in the first place. A lovely book and a great read

Her Best Friend's Secret is about four childhood friends who reconnect after twenty years. Their lives have all gone off in different directions and throughout the years and when they meet up, they all have secrets that they are keeping from each other that they wonder if they should share.

I thought all of the characters in the book were fleshed out well and some were relatable. I have to say I was pleased with the conclusion of the book. My favorite character out of all was Jess and though her secret was easy to figure out in my opinion before it was revealed to the reader, I would happily read a book that continued her storyline.

This is a good book on friendship and showing that through it all, no matter how long it's been, the people who know you the best will always be there to protect and help you.

Thank you Netgallery and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Are childhood friends forever? Can you trust them to be truthful, or should you be wary that after two decades of not seeing them, that they could blow your life to kingdom come?

Her Best Friend's Secrets is about four secondary school friends, that come into each other's lives again after twenty years, after a chance meeting at a station between two of the friends, and a subsequent meetup changes everything. So rather than talk about the story as a whole, let's discuss the characters, starting with the one that got them all back together.

Lolly is a woman who wears many hats, Wife, Mother, physiotherapist! She is everything to so many, but she is missing the one thing that she really wants...another child. But is it all too good to be true?

Emily is home after many years, with a secret she is not will to share at the moment. Years of being in the spotlight and being used by the man who is supposed to love her and keep her business interests at heart, she finally breaks free and comes home, to just be.

Then there is smart, sassy and independent Amanda, who has had to raise her child by herself when her husband left, only to have him swan back into their lives, and bedazzle their daughter so she is now alone. But Amanda is hiding a secret from everyone, but is she willing to share it, if it saves someone else from deceit?

And finally there is Jess, who is back from her world travels, seemly successful, carefree and happy, but Jess has devastating secrets she never wants to burden anyone with.

What you find with this book is that secrets and lies have a way of coming out, but they can also make a person grow, take a second chance, be proud of what they become, and fall in love! And add that to the beautifully described backdrop of Cornwall, Her Best Friend's Secrets should be on your must-read list for the summer.

Anna Mansell is a new to me author, but not for long, as this book is heartbreaking and gripping! It is also thought-provoking and eye-opening, and you will find yourself having a favorite character as I did. And if you are also like me, you will get swept up in the beautiful writing and outstanding story.