I absolutely adored this book. So beautifully written and so honest and true. It’s clear the author had a fantastic understanding of the subject and after reading the acknowledgements I see why.

I haven’t witnessed cancer personally but someone close to me lost their (very short) battle with it a year ago and it breaks my heart every single day, so this book was lovely and just as fluffy as necessary and I think everyone should read it.

The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club strikes a tricky balance - a light and enjoyable (often very funny) story wrapped in a serious issue. The cancer element is well told, informative and insightful, including some dark and clever observations. The wider nexus is deftly reeled out. The characters all bring something to the narrative and there is plenty going on to keep the pages turning. I hugely enjoyed it and stayed up late to finish.

With thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for an advance copy in consideration of an honest review

I'm ambivalent about this book. It feels like half fluffy beach book, half incredible and moving insight into a life affected by cancer. The description of Keira's journey through diagnosis and treatment, and how she felt, was so well written and so genuine that it genuinely moved me. I cried at several points towards the end of the book. I also loved the relationships Keira built with the other members of the Cancer Ladies' Running Club, and the different aspects of a life affected by cancer that they brought to the story.
However, to me the surrounding plot lines felt really contrived and not at the same level. All of the plot around Keira's company and the co-owner was pretty samey and the 'reveal' was obvious from the first mention of everyone involved. I also disliked the 'twist' with her husband's co-worker - it was so unnecessary and was a lazy resolution. It's a real shame because there were so many other little good bits (her relationship with her children and old friends) that could have been developed further and would have been more engaging.
Overall I would still recommend it to people, because the chapter or two were heart-warming and uplifting. But I wish it was less fluffy.

When Keira discovers she has breast cancer, she doesn’t want it to change her life. Unfortunately that’s not the way cancer works. The story follows Keira as she goes through the ups and downs of treatment and the effect it has on her and her family’s life.

This is a wonderful book. It takes you through a slew of emotions. Heartbreaking but uplifting, this is a must read.

A lovely heartwarming book. You find yourself rooting for the heroine Keira and her new friends. What I really liked is how the story deals with Keira’s work and her anxieties about her relationship - the author correctly reminds us that these things do not disappear when you are ill. Sweet and moving.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I absolutely loved this book, the characters and basically everything about the story, it made me so grateful to be who I am at the present time.

I loved this book. It nearly brought me to tears on so many occasions. I'm not normally for platitudes, but the characters in this story moved me beyond words.
Whilst members of my family have had cancer, I've never given much thought to how the treatment worked (mainly because I was too young). Josie doesn't shy away from the harsh reality of cancer treatment and the gruelling impact it has on your body. I developed a whole new level of empathy for anyone going through that kind of treatment.
There was times when I felt I was rushing through the story, because I needed to know what happened. I needed to see if certain characters got their comeuppance.
My only criticism would be that I wish that we had seen more of Moira at the end. I felt like that story line had more room for development.
I appreciate how Josie shows that cancer doesn't just turn your life upside down; but it rocks your families world as well.

This book touches you in a sensitive personal way especially if you have known someone with breast cancer, although heartbreaking at times the overall feeling is of hope and positivity! Kiera newly diagnosed wife and mother of three, gets befriended by a runner who had been through the cancer experience, together with their friends the running club is started this leads to a great female friendship group that supports and encourages each other through the bleakest of times! Family is so important at times like this and the dynamics of home life and working are well explored throughout the book and the realisation that life is a gift so make every day matter comes through loud and clear so that life can actually turn out being more fulfilled and rewarding after such an experience!
Thank you net galley for this early read.

I was hooked from the start. The chapters are short, so the story moves along at a pace. Keira runs her family’s department store, and we follow her, her solicitor husband and their three children (aged 9-teens) as Keira is diagnosed and then treated for breast cancer. Lloyd writes from personal experience about meeting a runner who inspired her to give it a go. Keira meets a woman in a park, and because she knows she could do with getting fitter, takes up the challenge. She does not consider herself a runner, or indeed running material, but soon she and her small band of friends have signed up to run 10k. This is a really positive, warts and all coverage of pre-diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment by way of sickness, hair-loss, relationship struggles and what happens when the treatment sometimes doesn’t work. I also liked the side plot of strange goings on at the department store (sorry, no spoilers!) Loved Keira and her feisty friends.