Featured Book: The Friday Friendship Club
My new Featured Book is my BRAND-NEW novel, upbeat women’s fiction story, The Friday Friendship Club.
The lives of prime-time friends Leonora, Selena and Dorothea are about to take a very interesting turn. Leonora discovers her husband is having an affair and struggles to come to terms with this crushing blow. Selena is about to meet the love of her life but is utterly unprepared for the heartbreak it might bring. Finally, Dorothea’s beloved career is under threat, but her job is the only way she can make sense of herself and she can't see a future without it. Can the three friends support each other through life’s challenges, and is there the slightest chance of a happy outcome for any of them? This book is perfect for fans of Clare Pooley and Cathy Hopkins!
My three women in this novel have a very close and long-term friendship but are facing three very different problems in their lives.
Leonora is the betrayed wife in the novel. She thought her marriage to Bob would last forever but now everything has changed. She is desperate to get her life back on track, but will her husband see the error of his ways? Or is his affair with no-holds-barred Belinda truly the end of their relationship? Her marriage certainly isn’t what Leonora thought it was, but I’m not sure anyone’s is. My mother used to say we can never know what happens in the privacy of other people’s homes and she was not wrong. My grandmother also used to say that marriage is like a garden – it needs a lot of tending and attention if it’s going to grow properly. Poor Leonora has been taking her marriage for granted recently, and she’s certainly paying the price for her lack of attention now. But can things be changed?
Selena is a wild costume designer who loves her life and everything about it. But she’s never been in love and has never seen the need for it. Though she definitely likes men and has a very good time! She’s a great believer in living life to the full. However, we all know how hard first love can be – but it’s even harder for Selena as she’s in her mid-fifties and suddenly there she is head-over-heels in love with her brand-new American client, Max. She has no idea what to do with all these wonderful new emotions. Especially when they’re bound to end in heartbreak as of course Max will one day soon return to the States. What will Selena be prepared to give up for love? Should she listen to her head, or her heart?...
Finally, Dorothea (or Dotts for short) is the sensible one. I’m sure a lot of us can sympathise with that! She is happily and determinedly single, and loves reading, gardening and seeing her friends. Her career in the Civil Service has been the one certainty in her life up to now, but she’s not sure what she has left if that’s taken away. Not only that, but she has to deal with the behaviour of Bob, who is her younger brother as well as being Leonora’s cheating husband. Which comes first for her – family, or friends? Where do her true loyalties lie?
One thing is certain: good friends can help us all deal with life’s unexpected challenges and give us a deeper perspective on how to live our lives in the best way possible. I hope this book makes you smile and helps us all to be better friends!
Find out more about these three wonderful women and their story here.
