‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell‘Feel-good’ Woman and Home‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell‘Feel-good’ Woman and HomeTess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for “me” time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mother’s struggle to hold on to her independence.Tess is also surprised to discover that there are dark resentments simmering beneath the vintage charm of her new hometown and a spate of vandalism has exposed the rift between the townsfolk and new arrivals like Tess.Tess enlists the help of gruff newspaper editor Malcolm to get to the bottom of the mystery but when her ex-husband pays an unexpected visit and her mother stages a disappearance, Tess starts to feel her new-found freedom wearing just a little thin…Praise for Jane Wenham-Jones:‘‘The book deserves a bloody magnum – I loved it.’ Judy Astley‘Funny and knowing… warm and thought provoking’ Daisy Buchanan‘Wisdom, humour and real insight… poignant and funny by turns.’ Emma Lee-PotterA delightful romp… You’ll be laughing out loud! Jane Corry‘Warm, wise and funny’ Marina O’Loughlin‘Made me laugh…. Made me think…. Made me want more!’ Julie Wassamer, author of The Whitstable Pearl MysteryFeel good, funny and unforgettableJane Wenham-Jones is a journalist and presenter and the author of nine books. She has written for a wide range of magazines and national newspapers, is a regular columnist for Woman’s Weekly and an agony aunt for Writing Magazine. As a presenter, she has hosted the Romantic Novel of the Year awards since 2011, and often pops up on radio and TV. A regular interviewer on the literary festival circuit, she has been “in conversation with” hundreds of top authors and celebrities and is a founder member of BroadstairsLit – literary events throughout the year – in the seaside town of Broadstairs, where she lives. But her major claim to fame is being the one to first coin the term “Writer’s Bottom”! Strange but true…Feel good, funny and unforgettableJANE WENHAM-JONES is a novelist, journalist, columnist and presenter.She is the author of five novels and three non-fiction books and has monthly columns in Woman’s Weekly Fiction and Writing Magazine, where she is the agony aunt.Her features and articles have been published in a wide range of magazines and national newspapers and she has appeared at many literary festivals as an interviewer, "in conversation with" hundreds of top authors and celebritiesJane has hosted the RoNas – Romantic Novel of the Year Awards – for the past seven years and is a frequent guest on BBC radio.Jane is a widely-reviewed and praised novelist, her novel Prime Time was shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Awards.Jane also teaches Creative Writing and has written books on the art of writing. She is much in demand on the literary festival circuit.
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