Product Description

Ever since the death of her husband Theo, Jane Fielding has tried to keep Rawlston House for herself and her children, despite the money problems she inherited. Selling off bits of the property has helped: there are new people next door, and in the lodge on the lane. But just when it seems her head is finally above water, Jane is beset with new anxieties. Sam Clarke has groomed her home with the same style and polish she applies to herself. She adores her husband, Ben, and the life he gives her, but struggles with being a stepmother to his daughter. Marooned in the countryside, far from her family and friends, she soon becomes aware that Ben's life is more of a mystery to her than she realised... It was never Bella Balfour's dream to live in the country and when her husband Iain insists they move to a tiny hamlet, miles from anywhere, it's a shock after her busy London life. The cracks in her marriage are turning into unbridgeable chasms, and Bella is hungry to find the passion for life she feels she has lost. Each woman is drawn inexorably into the lives of the others, whether she likes it or not...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #261744 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 377 pages

Woman & Home
'Fresh, perceptive and wonderfully readable.'

Review
'Acerbically observant and often very funny, this is a fresh compulsively readable tale of infidelity and its consequences.' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )

'Easy to read, this will keep you engrossed right to the end.' (THE SUN )

'An intriguing tale of friendship and treachery.' (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

Penny Vincenzi
'A delicious read. It involves and intrigues equally.'

Customer Reviews

I loved it
I think the reason this book's such a great read is that it's really honest about love and marriage - how messy and complicated it all is! It all seems very very real, and very hard to put down - like reading three women's diaries. It's Joanna Trollope meets Footballers Wives meets Madame Bovary - who knew they'd mix so well?!!

Totally gripped!
I really enjoyed this book – it gripped me right from the start and pulled me into the story. In fact, I stayed up till 2am to finish it because I had to find out what happened! All the characters were very real and I could sympathise with all of them, even the wicked one. A satisfying, intelligent read with lots of punch for anyone who enjoys a good story.

other women will love 'other women'
I absolutely loved this book, it's such an absorbing tale and very fluent and easy-to-read. Look out for the loathsome husband Ian and enjoy!