Product Description

Three women in their fifties - one widowed, one divorced and one never married - meet when they join a choir. Lucy, a food journalist, is obeying her bossy daughter who prescribes singing to assuage her grief. Joanna, the successful businesswoman for whom failure is not an option, is tackling her inability to sing a note. And much-divorced Rebecca is unashamedly looking for another mate. When they decide to combine their talents to restore a run down hotel on the Cornish coast and turn it into a spa offering holiday courses, conflict is bound to result. Lucy, Joanna and Rebecca are a sympathetic and engaging trio, very different women, each with private demons to confront. We feel for them as they cope, or fail to cope, with the pain of the past and fear for the future. Prue Leith makes their intertwined journeys riveting and ultimately satisfying, even uplifting. The choir teaches them a good deal more than how to sing...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #224689 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Easy, enjoyable and engaging read
This is such an easy book to read that I finished it in just a couple of days. I enjoyed it very much and would highly recommend it. It mixes singing, food and business, with the personal lives of three 50 something women, all of whom have their problems, but who become friends after joining a choir.

This is easily my favourite Prue Leith novel to date, proving that the author is growing as a writer with each book she produces. It's a very engaging read, which draws the reader in to the story and the lives of the characters.

I enjoyed how the author brought her own experiences of food and food writing into the book. All in all, an excellent book.

Prue Leith's best novel
This is a terrific read for women of all ages, but it will resonate in particular for over-40s tired of being pigeonholed. The three main protagonists, all over 50, who meet when joining a singing group are each very clearly drawn, very different women and great characters in their own right, with problems, urges, triumphs that we can all empathasise with. It's pacey and funny - definitely Prue Leith's best to date.

Relaxing
A very easy and relaxing read based on three totally different characters who become close friends-accepting each others foibles and all with talents which compliment each other.