Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy, recently widowed, is a cook and food journalist; Joanna, a successful business woman, never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads and they quickly form a bond.The trio decide to combine their talents to restore a crumbling pile in Cornwall and turn it into a cookery school and spa. The project brings its own conflicts, both professional and personal. The novel''s themes touch on the sustaining power of female friendship and how a woman copes with mid life and onwards.Prue''s narrative voice is warm, witty, wise, very accessible. Her characters are sympathetic and engaging: very different women but each with demons to face as she gets older and confronts a future without - perhaps - a man in it Her knowledge of food and business adds detail and zest, enriching an already compelling tale. Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Quercus Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2009-11-05 ISBN 9781849160131