Claire Calman
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Sex. Yes. She remembered that.
Wasn't that the thing that happened somewhere between the talking-and-going-out-to-dinner bit and the sobbing-and-eating-too-many-biscuits bit? Still, Bella was sure she could handle some -preferably before her as yet unopened packet of condoms reached their expiry date. She must be practically a virgin again by now, all sealed over like pierced ears if you don't wear earrings for too long.
But the 'L' word? Uh-huh....
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It's not easy being a grown-up, but at 47, Eleanor hoped she'd bebetter at it by now...
When Eleanor waves her daughter off for a gap-year trip, she finds herself stuck as a satellite wife, spinning in faithful orbit around her domineering husband, with only her clever but judgmental father Conrad for comfort.
Andrew isn't mastering the art of growing up either. But when he finds his belongings dumped in bin bags on the drive, even he can see that...
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They wanted to get away from it all, but they brought it all with them...It should have been the perfect holiday: lazy days with friends in a rambling old house right on the beach. But when, one family drops out and Kath invites her brother and father along instead, everything starts to unravel.
All Kath wants is to have sex with her husband without a small child bursting in and demanding toast and Marmite. Her brother Rob wants to find out whether...
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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GROW UP...
This is the story of
SCOTT, who finds his belongings outside in a bin bag one day and realizes he may have, made a Big Mistake
GAIL, who wishes her husband were under guarantee so she could, send him back and get a refund
NAT, who discovers that growing up isn't all it's cracked up to be
ROSIE, who just wants her Dad back, or if not, then at least some new glitter nail polish.
Four lives, one story: love, loss and...
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Natalie and Carl are newlyweds, but the honeymoon period is over already. Carl has just announced he has bought their first home at auction without telling Natalie where it is, never mind showing her a picture of it.
Natalie is horrified to discover that the dream home is in Little Wyford, mere minutes away from Carl's ex-wife Antonia. And, to make matters worse, Antonia's palatial country mansion has a fully-functioning roof (and a heated swimming...
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Natalie and Carl are newlyweds, but the honeymoon period is over already.
Carl has just announced he has bought their first home at auction without telling Natalie where it is, never mind showing her a picture of it.
Natalie is horrified to discover that the dream home is in Little Wyford, mere minutes away from Carl's ex-wife Antonia. And to make matters worse, Antonia's palatial country mansion has a fully-functioning roof (and a heated swimming...