Dulcie Ballantyne knows that creative writers' groups attract an unlikely bunch of people, so when she starts up Hidden Talents, she is well prepared for the assortment of personalities she is bringing together.
Beth King is facing empty-nest syndrome as her only son, Nathan, is looking forward to leaving home for university. Jack Solomon, a local estate agent, is having trouble coming to terms with the shock of his wife leaving him for his best friend. Jaz Rafferty is an intensely private seventeen-year-old girl, who writes to escape her large, boisterous family. Victor Blackmore is an opinionated know-it-all, who claims to be writing the blockbuster novel every publisher will be clamouring for.
What they all have in common is a need to escape, as well as a desire to keep their lives as private as possible - even Dulcie, who at the age of sixty-three has been having an affair with a married man for the last three years. As they grow more confident in their writing skills, friendships develop and gradually they come to realise that a little openness isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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About the Author:
Erica James grew up in Hampshire and has since lived in Oxford, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Belgium. She now lives in Cheshire with her two sons, Edward and Samuel. She is the author of seven bestselling novels.
Review:
Erica will be giving talks around publication and we have the following booked already:Knutsford Literary Festival - Monday 7 OctoberLancashire Literary Lunch and Dinner - 16 & 17 OctoberRoyal Guildford Grammar School - Friday1 November Preview has appeared in PUBLISHING NEWS: 'Erica James fans (and they're a considerable number) will find this well up to par'Barry Forshaw, PUBLISHING NEWS 'An engaging and friendly novel centred on a menagerie of characters drawn together by a creative writers group. Very readable' (4 stars)WOMA
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- PublisherOrion Pub Co
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0752841386
- ISBN 13 9780752841380
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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