Ten Good Reason To Lie About Your Age by: Stephanie Zia

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When Sally Lightfoot’s music producer husband is suddenly killed in an accident, Sally has to put her life back together from scratch. But what life? Her kids have grown up and now she’s no longer a wife. Or a business partner and backing singer. Or even a caterer to the endless turnover of rock bands passing through Strawberry Hill Studios’ kitchen. To make matters worse her caring but interfering neighbour, Val, appoints herself Principal Grieving Companion.

One year on and harmonising and blending in have become Sally’s undoing. Sally determines to follow the ten point action plan in her self-help book How to Win as a Widow. She reconnects with her old friend, feisty ex backing singer mate, Ramone, who sexes up Sally’s list considerably. Sally must get out there again and lose her wididity, her born-again virginity, Ramone insists, before it’s too late. The idea only makes Sally miss her irreplaceable husband even more.

Are Gardener’s Question Time and cosy nights in with Sudoku and the telly as good as it’s ever going to get? Will Sally decide to age gracefully or disgracefully?

This is the best book ever! That is the only way to describe it! This book came along in my calendar at the right moment. Things have been a bit bleak of late and this was just the right amount of pick me up I needed. Ms. Zia has outdone herself. The book is witty, charming and some truly funny parts. The best thing is the funny parts always come at just the right moment.


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