Description
Book SynopsisA delicious recipe for domestic disaster!
Take one small town where everyone thinks they know everyone else''s business.
Add three households: MP Mike Andrews, his wife Gill and two young children; Church of Scotland minister Tom Graham, his wife Ali, two teenage daughters and an afterthought; Sixty-something local businessman Jack Caldwell, and his childless wife Phyllis.
Mix in several large dollops of scandal, some secrets and a tragedy.
Turn up the heat and bring to the boil.
Season with one eccentric old lady - Minty Oliver - and serve with the tabloid press and a big helping of local gossip.
Trade Review'Wallace gleefully exposes the gossipy thought bubbles of the self-righteous and genteel...consistently wry and often joyously funny' *
Herald *
'A rollicking read...with a good eye for what lies beneath the surface' *
Australian Women's Weekly *
'Neatly observed...enjoyably witty' *
Scotsman *
'An easily inhaled, colourful tale...with moments of poignancy and humour' *
Courier Mail *
'Hugely entertaining' *
Sunday Post *
'Hilarious...a tale of quaint country folk peppered with smatterings of bigotry, raunchiness and intrigue' *
Orkney Today *
'Her observations about women's lives are sharply pointed and pertinent' *
Sydney Morning Herald *
'Rosie Wallace captures the small town perfectly...a very funny and authentic novel' *
forargyll.com *
