Invisible Women: A hilarious, feel-good novel of love, motherhood and friendship
By (Author) Sarah Long
Zaffre
Zaffre
22nd November 2017
5th October 2017
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
400
Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 28mm
300g
Isn't it about time we talked about YOU
Tessa, Sandra and Harriet have been best friends through first crushes, careers, marriage and the trials of motherhood. After twenty years of taking care of everyone else's every need, they've found themselves hitting the big 5-0 and suddenly asking themselves: 'what about me!'
Sandra has a sordid secret, and Harriet is landed with her ailing mother-in-law. Tessa is looking for something to fill the gaping hole left by her youngest daughter's departure for uni, where it seems she's now engaged in all sorts of unsavoury activities, if Tessa's obsessive late-night Facebook stalking is anything to go by.
When Tessa impulsively responds to an online message from an old flame, she soon finds herself waiting at Heathrow Airport for The One That Got Away. But what will the plane from New York bring her The man of her dreams, or a whole heap of trouble
And could this be the long-awaited moment for Tessa to seize her life, for herself, with both hands
This is sharp, irreverent and very funny women's fiction for grown-ups.
I was hooked from the start on this emotionally intelligent read * Daily Mail *
When three friends hit the big 5-0, they find themselves facing the question, "What about me" It's time to seize life with both hands - and they do it in spades. Wittily perceptive. * My Weekly *
a funny and emotional story of friends, family and relationships * Stardust Book Reviews *
The author writes well and even though it covers some serious issues there is a lovely light feel to the story * Jaffa Reads Too *
Funny moments bring this book to life * Echoes in an Empty Room *
Sarah Long is a London-based author of two previously published commercial fiction novels and one hilarious memoir about her ten years living in Paris. She is a married mother of three.