Thursdays in the Park
By (Author) Hilary Boyd
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
6th October 2016
6th October 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
464
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 34mm
360g
"A WARM AND WELL-WRITTEN CASE FOR LOVE AFFAIRS IN LATER LIFE" (DAILY TELEGRAPH) - A ROMANTIC TALE OF NEW ATTRACTION AND OLD LOYALTIES FROM #1 KINDLE BESTSELLING NOVELIST HILARY BOYD. If you like Erica James, Harriet Evans and Veronica Henry, you'll love Hilary Boyd.
SPECIAL 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE EBOOK PHENOMENON. Includes reading group questions and the first chapter of Hilary's beautiful new book, The Lavender House.Jeanie has been married for thirty years, but her husband George has become so cold and distant she may as well be alone. Surely, at just sixty, a loveless marriage can't be the only thing left on the horizon Then, one Thursday in autumn, Jeanie meets Ray in the park, and a chance meeting blossoms into a friendship.They talk, laugh, share hopes and secrets and heartbreaks.They offer each other a second chance at life and love.But will they have the courage to take itBoyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes - Daily Mail
Poignant, well-observed and wonderfully written, this is a bit of a heartstring-puller - CloserA smart emotional drama, you will race through this - Daily MirrorI found myself instantly gripped - The TimesThoroughly enjoyable read . . . a real page turner - Good HousekeepingGentle but emotionally charged - Sunday MirrorHilary Boyd trained as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, then as a marriage guidance counselor. After a degree in English Literature at London University in her thirties, she moved into health journalism, writing a Mind, Body, Spirit column for the Daily Express. She published six non-fiction books on health-related subjects before turning to fiction and writing a string of bestsellers, starting with Thursdays in the Park. Hilary is married to film director/producer Don Boyd and lives near Chichester, West Sussex.