Carrie Adams, successful television producer, mother and wife, is about to return to work. Carrie is desperate to reinvent herself from housewife to svelte career woman—because this is what today's women do, don't they? But she isn't happy, the children aren't happy, and her husband Mike is becoming more and more detached from family life. She begins to think that perhaps this isn't the right choice for her.
Three couples, friends and neighbours... Tom, lazy and charming, looks after the children and thinks about writing a novel while his ambitious wife Sarah pursues her career as a journalist.Nat is married to the unstylish Cassie, who spends her life in jodhpurs, but although an ill-matched couple they have a strong and enduring marriage. Laure, the beautiful half-French wife of Gerard, is being shut out of his life because of financial worries.One winter's evening, Laure and Tom dance together at a local ball, and suddenly a world of possibilities opens up between them. Can they can forget the troubles of their own home lives and find a new excitement, a new solace? It's only a game, after all, not for real...But playing with fire can hurt, as they both find out.
Sasha is a captive in a life which no longer satisfies her. Her children are critical, her husband unsupportive. So, with two good women friends, she escapes to darkest Peru, to take on the challenge of a lifetime - to walk the Inca Trail. Amongst the grandeur of the mountains, she discovers that she can grab hold of her life and wrench it back before it's too late. She embarks on a love affair, which takes her ocmpletely by surprise; but she also finds disaster and the sound of her own laughter. This novel is for every woman whose teenage daughters say they look sad in hipster jeans. Whose husbands have long since ceased apologising to them for anything. And who feel like hamsters caught in the never-ending whell of life.
Exploring the illusion of a classless society, this book challenges the notion that class distinctions have vanished. Through thought-provoking insights, it examines how subtle differences in accents, education, and material possessions still influence perceptions and interactions. The narrative invites readers to reflect on their own beliefs about class and its enduring impact on social dynamics, encouraging a deeper understanding of the complexities that persist beneath the surface of modern life.
Nach 14 Jahren Ehe erkennt Tess, dass ihr Leben nicht ihren Erwartungen entspricht. Sie war stets der ruhende Pol für ihren Ehemann und die Kinder, hat dabei jedoch ihre eigenen Bedürfnisse vernachlässigt. Am Ende eines Sommerurlaubs trifft sie einen entscheidenden Entschluss.
Lucy zweifelt nach einigen Ehejahren mit Rob, der sexy, gefühlvoll und klug, aber Angehöriger der Arbeiterklasse ist, an ihrer Beziehung. Als ihr Exfreund auftaucht, gerät sie in Versuchung, sich neu zu orientieren