The Choral Society - Softcover

Leith, Prue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849160139 ISBN 13: 9781849160131

Publisher: Quercus, 2009

Synopsis

Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy, recently widowed, is a cook and food journalist; Joanna, a successful business woman, never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads and they quickly form a bond. The trio decide to combine their talents to restore a crumbling pile in Cornwall and turn it into a cookery school and spa. The project brings its own conflicts, both professional and personal. The novel's themes touch on the sustaining power of female friendship and how a woman copes with mid life and onwards. Prue's narrative voice is warm, witty, wise, very accessible. Her characters are sympathetic and engaging: very different women but each with demons to face as she gets older and confronts a future without - perhaps - a man in it. Her knowledge of food and business adds detail and zest, enriching an already compelling tale.

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Review:

'Sophie Kinsella for grown-ups' Daily Express. (Daily Express)

'A book not to miss... an uplifting tribute to female friendship' Good Housekeeping. (Good Housekeeping) --Good Housekeeping

'Prue Leith tackles this previously unexplored area with sympathy and gusto . Post 40 and 50 there is, as this novel suggests, much to play for' 'With cooking very much on people's minds who more appropriate to share some time with than restaurateur-turned-novelist Prue Leith? ...alongside her insights into the subject of later-in-life romance, Leith's love of all things culinary shines through the text' Daily Mail. (Daily Mail) --Daily Mail

'A rattling good read. If this novel was a meal it would be a light and fluffy soufflé . A perfect choice to brighten up those dark nights. Recommended' Edinburgh Evening News. (Edinburgh Evening News) --Edinburgh Evening News

From the Back Cover:

Friendship, sex, shopping, singing - even love: life doesn't end at fifty. That's what these three women, who meet when they join a choir, firmly believe. But that's about all they have in common. Lucy, a widowed food journalist, is obeying her bossy daughter who prescribes singing to help her get over her grief. Joanna, the single and successful businesswoman for whom failure is not an option, is tackling her inability to sing a note. And much-divorced Rebecca is unashamedly looking for another mate.
When these three very different women decide to combine their talents to transform a run-down hotel on the Cornish coast, conflict is bound to result. It's clear that the choir has taught them a good deal more than how to sing...

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1849160139
• ISBN 13: 9781849160131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376