- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 29 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847392830
- ISBN-13: 978-1847392831
- Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 19.8 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #57,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When dynamic, power-dressing Christie blows in like a warm wind to take over their department, five very different women find themselves thrown together at work. But none of them could have predicted the fierce bond of friendship that her leadership would inspire...Anna, 39, is reeling from the loss of her fiance, who ran off with a much younger woman. Her pride in tatters, these days Anna finds it difficult to leave the house. So when a handsome, mysterious stranger takes an interest in her, she's not sure whether she can learn to trust again? Then there's Grace, in her fifties, trapped in a loveless marriage with a man she married because, unable to have children of her own, she fell in love with his motherless brood. Grace worries that Dawn is about to make the same mistake: orphaned as a child, engaged to love-rat Calum, is Dawn more interested in the security that comes with his tight-knit, boisterous family? When a sexy, footloose rock singer catches her eye, will Dawn have the courage to follow her heart? At 28, Raychel is the youngest member of their little gang. And with a loving husband, Ben, and a cosy little nest for two, she would seem to be the happiest. But what dark secrets are lurking behind this perfect facade, that make sweet, pretty Raychel so guarded and unwilling to open up? Under Christie's warm hand, the girls soon realise they have some difficult choices to make. Indeed, none of them quite realised how much they needed the sense of fun, laughter, and loyalty that abounds when five women become friends. It's one for all, and all for one!
About the Author
Five-foot-tall Milly Johnson is a half Barnsley, half Glaswegian writer of greetings cards, novels and shopping lists featuring gin and buns. When not writing she is either reading, learning Italian, mixing with the Yorkshire glitterati, getting up the council's nose about a Dodworth Road Pedestrian Crossing or ironing school clothes. She lives with her two boys and a quartet of mad animals near her Mam and Dad in the middle of Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely summer read!,
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This review is from: Summer Fling (Paperback)
I don't think there will be anything Milly Johnson writes that I don't enjoy. All of her novels are lovely and unique, even though they may share similar themes, and they all find a place in my heart. This one was no different.
A Summer Fling follows five different women that work together and we watch their friendship slowly evolve as their individual lives become more complicated. Anna has been left in pieces after her fiancé left her at 39, while Dawn, aged 33, is planning her own wedding to a man not worthy of her affection. Raychel, aged 28, seems the happiest, but has dark secrets and Grace, in her 50's, is trapped in a loveless marriage. These women worked together for years yet remained distant until their new manager, Christie, takes over and coaxes them all into coming out of their shells. I did find the beginning to this novel a tad slow and didn't fully get immersed into the story right away, but seeing as how the story is told from 5 women's perspectives, it only makes sense that it would take some time to get to know each character. Once I did though, I got sucked into the story and couldn't wait to see what was going to happen with these women. This was a great chick lit novel centering around friendship and encompassing stories of love, finding it in strange places, learning to let go of toxic relationships and finding happiness. Milly Johnson covers such an array of topics and in typical fashion for her, some of the stories she spins aren't chock full of roses. There are heavy topics here and I love this about her work. Her heroines aren't full of sunshine all the time and have real issues, instead of which pair of shoes to buy, which much more realistic than some of the other chick lit out there. I find this makes her characters much more relatable and multi dimensional and keeps me reading as fast as I can devour the pages. I also really like the overlap of characters in her novels - but don't worry if you haven't read her other books. I don't think it would take away from the story. Pick up a Milly Johnson book today! You won't be disappointed!
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