The Twenty-Year Itch

Can love survive long-term in the twenty-first century? Julie is beginning to doubt it. When her husband of twenty years announces that he is chucking his job to embark on an adult gap year leaving his salary and Julie behind, she puts her marriage under the microscope.

Turning to her friends for comfort and advice, Julie finds that their relationships are falling apart too. Surely they can't all be innocent victims? Or all bad wives? Is there no such thing as an enduring marriage? Does that twenty-year itch just have to be scratched?

While this emotional maelstrom rages around her, meeting someone new is the last thing on Julie s mind. Until a chance encounter propels her onto a sexual collision course with a man who spells danger . . .

“"Wise, witty, and wonderful."”

An elegant writer who gets to the heart of the matter . . . believable, likeable . . . It's funny and moving and very well written. - Daily Mail

An entertaining and sometimes moving insight into how challenging it can be keeping a long-term relationship together. - Good Housekeeping

Kelsey touches on many preoccupations of women in an intelligent way that is entertaining, thought-provoking, perhaps even cautionary. - Courier Mail Australia

Kelsey's witty and wise story empowers older women and shows that despite their errant men - and, in some cases, errant women - these girls still have plenty of life in them. - Herald Sun, Australia

Will be adored by women of every age and every marital status - Jewish Chronicle

Linda Kelsey is a former editor of Cosmopolitan and SHE, and was twice awarded Editor of the Year. She was also launch editor of Wedding Day and Executive Editor on the launch of In Style. She is now an author and freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in a variety of magazines and newspapers ranging from Good Housekeeping and Saga to the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and Jewish Chronicle. She lives in London.

Can love survive long-term in the twenty-first century? Julie is beginning to doubt it. When her husband of twenty years announces that he is chucking his job to embark on an adult gap year leaving his salary and Julie behind, she puts her marriage under the microscope.Turning to her friends for comfort and advice, Julie finds that their relationships are falling apart too. Surely they can't all be innocent victims? Or all bad wives? Is there no such thing as an enduring marriage? Does that twenty-year itch just have to be scratched?While this emotional maelstrom rages around her, meeting someone new is the last thing on Julie s mind. Until a chance encounter propels her onto a sexual collision course with a man who spells danger . . .

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