Young Wives' Tales

Lucy, Rose and Connie are back in the stylish, insightful sequel to Adele Parks' PLAYING AWAY which is every bit as addictive as her debut bestseller and follows the friends' fortunes in their new roles as wives, mothers and lovers with plenty of surprises along the way...

Lucy stole her friend Rose's 'happily ever after' because she wanted Rose's husband - and Lucy always gets what she wants. Big mistake. Rose was the ideal wife and is the ideal mother; Lucy was the perfect mistress. Now neither can find domestic bliss playing each other's roles. They both envy Connie, who is happily married and is effortlessly balancing two kids with a fulfilling career. Until, that is, a dangerous old flame flickers back into view and threatens her marriage. But there are even more twists in the tale to come...

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“When it comes to fiction reflecting feminine issues, Adele Parks has her finger on the pulse - Glamour Wonderfully plotted, moving and insightful...shot through with funny, tender and observant moments - Daily Mail Full of emotional set-pieces and real insight into relationships between men and women - Heat A fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth - Daily Express A wicked pleasure - Woman & Home She is a particularly acute observer of relationship ups and downs, and her stories are always as insightful as they are entertaining - Daily Mirror Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the end - She magazineParks writes with wit and a keen eye for detail - Guardian”

When it comes to fiction reflecting feminine issues, Adele Parks has her finger on the pulse - Glamour

Wonderfully plotted, moving and insightful...shot through with funny, tender and observant moments - Daily Mail

Full of emotional set-pieces and real insight into relationships between men and women - Heat

A fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth - Daily Express

A wicked pleasure - Woman & Home

She is a particularly acute observer of relationship ups and downs, and her stories are always as insightful as they are entertaining - Daily Mirror

Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the end - She magazine

Parks writes with wit and a keen eye for detail - Guardian

Adele Parks worked in advertising until she published her first novel, PLAYING AWAY, in 2000, which was the debut bestseller of that year. All of Adele's novels have been top ten bestsellers and her work has been translated into twenty-five different languages. Adele has spent her adult life in Italy, Botswana and London until 2005 when she moved to Guildford, where she now lives with her husband and son. Adele believes reading is a basic human right, so she works closely with the Reading Agency as an Ambassador of the Six Book Challenge, a programme designed to encourage adult literacy. In 2011 she was a judge for the Costa Book Awards. Follow Adele on Twitter @adeleparks or visit her website

Lucy, Rose and Connie are back in the stylish, insightful sequel to Adele Parks' PLAYING AWAY which is every bit as addictive as her debut bestseller and follows the friends' fortunes in their new roles as wives, mothers and lovers with plenty of surprises along the way...Lucy stole her friend Rose's 'happily ever after' because she wanted Rose's husband - and Lucy always gets what she wants. Big mistake. Rose was the ideal wife and is the ideal mother; Lucy was the perfect mistress. Now neither can find domestic bliss playing each other's roles. They both envy Connie, who is happily married and is effortlessly balancing two kids with a fulfilling career. Until, that is, a dangerous old flame flickers back into view and threatens her marriage. But there are even more twists in the tale to come...Includes bonus material

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