The Luncheon Club


Book Description

Five women from different walks of life are members of a Hampshire squash club. Over a period of time they become close friends and meet once a month for lunch. On the surface they seem to have perfect lives, but when tragedy and betrayal strike, their vulnerabilities are exposed. Will they rally round to support one another, or will their differences drive them apart? Belinda Musgrove, high flying divorce lawyer, is captain of the squash team. Her long search for love seems to be getting nowhere until someone special makes her think she still has a chance. But is she brave enough to make her feelings known? For Sophie London, mourning the sudden death of her parents, a chance encounter in a restaurant turns her life upside down. At last she finds the happiness she so desperately craves. When family responsibilities draw her back to Jamaica, will she be forced to choose between her family and Mr Perfect? For rich, spoilt Polly Gordon, boredom leads to a disastrous marriage. She wants out, and she gets her wish, but in the worst imaginable way. Though her marriage is over, her father-in-law is determined to make her life a living hell. Clarissa Duncan, owner of an organic smallholding, is content with her life. Then her artist partner, Ted, finds unexpected success, and everything changes. Life will never be the same again. When Emily Ropers boyfriend, Jack, is tragically killed, a totally unexpected discovery threatens to rupture her fragile hold on her life. Throughout it all, the women are there to support one another; at the end of the season their lives have changed in ways they could never have predicted.













The Lunch Club


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Harriet, Melody, Beth, and Jane Anne have been friends since their kids were in kindergarten. So far their friendship has been limited to bragging about their kids and then their grandkids. but with life comes change, and now none of them wants to admit that she is struggling with a personal crisis. Then Melody announces that she was scammed by the handsome rascal she met on an Internet dating site. Seeing Melody's humiliation, Harriet concocts a scheme to track the con artist down. Beth and Jane Anne are skeptical, but the search takes their minds off their own problems. Working together, the four women learn what friendship really means.










The Sunday Lunch Club


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*** THE NUMBER ONE EBOOK BESTSELLER*** ‘A warming testament to the elasticity and enduring love of true family bonds. I adored this book' Penny Parkes 'Fresh, funny and utterly fabulous, it’s the perfect holiday read' Heat ‘Feel-good’ Bella ‘A clever concept … with surprises and some shocks in store for both the reader and the characters ... An endearing, funny and poignant read’ Express The first rule of Sunday Lunch Club is … don't make any afternoon plans. Every few Sundays, Anna and her extended family and friends get together for lunch. They talk, they laugh, they bicker, they eat too much. Sometimes the important stuff is left unsaid, other times it's said in the wrong way. Sitting between her ex-husband and her new lover, Anna is coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy at the age of forty. Also at the table are her ageing grandmother, her promiscuous sister, her flamboyantly gay brother and a memory too terrible to contemplate. Until, that is, a letter arrives from the person Anna scarred all those years ago. Can Anna reconcile her painful past with her uncertain future? Juliet Ashton weaves a story of love, friendship and community that will move you to laughter and to tears. Think Cold Feet meets David Nicholls, with a dash of the joy of Jill Mansell added for good measure. ‘I love Juliet's writing and this book featured so many wonderful characters. I was left wanting to join the family at one of their Sunday lunches’ Samantha, Netgalley reviewer ‘A joy from start to finish. The relationships within the family ring so true. And the twists kept me guessing. A beautiful book’ Laura Kemp ‘Romantic and gentle, and in places really funny, but it has pace and a couple of twists which kept me reading. The author is good with characters, each with a clear 'voice'’ Penny, reader review ‘All the characters have their own strong storyline and I enjoyed finding out how their lives unfolded’ Sarah, reader review ‘A very enjoyable and entertaining book with an interesting plot, complex characters and some food for thought. Recommended’ Anna, reader review ‘Absolutely loved this joyful, entertaining, and fabulously funny book’ Karen, reader review *** Pre-order Juliet Ashton's brand new novel, The Fall and Rise of Sadie McQueen, publishing in December 2019, now! ***




Monday Luncheon Club Records


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The Monday Luncheon Club Records include material that documents the early history and origin of the club, correspondence, death notices for members, invitations to club meetings, menus, membership lists, and the 1921 application of the Womans City Club of Pittsburgh for a charter. Although the club was founded in 1909, most of the documents are from the 1970s or 1980s. There are only a few documents from the early years of the club within this collection.




The Lunch Club


Book Description

Husbands, Lovers, and Strangers Harriet, Melody, Beth, and Jane Anne have been friends since their kids were in kindergarten. So far their friendship has been limited to bragging about their kids and then their grandkids. But with life comes changes, and now none of them wants to admit that she is struggling with a personal crisis. That is, until Melody announces she was scammed by the handsome rascal she met on an Internet dating site. When Harriet sees Melody's humiliation, she forgets her frustration at having to recover from a fall at a nursing facility instead of one of her children's homes, and she decides to track Melody's con artist down. Beth and Jane Anne are skeptical, but the search takes their minds off their own problems: the dire predictions made at Jane Anne¿s May-December marriage are coming true, and Beth¿s husband refuses to cut back on his lifestyle even though his pension has disappeared and their marriage is unraveling. Working together, the four women find strengths they didn't know they had...and learn what friendship really means.