Hidden Talents
Author(s): Erica James
Dulcie Ballantyne knows that creative writers' groups attract an unlikely mix of people, so when she starts up Hidden Talents, she is well prepared for the assortment of people she is bringing together: Beth King is facing empty-nest syndrome as her only son, Nathan, leaves home for university. Jack Solomon, a local estate agent, is having trouble coming to terms with the shock of his wife leaving him for his best friend. Jaz Rafferty is an intensely private seventeen-year-old girl, who writes to escape her large, boisterous family. Victor Blackmore is a know-it-all, who claims to be writing the blockbuster novel every publisher will be clamouring for. What they all have in common is a need to escape, as well as a desire to keep their lives as private as possible. As they grow more confident in their writing skills, friendships develop, and gradually they come to realise that a little openness isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Reissued in the terrific new cover style All the backlist are being reissued in the new livery in 2008 Erica James has sold over two million copies in paperback alone and all her novels reprint regularly She is a SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author and also a GUARDIAN Fastseller GARDENS OF DELIGHT debuted at Number 5 in the bestseller lists, and won the 2006 Romantic Novel of the Year award All Erica's novels have received terrific reviews: 'The members of a creative writing class provide perfect material for James' clear-sighted but wittily sympathetic eye in this enjoyable character-led saga' WOMAN & HOME 'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' DAILY MAIL 'A well-constructed story and a heart-warming read, all set to the tune of extremely good writing' IRISH NEWS 'Another witty, sharply observed tale of the kind that we've come to expect from this author' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'A genuinely heartwarming yet unsentimental tale' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Funny, sad ... an excellent, compulsive read' WOMAN'S REALM 'Sparklingly fresh ... thoroughly enjoyable' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A brilliant read you'll find impossible to put down' BEST
Erica James grew up in Hampshire and has since lived in Oxford, Yorkshire and Belgium. She now lives in Cheshire. All of Erica's recent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.32
- : 29 February 2008
- : 198mm X 129mm X 30mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Erica James
- : Paperback
- : 908
- : 823.92
- : 496