'Just relishable. Thank God for the balm of good writing' NIGELLA LAWSON 'A joy to read in a
single relaxing afternoon' JACQUELINE WILSON ' Razor sharp on family love and marriage' DAVID
NICHOLLS ' I devoured it in one long lazy afternoon - I laughed and cried' VICTORIA HISLOP
The happily ever after is only part of the story... A funny touching hopeful gem about love
marriage and second chances It's the day before her daughter's wedding and things are not
going well for Gail Baines. First thing she loses her job - or quits depending who you ask.
Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for the festivities. He doesn't
even have a suit. Instead he's brought memories a shared sense of humour - and a cat looking
for a new home. Just as Gail is wondering what's next their daughter Debbie discovers her
groom has been keeping a secret... As the big day dawns the exes just can't agree on what's
best for Debbie. Gail is seriously worried while Max seems more concerned with whether to opt
for the salmon or prime rib at the reception if they make it that far. The day after the
wedding Gail and Max prepare to go their separate ways again. But all the questions about the
future of the happy couple have stirred up the past for Gail. Because 'happy' takes many forms
and sometimes the younger generation has much to teach the older about secrets acceptance and
taking the rough with the smooth. ' Clear-eyed out-and-out funny' RACHEL JOYCE 'Has all her
trademark wry humour and brilliant observation ' ELIZABETH BUCHAN 'If Anne Tyler isn't the
best writer in the world who is?' BBC R4 WOMAN'S HOUR 'Anne Tyler really is the best' GRAHAM
NORTON 'Our greatest chronicler of family life' DAILY MAIL 'Nobody does it better' VOGUE
