**A SUNDAY TIMES & RED BOOK OF THE YEAR** '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
