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Jasper takes his wife and daughters to Australia when he gets a new job, but the last thing his wife Lucy expects is for him to walk out on them, leaving them in an unfamiliar country and battling for custody. 'The wittiest woman in London' "Evening Standard" *Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes*
Synopsis
Lucy's life was supposed to be idyllic once she and her family moved to sun-soaked Oz - but it couldn't be more of a mess. No sooner have they unpacked their Marmite, than Lucy catches her darling husband Jasper inflagrante. With her best friend Renee. In one double blow, she loses the two people she trusted most - and now has to fend for herself.
Book Details
Publisher:
BLACK SWAN
Publication Date:
10-Sep-2009
ISBN:
9780552775649
Observer review
To Love, Honour and Betray by Kathy Lette
Hermione Hoby the observer Sat 17 October 2009
Lucy is a mess. Her catalogue of tribulations includes ex-best friend Renee who's stolen her drippy husband, Jasper, a teenage daughter who hates her and incipient alcoholism. Despite this, she still manages to wisecrack her way through every conversation. So does almost every other character, even the supposedly gruff Lockie, who runs the surf lifesaving class that Lucy joins and which proves the saving of her. "It's only in novels that coincidences seem contrived. In life, they happen all the time," Lette writes. Which is why, when our heroine swims naked in the sea in the middle of the night, Lockie happens to be out fishing, handily positioned to rescue her from drowning. To paraphrase another Aussie: can you tell where this is going yet?
