
by EricaJames (Author)
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.
                        Format:  Paperback
                         Pages: 496
                        Edition: 1st Paperback Printing
                        
                        
                        Publisher: Orion 
 Published: 17 Jun 2004
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        ISBN 10:  0752849573
 ISBN 13: 9780752849577
                        
                        Book Overview: Reissued alongside Erica James's latest bestseller PARADISE HOUSE in the stunning new cover style  All the backlist are being reissued in the new look in 2004  Erica James is a SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author and also a GUARDIAN Fastseller  A BREATH OF FRESH AIR was selected by WH Smith for Fresh Talent  Three of Erica James' novels have been nominated for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year award  All her novels reprint regularly, and receive excellent 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