by Donna Hay (Author)
Lola Rose Lambert's life changes on the day of her father's funeral. She isn't sorry that Eddie Lambert is dead. The outside world might have seen him as a solid, genial family man, but to her he was a bully who made her mother's life a misery until the day she died. She and her father have barely spoken since then. And Lola finds out why when, after the funeral, an embittered relative reveals a dark family secret. It turns out Eddie Lambert wasn't Lola's father at all. She was the result of a backstage fling between her musician mother and Rick Wild, guitarist with the mega rock group Poleaxe. Not only is her father very much alive, but he's also a big-haired, leather-wearing rock god. Lola tries to handle the revelation in her usual practical way, although deep down she's excited by the idea of having a family somewhere out there, and a father who might love her in the way Eddie never did. But her expectations are dashed when she finally gets to meet her long-lost dad, and discovers he's a typical rock star - spoilt and self-indulgent with the maturity of a hyperactive five-year-old. And then there's his family, who turn out to be a bunch of people so dysfunctional they'd make the Borgias looks like the Waltons. The arrival of Lola in their midst could be the making of them - or the death of her!
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Orion
Published: 17 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 0752874551
ISBN 13: 9780752874555
Book Overview: Donna Hay's trade sales have been rising steadily Donna attracts features, and her novels are well reviewed, especially in women's magazines: 'A witty novel about tangled relationships' HELLO!; 'A warm romantic comedy' WOMAN'S OWN; 'A witty and entertaining novel full of humour and sparkle' IRISH NEWS; 'Just when you think it's a comedy, the Kleenex moments sneak up on you' CHOICE magazine Donna writes regularly for TV TIMES and WHAT'S ON TV magazine and has her own column in CHAT magazine Winner of the RNA New Writers' Award for her debut WAITING IN THE WINGS