Hidden Talents
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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 son leaves home for university. Jack Solomon, a local estate agent, is recovering from the shock of his wife leaving him for his best friend. Jaz Rafferty is an intensely private 17 year old, who writes to escape her large, boisterous family. Victor Blackmore is an opinionated 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. Even Dulcie, who, at the age of sixty-two, has been having an affair with a married man for the last six years. As they grow more confident, friendships develop across the group and gradually they come to realise that a little openness isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Author: Erica James
Format: Hardback, 432 pages, 170mm x 248mm, 803 g
Published: 2002, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
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 son leaves home for university. Jack Solomon, a local estate agent, is recovering from the shock of his wife leaving him for his best friend. Jaz Rafferty is an intensely private 17 year old, who writes to escape her large, boisterous family. Victor Blackmore is an opinionated 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. Even Dulcie, who, at the age of sixty-two, has been having an affair with a married man for the last six years. As they grow more confident, friendships develop across the group and gradually they come to realise that a little openness isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Hidden Talents