Scuba Dancing - Hardcover

Slade, Nicola

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753176807 ISBN 13: 9780753176801

Publisher: Isis Large Print Books, 2006

Synopsis

Finn Fitzgerald has walked out on her job in Brussels, her flat and her cheating boyfriend to move to Hampshire. At 45, she decides it's about time she took herself in hand and found out what she wants from life. Moving in with her sister, Finn finds herself a part of an unusual social group - a number of lonely people, of all ages, who meet just for company, but who find themselves part of a fund-raising effort for a very unorthodox cause. Finn is soon caught up with village intrigue, romance and with a cast of amusing and unique characters.

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About the Author

Nicola Slade was brought up in Poole, Dorset. She wrote children's stories when her three children were growing up, moving onto short stories for several national magazines. Winning a story competition in Family Circle galvanised her into writing seriously and since then her stories and articles have been commissioned regularly. Scuba Dancing is her first published novel. Because so many people live alone today, Nicola suggests that a lively singles group such as the one in Scuba Dancing might be a desirable alternative to suffering in silence - though perhaps a group with a more orthodox agenda than the one in the book. Nicola enjoys travelling and has lived in Egypt. She has tried her hand at antiques dealing and as an artist is currently being asked for pictures of giant vegetables - her latest commission being a three foot long chilli pepper. Nicola, her husband and their cat live near Winchester in Hampshire.

Review

"Packed with delightful, unforgettable, eccentric characters and written with humour and deep sensitivity." -- Anita Burgh

About this edition

• Publisher: Isis Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0753176807
• ISBN 13: 9780753176801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360