Synopsis: When Kit and Adam separated after almost fifteen years of marriage, Kit felt like she had lost her lover, her best friend and her identity all in one fell swoop. But now, a year on from the divorce, Kit has found herself again and she loves her life in the idyllic Connecticut town of Highfield. She has the perfect job - working for Robert McClore, the famous and wealthy novelist - two wonderful children, a good relationship with her ex-husband and time to enjoy yoga with her friends. Then Tracy, Kit's yoga instructor and close friend, introduces her to Steve - gorgeous, charming, the perfect gentleman - and, for the first time in years, Kit is caught up in a whirlwind romance. But is Steve really as perfect as he seems? And why does it bother Kit when Tracy starts dating Kit's handsome boss, Robert?

What no one knows is that Tracy is hiding a secret - one that threatens to ruin her new-found happiness with Robert and her friendship with Kit. And now Tracy must decide whether to keep her past hidden from them both for ever or whether she should reveal the truth before it's too late…

Sparkling, romantic and poignant, Girl Friday is a captivating tale of friendship, family and marriage as both Kit and Tracy discover that sometimes the people you thought you had lost make their way back into your life again…

(N.B. Girl Friday is called Dune Road in the US)

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Hot Brands Verdict
Reading a Jane Green book is wonderfully satisfying, she has that special ability to create great atmosphere, interesting characters and weave around them an intriguing story. This is a perfect weekend read, absorbing and captivating and a book you won’t want to put down. We loved it!

Released at the same time is:

The Beach House Jane Green
Synopsis: One summer a group of strangers - each with their own reason for wanting to step out of their busy life - meet at rented beachouse in sunny Nantucket. There's Daniel, who's causing heartbreak for his wife Bee; recently divorced Daff, who feels she's lost touch with her daughter Jess; and Michael - son of the house's mischievous , free-spirited owner Nan - who is having an ill-advised fling with his boss.
With so many lost souls gathered under one roof, very soon there are tears and laughter, friendship and - for some - even love. Each one of them is hoping for a new beginning. But will any of them find it?

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Hot Brands Verdict
We loved this when we first reviewed it in hardback, and if you haven’t read it, do buy the paperback version, it’s a wonderful book. Here is our review as published last year:

‘Jane Green opens this book with a wonderful description of Nan, who at sixty-five still feels thirty, thought of locally as slightly eccentric as she cycles around on an old bicycle smoking a cigarette and waving at all and sundry. Later she skinny dips in a neighbour’s pool and wanders naked around their garden popping strawberries and peas into her mouth. Having once had money she now finds herself alone and facing the prospect of having to sell her house, her most precious possession.

The solution appears to be to rent out rooms for the summer and Nan’s life begins to change as the house begins to fill with people, Daniel, a recently divorced father who has come to discover himself, Daff the single mother of a difficult teenager, coupled with the return of her son Michael, also escaping a troubled relationship. As the summer progresses, the relationships bloom and develop. Coupled with a very unexpected arrival of a new visitor, and you have the makings of a wonderful read, absorbing, heart warming and absolutely perfect for the summer.'