The Big Five O

The Big FIVE O

Four friends… one VERY big birthday

‘A lovely, fun, light-hearted read’ Adele Parks

Praise for Jane Wenham-Jones

‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde

‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell

‘feel-good’ Woman and Home

While four 49 year olds are planning a party their seaside town will never forget, they also have more on their minds than canapés and balloons for their half-century…
Empty-nester Charlotte is worried what her husband might be up to.
Single mother Roz fears that her teenage daughter will discover how she pays the bills.
Businesswoman Fay brags about her no-strings toy boy but hides the truth behind her divorce. 
Singleton Sherie’s cat is the only male in her life who ever stays around. Or is he?
 
They’re all keeping secrets but as the big birthday looms, the beans are about to be spilt, and one of them is going to need her friends more than ever…

Reviews

Praise for Jane Wenham-Jones

‘Funny yet poignant’ My Weekly

‘‘The book deserves a bloody magnum – I loved it.’ Judy Astley

‘Humorous, warm-hearted and full of charm. We loved it.’
 Woman’s Weekly

‘Funny and knowing… warm and thought provoking’ Daisy Buchanan

‘laughing out loud – a lot!’ Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy from The Archers)

‘Wisdom, humour and real insight… poignant and funny by turns.’ Emma Lee-Potter

A delightful romp… You’ll be laughing out loud! Jane Corry

‘Warm, wise and funny’ Marina O’Loughlin

‘Made me laugh…. Made me think…. Made me want more!’ Julie Wassamer, author of The Whitstable Pearl Mystery

About the author

Jane Wenham-Jones is a journalist and presenter and the author of nine books. She has written for a wide range of magazines and national newspapers, is a regular columnist for Woman’s Weekly and an agony aunt for Writing Magazine. As a presenter, she has hosted the Romantic Novel of the Year awards since 2011, and often pops up on radio and TV. A regular interviewer on the literary festival circuit, she has been “in conversation with” hundreds of top authors and celebrities and is a founder member of BroadstairsLit – literary events throughout the year – in the seaside town of Broadstairs, where she lives. But her major claim to fame is being the one to first coin the term “Writer’s Bottom”! Strange but true…