Single art teacher Marion Hardcastle is rather regretting having agreed to come on holiday with Tom and Janice Cowlishaw. They aren't exactly kindred spirits. And they aren't exactly being made to feel welcome by the supercilious owner of the Palazzo Fratorelli. The Contessa seems to be much more interested in ingratiating herself with her other guests, famous theatre director Terence Armstrong, and film stars, Christopher Bassett and Beatrice Miller-Mander. But, in the warmth of the Italian sunshine, the guests at the Palazzo gradually start to throw off their traditional British reserve - and so begins an extraordinary week of drama, danger, passion, violence, tears, tantrums, sordid secrets - and unexpected romance. Even Marion thaws enough to start enjoying herself. And, who knows, perhaps even fall in love ...

Tuscan Soup

Wakefield, Lou

Coronet

Sleeping Partners

At 39, Pauline Watkins decides something must be done about her routine job and her marriage to a partner who thinks that bedtime is just for sleeping. An exotic holiday would be a start, and she takes part in a house swap, trading her Leicester home for a piece of paradise in Australia. On the other side of the world, Lorna Mackenzie has reached a similar conclusion, but for a rather different reason—her sleeping partner is sleeping around. For Pauline and Lorna, a holiday swap turns into the journey of a lifetime.

Literature & Fiction

Women's Fiction

Hodder&Stoughton

With her acting career in the doldrums, thirty-something Kate Thornton plays internet backgammon to while away the hours. Playing against others from Beijing to Bolton is like having a window on the world, and she soon makes many online friends, finding herself increasingly drawn to Andy, the Canadian cowboy. When he falls from his horse and breaks his arm, Kate rushes to his aid in the South Cariboo, only to find that Andy is at least as attractive as she expected—but he is not expecting her. In fact, he has no idea who she is. Should she stay or should she leave? After such an embarrassing beginning, do she and Andy stand a chance? Somebody has been playing tricks on them both, but who? And why?

Hot to Trot

Romance

Humor & Satire

Hodder&Stoughton Canada

Taken from the third successful BBC Radio 4 series starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales, these episodes see a trembling in cyberspace as Vera and Irene discover the joys of e-mail. There are the usual domestic mishaps to fret about: Irene's daughter Lesley is refusing to marry the worthy but boring Brian; Vera's exhausted daughter Karen has abandoned her third baby at the hospital and eloped with a male nurse; and Vera's gay son Howard and his partner Anthony are trying for a baby - with the help of a surrogate mother and a television crew. As Irene and Vera fall in and out of friendship they accuse each other of everything from alcoholism to metal illness (in a loving, caring way, of course). Their hilarious put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life.

Ladies of Letters.com

Hayman, Carole

BBC Audiobooks

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge return as the proud grandmothers Irene Spencer and Vera Small, once again brightening the airwaves with their often-dubious wit and wisdom. In this latest collection of missives they offer Springtime recipes as well as tips for a long and healthy life.

Ladies Of Letters Spring Clean

BBC Books

Ladies of Letters...and More: Radio Dramatization

Literary

BBC Radio

Vera small and Irene Spencer are at it again. The two keep up a regular correspondence and now with the advent of email, the ladies of letters can communicate daily. As Irene and Vera fall in and out of friendship, they accuse each other of everything from alcoholism to mental illness (but only in a loving, caring way, of course). Their hilarious put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life.

Ladies of Letters.com: Radio Dramatization

As heard on the hit Radio 4 series, this book includes the letters of two penpals and provides a hilarious insight into suburban friendships.

More Ladies of Letters

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Chivers Press Ltd

Irene and Vera have come a long way since they first met. Now they email regularly, but back then lilac basildon Bond was the medium of choice.

Ladies Of Letters Say No

Radio

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Books by Wakefield, Lou

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Tuscan Soup

Sleeping Partners

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

Ladies of Letters.com

Ladies Of Letters Spring Clean

Ladies of Letters...and More: Radio Dramatization

Ladies of Letters.com: Radio Dramatization

More Ladies of Letters

Ladies Of Letters Say No