Evie is heading away for a summer holiday in Devon with her husband and three children. They are sharing a big country house with two other families – her closest friend, the gorgeous Shen who is married to a wealthy older man called Clive, and another school mother, Paula, who worries far too much and appears to have a distant relationship with Jon. Evie needs to come clean to husband Mike about an important life decision but it seems she’s not the only one keeping secrets. And with teenage hormones on the rampage and adult inhibitions set loose, they are all set for a drama-filled holiday. This is an amusing story with endearing characters and plenty of plot complications to keep you turning the pages. Pack it for your own summer getaway.
A Very Big House in the Country, by Claire Sandy, sees three families sharing a holiday house. The summary says: "For one long hot summer in Devon, three families are sharing one very big house in the country. The Herreras: made up of two tired parents, three grumbling children and one promiscuous dog; the Littles: he's loaded (despite two divorces and five kids), she's gorgeous, but maybe the equation for a truly happy marriage is a bit more complicated than that; and the Browns, who seem oddly jumpy around people, but especially each other. By the pool, new friendships blossom; at the Aga door, resentments begin to simmer. Secret crushes are formed and secret cigarettes cadged by the teens, as the adults loosen their inhibitions with litres of white wine and start to get perhaps a little too honest ... Mother hen to all, Evie Herreras has a life-changing announcement to make, one that could rock the foundations of her family. But will someone else beat her to it?" A Very Big House in the Country is out in July 2015.