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Never Close Your Eyes - Emma Burstall (2009)
The story opens with an incident back in Newcastle in 1978, when a fight between two sisters changes their lives forever. Then the story moves forward to the present day in London, with three women attending a creative writing group. Mother of two Evie, who works from home as a wedding gown designer, is still hoping to get back with her husband Neil and spends a lot of time and money talking to a clairvoyant. Becca's high-flying financial career often takes her away from her family. Meanwhile journalist Nic's drinking problem is starting to get out of hand but husband Alan is too busy working in his study to pay much attention. This is a vivid, often dark, tale about tangled relationships. From a vulnerable daughter and an unwelcome blast from the past to a comforting neighbour and an eccentric older woman, eventually all the story threads are woven together.
Never Close Your Eyes - Emma Burstall
Evie, Nic and Becca, all members of a creative writing group, decide to enter a national competition. But while they ponder their plots and agonise about their characters, their own lives are going far from smoothly. Evie's still pining for the husband who left her for a younger woman and is relying increasingly on clairvoyant Zelda. Nic's battling a drink problem and is in despair about her workaholic husband. Becca's a City highflyer who seems to have everything - until a childhood friend threatens to expose the secret she's kept buried for nearly 30 years. With less than a year to complete their manuscripts, can there be any real-life happy endings?