NEW RELEASE
The Long Weekend - Veronica Henry (2012)
This revolves around a set of characters who by chance happen to spend the same long weekend at The Townhouse by the Sea in Cornwall. There's the sad-looking girl who is trying to track down her artist father, the unfortunate stag party members and the businessman with his "friend". One by one their stories are interwoven, each leading to its own satisfying ending. Also narrated are the stories of Claire with her burning secret and Luca the chef with an eye for more than just the food, the joint owners of the hotel, the receptionist with the disabled brother and the mysterious and very ostentatious investors who are being wooed to save the business. These characters and their stories are told with compassion and honesty, involving the reader in their lives. This novel is ideal to pass away your me time and proved to be a real page-turner. (JH)
A short break can become the holiday of a lifetime in The Long Weekend, by Veronica Henry. The summary says: "In a gorgeous quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning . . . Claire Marlowe owns The Townhouse by the Sea with Luca, the hotel's charismatic chef. She ensures everything runs smoothly - until an unexpected arrival checks in and turns her whole world upside down. And the rest of the guests arrive with their own baggage. There's a couple looking for distraction from a family tragedy; a man trying to make amends for an affair he bitterly regrets . . . and the young woman who thinks the Cornish village might hold the key to her past. Here are affairs of the heart, secrets, lies and scandal - all wrapped up in one long, hot weekend." The Long Weekend is out in July.