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While We Were Watching Downton Abbey - Wendy Wax (2013)
Claire Walker, Brooke MacKenzie, and Samantha Davis couldn't be more different from one another. It seems the only thing they have in common when they first meet is their address, an historic apartment building in Atlanta named the Alexander. When the concierge of their building, Edward Parker, orchestrates weekly screenings of Downton Abbey for the residents of the building, Claire, Brooke and Samantha discover that despite their different lifestyles and backgrounds, their love of the British drama brings them together every week and ignites a surprising friendship for all of them. Wendy Wax again creates likable, strong female characters dealing with everyday issues most of us can relate to. The story of their friendship reminds us just how important it is to have trustworthy, loyal allies in our corner for the times we need them the most. Pairing the story with the popularity of Downton Abbey was nothing short of brilliant. (LEK)
While We Were Watching Downton Abbey, by Wendy Wax, is about four friends and a shared passion that could change their lives. The summary says: "When the concierge of The Alexander, a historic Atlanta apartment building, invites his fellow residents to join him for weekly screenings of Downton Abbey, four very different people find themselves connecting with the addictive drama, and - even more unexpectedly - with each other... Samantha Davis married young and for the wrong reason: the security of old Atlanta money - for herself and for her orphaned brother and sister. She never expected her marriage to be complicated by love and compromised by a shattering family betrayal. Claire Walker is now an empty nester and struggling author who left her home in the suburbs for the old-world charm of The Alexander, and for a new and productive life. But she soon wonders if clinging to old dreams can be more destructive than having no dreams at all. And then there's Brooke MacKenzie, a woman in constant battle with her faithless ex-husband. She's just starting to realise that it's time to take a deep breath and come to terms with the fact that her life is not the fairy tale she thought it would be. For Samantha, Claire, Brooke - and Edward, who arranges the weekly gatherings - it will be a season of surprises as they forge a bond that will sustain them through some of life's hardest moments - all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey."