NEW RELEASE
Wellesley Wives - Suzy Duffy (2012)
Boston society wife Popsy Power lives in Wellesley, where the women have less body fat and higher net worth than the average American woman. Her husband, Peter, has just splashed out on a red Ferrari for her birthday but all is not well with his business. Will he and his partner Jack succeed at a last-ditch effort to seal a big deal? Jack is married to Popsy's best friend Sandra, a second wife who had promised she didn't want children but is now desperate for a baby. Popsy's two daughters have their own problems - Lily can't admit to her family about the real love of her life while Rosie is shocked when her pilot husband Marcus announces he wants them to go to a resort for swingers. This is an entertaining story about life not being as glossy as it seems and reinforces the bonds of friendship as the two Wellesley wives take a trip to Ireland.
Wellesley Wives is the first in a trilogy by Suzy Duffy. The summary says: "In Boston, Popsy Power is pretty, popular and insanely rich. Her husband adores her and her two daughters are busy producing babies and romping up the corporate ladder - like good little Wellesley Wives. However, what Popsy doesn't know is that her husband and worldly wealth will soon be gone and as for daughters? Well, Lily's romping is not restricted to the boardroom and Rosie finds her pilot-husband flying more than his jet... Sandra is Popsy's best friend. She has the perfect body, bank balance and palatial penthouse. As a second wife herself, she should know how husbands can wander but even she is shocked when she discovers where Jack has found his fun ... When Lily's nasty little secrets suddenly go public and Rosie finds her husband flying a little too high, it's time to escape. Popsy and Sandra flee to beautiful, peaceful Ireland. Rosie heads to Mexico and Lily seeks refuge in the arms of her man. The adventure continues for Popsy and Sandra because within days they're almost arrested, killed and then they find themselves in a boathouse in Banagher - with jobs! Meanwhile Rosie is diving off the back of a catamaran into the azure-blue of the Caribbean but she's not sure which are worse - the sharks in the sea or the ones on the beach. The only one back in Boston; Lily discovers that getting what she wanted was not what she wanted but unlike her scuba diving sister, surely she's in too deep? From Banagher to Boston and down to the Caribbean Sea these four ladies are on a rollercoaster ride through life. Rich, poor, happy, sad, in or out of love - only one thing is certain. Things are never dull when you're with the Wellesley Wives." Wellesley Wives is out in September. The next books, Newton Neighbors and Natick Nannies, will follow in 2013 and 2014. Duffy is a former Irish broadcaster.