SECRET KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

<p>Recently divorced Rachel is juggling her new dream job in interior design PR with the demands of two young daughters. She's full of creative ideas but -- even with a colourful childminder or two -- some days she can't make it into the office in time and in matching shoes. Her life is balanced more precariously than she cares to admit.</p> <p>Tessa a talented muralist is feeling flat. Her kids are growing up and she's feeling upstaged by her husband's new-found celebrity as the host of a reality TV fireplace restoration show. But everything turns on its head when she gets a surprise from her past.</p> <p>Youngest sister Natasha leads a glamorous jet-setting life -- she's one of Vogue's favourite make-up artists who regularly creates the looks for the biggest shows in Paris and Milan. Single and childless she's been focused on her career -- but when the lie she's concealed for years threatens to come to light the truth will make her question everything. </p> <p>Meanwhile their mother Joy a hippy vegetarian caterer is carefully ignoring the letters that keep arriving at her door.</p> <p>Into the mix comes Simon Rachel's urbane boss hiding secrets of his own. And everything lurking beneath the surface of this seemingly happy family is about to come out ...</p> <p>'Stylish and engaging ... an elegant treat' <em>The Lady</em></p> <p>'Maggie Alderson is a national treasure. Her writing is pithy warm incisive and touching her characters extremely lovable and relatably flawed.' Lauren Sams <em>Cosmopolitan</em></p> <p>'Classy entertaining smart ... Seriously buy this book pour yourself a bath and crack open the chocolate. Your Friday night is now sorted. You're welcome.' <em>Set in Motion</em></p> <p>'Maggie Alderson has a light touch a well-sharpened wit and lots of heart' Better Reading</p> <p>'A lovely combination of glamour humour and poignancy.' Marian Keyes on <em>Handbags and Gladrags</em></p> <p>'Brimming with wit and wisdom' <em>Courier-Mail</em></p>