Instructions for Bringing Up Scarlett

by Annie Sanders

Alice is living the life she always dreamed of: a travel guide writer, her life is one of carefree adventure, with no ties, no constraints and no worries.

Virginia finally has everything she ever wanted. The loving husband, the beautiful daughter and the successful career. Life hasn't always been easy, but she knows that her family can weather any storm.

They have been best friends since university - so much so that Virginia trusts Alice with all she holds dearest. Then tragedy strikes, and Alice finds she must honour a rash promise she made to her friend. It's then she discovers that it can be the people you think you know best who hold the most closely guarded secrets...

• ISBN10: 1409117197
• ISBN13: 9781409117193
• Publish Date: 19 July 2012 (first published 9 June 2011)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 11 July 2014
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
• Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[stressedrach]

Instructions For Bringing Up Scarlett captured me when I read the synopsis. I didn’t realise how much so until I had started reading it though.

The book was about two best friends lives that were so different it was madness but their friendship worked. Virginia was the level headed, settle down, marry and have kids type whereas Alice was a carefree live for the moment kind of girl, no plans to marry or have kids.

The book is wrote in a before and after type of effect. Before the tragedy and how live was mainly for Virginia and afterward with Alice and how her life is effected.

I found this a very good book, having been in some of Virginia’s situations helped me understand her a lot, I felt sad, happy and even elated at times with her. With Alice even though she had a carefree life she did really care about her friend. I can also relate to her from my carefree days.

I was shocked when I learnt what the closely guarded secret was and hoped the effects from it wouldn’t be too bad.
The book had me engrossed and I read this in no time I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Great read, very real and exceptionally written.