Julia Gets a Life

by Lynne Barrett-Lee

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When Julia's husband has an affair with local siren Rhiannon de Laney, she feels as if her world is falling apart. Once the arguments have abated, and her husband has moved out, Julia realises she's well and truly on her own, a single parent with two teenage children, a bad haircut and no idea of what to do or where to go next. Gradually, however, Julia begins to recognise the benefits of being single: it's the chance to meet new people and make new friends, change her hairstyle, throw out her old clothes, experiment with a new image, resurrect her photography career, travel the country with a boy band and, in short, rediscover herself outside the context of loyal wife and dutiful mother. She also rediscovers the joys of dating. After a few false starts, she finds herself learning more about the talents, musical and otherwise, of the lead singer of Britain's most famous band. Julia's certainly got herself a life you wonder whether it is the kind of existence she wants to live permanently, or whether her ailing marriage is worth saving. Light-hearted, humorous and at times surprising, Julia's battles with this age-old dilemma prove instantly recognisable yet highly entertaining, with a twist in the tale that may surprise or perplex.

  • ISBN10 1905170408
  • ISBN13 9781905170401
  • Publish Date 9 April 2007 (first published 17 August 2000)
  • Publish Status Withdrawn
  • Out of Print 27 June 2014
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Headline Publishing Group
  • Imprint Accent Press Ltd
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 236
  • Language English