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The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle Paperback – 23 July 2019
Sophie Green (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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- Print length432 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHachette Australia
- Publication date23 July 2019
- Dimensions15.5 x 2.9 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-100733641164
- ISBN-13978-0733641169
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- Publisher : Hachette Australia; 1st edition (23 July 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 432 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0733641164
- ISBN-13 : 978-0733641169
- Dimensions : 15.5 x 2.9 x 23.5 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 153,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 8,730 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
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About the author

Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. She has written several fiction and non-fiction books, some under other names. In her spare time she writes about country music on her blog, Jolene. She grew up by the water in Sydney and will holiday by the ocean in preference to anywhere else. Sophie's debut novel, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, a Top Ten bestseller, was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, longlisted for the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018.
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Sophie Green does a good job of describing their lives and how they bond with each other. They could easily be women we know. Through the lens of Theresa’s disintegrating marriage Green explores a theme familiar to many: the degree to which women give without putting themselves equal first and getting back; the lack of value placed on child rearing, housework and in Theresa’s case, Nonna-caring. The book ends before this is entirely resolved and let’s face it - men whose attitude is I pay for everything so why should I help, rarely have epiphanies. The need of children for decent, caring fathers seems not to occur to them. While some of the brushstrokes may be a little too broad, the book nevertheless is filled with insights both subtle and obvious, making for a very satisfying read. The main lesson is that true friendship is the most valuable thing we have. Particularly enjoyable is the character of the ageing Trevor, a leering Aussie blokey bloke who fancies himself and really doesn’t get women at all. When feeling particularly waspish one could wish for all Trevors to have heart attacks.
While some of the solutions to the various problems faced by the women seem unlikely, it is the bonds that form between them that makes the reader feel good.
Nice one!
Friends hold us together sometimes.
Lovely book to read.
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