Book description
Belinda wistfully reflects how much better at sex she is now than when
she was in her twenties. She s thought about taking a lover, but
ultimately could never do that to her husband Tom. So imagine her
despair when she discovers he s having an affair & And what about
Tom, and his lover Meg? It s not easy for them either. Alongside this
knot of middle-aged lovers is a tangle of younger ones, as Belinda's
flirty daughter Chloe tries to set up Jack with shy Alice, without
realizing that Jack actually has a crush on her. Nicholson casts an
unflinching eye on men s attitude to sex, on women, love and family
life. This is our own familiar world rendered pacy, funny, emotionally
on the button and hugely entertaining. Belinda wistfully reflects how
much better at sex she is now than when she was in her twenties. She s
thought about taking a lover, but ultimately could never do that to her
husband Tom. So imagine her despair when she discovers he s having an
affair & And what about Tom, and his lover Meg? It s not easy for
them either. Alongside this knot of middle-aged lovers is a tangle of
younger ones, as Belinda's flirty daughter Chloe tries to set up Jack
with shy Alice, without realizing that Jack actually has a crush on her.
Nicholson casts an unflinching eye on men s attitude to sex, on women,
love and family life. This is our own familiar world rendered pacy,
funny, emotionally on the button and hugely entertaining.
