I was very excited to receive this book. It has a great cover and looks like fun. The fact it is about women turning fifty also made me happy. Older women are underrepresented in books in my opinion.

The book itself is fantastic. Every character is well-written and interesting. The story keeps you entertained and guessing. This is an enjoyable read that totally engrosses you into the story. Jane Wenham-Jones is clearly a master of her craft. This book is just perfect. I hope it gets made into a film. 

Four friends are planning a joint 50^th party the seaside town of Broadstairs will never forget, but these 49 year olds have far more on their minds than canapés and balloons for their half-century.

Empty-nester Charlotte wants to know what her husband’s up to.

Single mother Roz fears her teenage daughter will discover how she pays the bills.

Tough businesswoman Fay crows about her no-strings toy boy but hides the real story behind her divorce.

Singleton Sherie’s cat is the only male in her life who ever stays around. Or is he?

They’re all keeping secrets but as the big birthday looms, the beans are about to spill. As the shocks come out, one of them is going to need her friends more than ever.

Is fifty the new thirty? Today’s fifty-somethings lead very different lives from fifty-something women even one generation ago. Jane Wenham-Jones writes with insight and humour about the challenges today’s mid-lifers are grappling with – relationship wobbles or break ups, making ends meet, juggling the demands of offspring and elderly parents, health scares and the minefield of finding love.

All of Jane’s books feature issues she has faced – and life has a way of reflecting fiction, too. Several times she has found herself dealing with serious issues soon after she’s started writing about them.

Jane’s characters meet their own problems head-on in this very funny and relatable book.

The Big Five-0 by Jane Wenham-Jones, published 19 September 2019 by HarperImpulse, paperback, £8.99.

Jane Wenham-Jones is a well-known author and journalist who regularly appears on radio and TV. She has written for a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, is a regular columnist for Woman’s Weekly and the agony aunt for Writing Magazine.

She has published six novels: Raising The Roof, Perfect Alibis, One Glass Is Never Enough, Prime Time, Mum in the Middle and The Big Five-0, as well as three non-fiction books – Wannabe a Writer? and Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? plus a humorous diet book, 100 Ways to Fight the Flab and Still Have Wine and Chocolate.