Synopses & Reviews
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OFand#160;TEN BEACH ROADand#160;ANDand#160;OCEAN BEACH,and#160;A NEW NOVEL OF FOUR FRIENDSand#151;AND A SHARED PASSION THAT COULD CHANGE THEIR LIVES. and#160; When the concierge of The Alexander, a historic Atlanta apartment building, invites his fellow residents to join him for weekly screenings ofand#160;Downton Abbey,and#160;four very different people find themselves connecting with the addictive drama, andand#151;even more unexpectedlyand#151;with each otherand#133;
Samantha Davis married young and for the wrong reason: the security of old Atlanta moneyand#151;for herself and for her orphaned brother and sister. She never expected her marriage to be complicated by love and compromised by a shattering family betrayal.
Claire Walker is now an empty nester and struggling author who left her home in the suburbs for the old world charm of The Alexander, and for a new and productive life. But she soon wonders if clinging to old dreams can be more destructive than having no dreams at all.
And then thereand#8217;s Brooke MacKenzie, a woman in constant battle with her faithless ex-husband. Sheand#8217;s just starting to realize that itand#8217;s time to take a deep breath and come to terms with the fact that her life is not the fairy tale she thought it would be.
For Samantha, Claire, Brookeand#151;and Edward, who arranges the weekly gatheringsand#151;it will be a season of surprises as they forge a bond that will sustain them through some of lifeand#8217;s hardest momentsand#151;all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives ofand#160;Downton Abbey.
Review
Praise forand#160;While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
and#8220;Quite a clever, fun little novel.and#8221;and#8212;USA Today
and#8220;A tribute to the transformative power of female friendship, and reading Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful new friend.and#8221;and#8212;Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs and Time Flies
and#8220;Waxand#8217;s trendy premise makes for a surprisingly poignant and enjoyable story about friendship.and#8221;and#8212;Booklist
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and#8220;In the style ofand#8230;Karen Joy Fowlerand#8217;s The Jane Austen Book Cluband#8230;the book engrosses its reader in the drama of these womenand#8217;s love lives and emotional struggles.and#8221;and#8212;Deseret News
and#8220;A grand, well-paced contemporary read definitely deserving to be on the bestseller list!!! Great writing!and#8221;and#8212;Crystal Book Reviews
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and#8220;Wendy Waxand#8217;s fresh approach to an entertaining storyline hooks us with the idea that other things could happen 'while we were watching Downton Abbey'and#8230;Honesty in any relationship is vital, and Wax shows this truth in downtown Atlanta alongside the engrossing story of Downton Abbey.and#8221;and#8212;Bookreporter.com
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and#8220;This warm and charming novel about struggling to redefine yourself will be your perfect escape.and#8221;and#8212;Lisa Steinke, She Knows
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and#8220;Pulled me inand#8230; I highly recommend it.and#8221;and#8212;Night Owl Reviews
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and#8220;Again, Wax has knocked it out of the park.and#8221;and#8212;Great Thoughts
Review
Praise for the novels of the USA Today bestselling Wendy Wax “Wise and witty...A beautiful book about loyalty, courage, and pursuing your dreams with a little help from your friends. I loved this book!”— Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of A Long Time Gone
“Reading Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful new friend.”—Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs and Time Flies
“A terrific story brimming with wit, warmth, and good humor. I loved it!”—Jane Porter, author of The Good Wife
“Quite a clever, fun little novel.”—USA Today
“Great escape reading, perfect for the beach.”—Library Journal
"Fun . . . heartwarming. . . . A loving tribute to friendship and the power of the female spirit.”—Las Vegas Review-Journal “[Wax] writes with breezy wit and keen insight.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Synopsis
From the USA Today bestselling author of While We Were Watching Downton Abbey... Once upon a time four aspiring authors met at their very first writers' conference. Ten years later they're still friends, survivors of the ultra-competitive New York publishing world. Mallory St. James is a workaholic whose bestsellers support a lavish lifestyle. Tanya Mason is a single mother juggling two jobs, two kids, and too many deadlines. Faye Truett is the wife of a famous televangelist and the author of inspirational romances: no one would ever guess her explosive secret. Kendall Aims's once-promising career is on the skids-and so is her marriage. Her sales are dismal, her new editor detests her work-and her husband is cheating. Barely able to think, let alone meet her final deadline, Kendall holes up in a mountain cabin to confront a blank page and a blanker future. But her friends won't let her face this trial alone. Together they collaborate on a novel using their own lives as fodder, assuming no one will ever discover the truth behind their words.
No one is more surprised than they are when the book becomes a runaway bestseller. But with success comes scrutiny and scandal...as these four best friends suddenly realize how little they've truly known each other.
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This is a wise and witty foray into the hearts of four amazing women and the publishing world they inhabit . . . I loved this book!--Karen White, author of "The House on Tradd Street."
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Mallory, Tanya, Faye, and Kendall are best friends-and veterans of the cutthroat world of New York publishing. So when Kendall gets writer's block, they all collaborate on her new novel, using their own lives as fodder. And what a bestseller the truth makes.
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"If you're a sucker for plucky women who rise to the occasion," (USA Today) thenand#160;the latest from the author ofand#160;Ocean Beach is just for you... Samanthaand#8217;s marriage has been complicated by love and compromised by a shattering family betrayal. Claire, an empty nester and struggling author, is wondering if clinging to old dreams can be more destructive than not having any dreams at all. And after countless battles with her faithless ex-husband, Brooke is coming to terms with the fact that her life is not the fairy tale she thought it would be.
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But when Edward, the concierge of their historic Atlanta apartment building, invites them for weekly screenings of an addictive television show, the four of them embark on a season of surprises as they forge a bond that will sustain them through lifeand#8217;s hardest momentsand#151;all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey.
About the Author
Wendy Wax, a former broadcaster, is the USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including Ten Beach Road, The House on Mermaid Point, and Ocean Beach. The mother of two college-age sons, she lives in the Atlanta suburbs with her husband, and is doing her best to adjust to the quiet of her recently emptied nest.