Synopses & Reviews
If you loved The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley.” Isabel Gillies, New York Timesbestselling author of Happens Every Day
Sometimes what you want in your twenties isnt what you want or need in your forties. . . .
When Lucy Lovetts husband loses his job, she is forced to give up her posh life in London and move their family to a tiny apartment in Manhattan, where her husband has managed to secure a lowly position. Lucy finds herself living in the center of cool and hip. Across from their apartment is a trendy bar called PDTwhenever Lucy passes by, she thinks, Please Dont Tell anyone Im a middle-aged woman.
Homesick and resentful at first, Lucy soon embarks on the love affair of her lifeno, not with her husband (though theyre both immensely relieved to discover they do love each other for richer or poorer), but with New York City and the three women who befriend her.
Theres Julia, who is basically branded with a Scarlet A when she leaves her husband and kids for a mini nervous breakdown and a room of her own; Christy, a much older mans trophy wife, who is a bit adrift as only those who live high up in penthouses can be; and disheveled and harried Robyn, constantly compensating for her husband, who cant seem to make the transition from wunderkind to adult.
Spot-on observant, laugh-out-loud funny, yet laced with kindness through and through, No One Could Have Guessed the Weather is a story of what happens when you grow up and realize the middle part of your story might just be your beginning.
Review
“If you loved The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley. Casey, with humor and a keen, thoughtful eye, deftly sews together intricate plotlines, true characters, and spot-on, hilarious details into a marvelous quilt you want to snuggle under all afternoon.” —Isabel Gillies, New York Times-bestselling author of Happens Every Day
"[A] lush, orchestral debut novel . . . hilarious. . . . Casey has such an understated, believable way of showing how quickly enormous life-altering decisions can be made—without phony drama or fanfare—that you'll find yourself enjoyable surprsed." —Oprah.com
"Clever and witty: the best kind of summer book.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Casey's bright witty writing and scalpel-sharp insights create a quick pace. . . . Casey's debut leaves the reader eager for more." —Publishers Weekly
“A coming-of-middle age story, this first novel is warmly appealing… the ‘I see what you did there payoff is sweet.” —Library Journal
“Smart writing keeps each womans path to happiness from being too sappy, and the humor is dry and subtle. . . . [A] quick and amusing read.” —Booklist
"This is a book about adult friendship and ... how life can really get going in your forties. It's an enjoyable read." —The Sunday Times (Irish edition)
“Anne-Marie Casey is my favorite kind of writer—smart, funny, brilliantly observant, and totally unpredictable. . . . I suggest savoring slowly: Casey packs more wit and wisdom into each page than most writers fit into an entire novel.” —Stephen McCauley, author of Object of My Affection
“Anne-Marie Casey has written a woman's guide to living and loving. She deftly mines the landscape of the heart of Lucy Lovett, an everywoman who is clear-eyed, hopeful, and just a bit tarnished for the wear. Caseys humor is like cream on a scone, theres bite but its also delicious. Readers will find themselves on these pages and revel in the connection. . . . I loved it.” —Adriana Trigiani, New York Times-bestselling author of The Shoemakers Wife
“Very smart, very savvy, and very, very funny. I loved this book and couldnt put it down.” —Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Sister
"Fabulously clever, brilliantly observed ... wise, funny womens fiction from an important new voice....” —Cathy Kelly, #1 internationally bestselling author of Homecoming
"I absolutely loved No One Could Have Guessed the Weather. It was sophisticated, witty, with a sharp eye for the ridiculous. I loved it." —Katie Fforde, bestselling author of Wedding Season
“The book fizzes with enthusiasm for the characters, the situation and the city. The characters confront the world with guts and energy. . . . [It] is bright, witty, charming; sparkling episodes strung on a thread that weaves in and out, keeping the characters close but separate.” —Sunday Independent
"This is a charming debut about building a new life with a young family in New York, making new female friends, falling in love with the city and rebuilding a marriage. It is refreshingly positive, very much Allison Pearson territory." —Bookseller
"Casey's convivial prose will have girlfriends enthusiastically passing this book between each other." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
"[A] great beach read and book club pick...a really funny, sweet read." —Good Morning Texas
Review
and#8220;My favorite book of the year so far, by far.and#8221;and#8212;Daily Mail (UK)
"Clever and witty: the best kind of summer book.and#8221; and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
"This is a charming debut about building a new life with a young family in New York, making new female friends, falling in love with the city and rebuilding a marriage. It is refreshingly positive, very much Allison Pearson territory." and#8212;Bookseller
and#8220;Hilariousand#8230;Youand#8217;ll find yourself enjoyably surprised.and#8221;and#8212;Oprah.com
"Casey's bright witty writing and scalpel-sharp insights create a quick pace. . . . Casey's debut leaves the reader eager for more." and#8212;Publishers Weekly
and#8220;Caseyand#8217;s convivial prose will have girlfriends enthusiastically passing this book between each other.and#8221;and#8212;Minneapolis Star Tribune
and#8220;If you loved The Girlsand#8217; Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley. Casey, with humor and a keen, thoughtful eye, deftly sews together intricate plotlines, true characters, and spot-on, hilarious details into a marvelous quilt you want to snuggle under all afternoon.and#8221; and#8212;Isabel Gillies, New York Timesand#8211;bestselling author of Happens Every Day
and#160;and#8220;Anne-Marie Casey is my favorite kind of writerand#8212;smart, funny, brilliantly observant, and totally unpredictable. . . . I suggest savoring slowly: Casey packs more wit and wisdom into each page than most writers fit into an entire novel.and#8221; and#8212;Stephen McCauley, author of Object of My Affection
and#8220;Anne-Marie Casey has written a woman's guide to living and loving. . . . Caseyand#8217;s humor is like cream on a scone, thereand#8217;s bite but itand#8217;s also delicious. Readers will find themselves on these pages and revel in the connection. . . .and#160; I loved it.and#8221; and#8212;Adriana Trigiani, New York Timesand#8211;bestselling author of The Shoemakerand#8217;s Wife
and#8220;Very smart, very savvy, and very, very funny. I loved this book and couldnand#8217;t put it down.and#8221; and#8212;Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Sister
"Fabulously clever, brilliantly observed ... wise, funny womenand#8217;s fiction from an important new voice.and#8221; and#8212;Cathy Kelly, #1 international bestselling author of Homecoming
"I absolutely loved No One Could Have Guessed the Weather. It was sophisticated, witty, with a sharp eye for the ridiculous. I loved it." and#8212;Katie Fforde, bestselling author of Wedding Season
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Synopsis
"Smart and funny . . . Liddy will resonate for readers who love strong, mature women with a bit of Irish fire, as with fans of Cecelia Ahern and Marian Keyes and Maria Semple sWhere d You Go, Bernadette."--Booklist A witty and captivating novel about a modern-day superwoman who leans in so far she falls over
Forty-four, fit, and fabulous, Liddy James is one of New York s top divorce attorneys, a bestselling author, and a mother of two. Armed with a ruthless reputation and a capsule wardrobe, she glides through the courtrooms and salons of the Manhattan elite with ease. What s her secret? Liddy will tell you: I don t do guilt
This is the last thing literature professor Peter James wants to hear. Devastated by his divorce from Liddy six years earlier, the two have a tangled history his new partner, Rose, is only just sorting out. But Rose is a patient woman with faith in a well-timed miracle and she s determined to be sympathetic to Peter s plight. Together, Liddy, Peter, and Rose have formed a modern family to raise Liddy and Peter s truculent teen and Liddy s darling, if fatherless, six-year-old.
But when Rose announces she s pregnant, Liddy s nanny takes flight, the bill for a roof repair looms, and a high-profile divorce case becomes too personal, Liddy realizes her days as a guilt-free woman might be over. Following a catastrophic prime-time TV interview, she carts her sons back to Ireland to retrace their family s history. But marooned in the Celtic countryside things are still far from simple, and Liddy will have to come to terms with much more than a stormy neighbor and an unorthodox wedding if she ever hopes to rediscover the real Liddy James.
Fun, fearless, and full of heart, The Real Liddy James takes a fresh look at the balancing act every family performs. With the deft characterization and sharp wit that made her first novel an international bestseller, Anne-Marie Casey invites us into the ambitions, passions, and misadventures of this extraordinary heroine."
Synopsis
and#147;If you loved
The Girlsand#8217; Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley.and#8221;and#151;Isabel Gillies,
New York Times bestselling author of
Happens Every Day
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR!
The middle part of your story might just be the beginningand#133;
After her husband loses his job, Lucy has to leave behind her posh life in London and settle into a tiny East Village apartment. Now sheand#8217;s a middle-aged mother in the midst of hipsters, homesick and resentful until she embarks on a new love affairand#151;with New York City and three new friends.
Julia has left her family for a mini breakdown and a room of her own. Trophy wife Christy is a bit adrift, as only those who live in penthouses can be. Robyn is constantly compensating for her wunderkind husband who canand#8217;t seem to make the transition to adulthood. And all of them are starting to learn that what you want in your twenties isnand#8217;t always what you need in your fortiesand#133;
Includes a readers guide
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About the Author
Anne-Marie Casey