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Eudora Honeysett Is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons published by Harper Collins/One More Chapter   85 year old Eudora feels that she has lived her life, she’s not depressed, she just wants to control her own death and decides to take things into her own hands and makes a call to a clinic in Switzerland. With the arrival of new next door neighbours, ten-year-old Rose knocks on Eudora’s door in a riot of colour and with the prospect of friendship. As Rose takes Eudora on adventures she remembers the past and soon finds herself wondering if she’s squeezed everything out of life? I will admit, initially I wasn’t sure if I would like this book because of the subject, but death isn’t the main focus of this story…in fact I think it’s all about living and not dying – it’s not at all morbid, and I absolutely loved it. It is a gorgeously written story of cross generational friendships which are completely believable – my favourite character was Stanley – I so wanted him to be my...

  Us Three - Ruth Jones published by Bantam Press Lana,   Judith and Catrin have been friends every since they made a pledge over a Curly Wurly wrapper in the school playground when they were eight years old, but years later, after a trip to the Greek Islands to celebrate the end of their A levels, that pledge is tested, and inevitably broken. Right from the first page I was gripped by the character led story of friendship, deceit and heartache. You felt like you were sitting behind them, overhearing their conversations rather than reading them on the page. I liked how I absolutely loved some characters, wasn’t sure on others, and one in particular (Patricia) I hated with a vengeance!!! This is a really wonderful story of the highs and lows of friendship, and I couldn’t put it down evening finding myself   still reading it at 4am as I was desperate to know what happened to the group of friends. I read Ruth Jones’ first book, Never Greener, and I loved that, so I kne...