NEW RELEASE
On the Rocks - Erin Duffy (2014)
When kindergarten teacher Abby learns via Facebook that she is no longer engaged, she decides to escape the Boston heat and head to Newport, RI, for the summer to lick her wounds and regroup at the urging of her best friend, Grace. Getting back into the dating pool is not something Abby is looking forward to but she decides it is something that needs to be done in order for her to move on from her fiance, Ben. Besides, she could use a little distraction from the horror of being maid of honour to her sister so soon after being jilted. Abby devises a dating plan and with the help of Grace, Wolf and Bobby, two new Newport friends, she jumps in with both feet. Unfortunately, Abby realises that while dating has never been easy, dating in the age of social media is worse since practically everything you do or say can end up online. As with her first novel Bond Girl, Erin Duffy writes with humour and grace about realistic characters who are going through what all of us deal with - breakups, friendships, and self-realisation. I really enjoyed her second novel and was very happy to learn that the book wasn't all about how having a guy in your life makes you complete. Not that they aren't wonderful accessories! (LEK)
On The Rocks, by Erin Duffy, is about looking for love in the Facebook age. The summary says: "Six months ago, Abby's life fell apart for the entire world to see. Her longtime boyfriend-turned-fiance, Ben, unceremoniously dumped her - on Facebook - while she was trying on dresses for the big day. When the usual remedies - multiple pints of Ben & Jerry's, sweatpants, and a comfy couch - fail to work their magic, her best friend, Grace, devises a plan to get Abby back on her game. She and Abby are going to escape Boston and its reminders of Ben and head to Newport for the summer. There, in a quaint rented cottage by the sea, the girls will enjoy cool breezes, cocktails, and crowds of gorgeous men. But no matter where they go, Abby and Grace discover that in this era of social media - when seemingly everyone is preserving every last detail of their lives online - there is no real escape. Dating has never been easy. But now that the rules are more blurred than ever, how will they find true love? And even if they do, can romance stand a chance when a girl's every word and move can go viral with a single click?" On The Rocks is out in April 2014.