NEW RELEASE
The Wish List - Jane Costello (2013)
Emma Reiss is nearing her thirties. She's single and writes for a beloved children's show despite the fact that she hates children, all of them. One day Emma finds a list scribbled on a crumpled piece of paper which she wrote with her friends 15 years ago. Going through the list, Emma realises that she hasn't done a single thing on it. It's a wake-call for Emma and though her sister thinks that she must be crazy to take this list seriously, she vows to achieve the list before her thirtieth birthday. So what if it includes having a one-night stand with a truly gorgeous man who happens to be her new neighbour? The clock is ticking and Emma is running out of time and money. Though the book started bit slow, it picked up the pace after a couple of chapters and once the ride started you don't want it to end. It's funny, confusing, twisted and brilliant. I love Emma, it's so easy to relate to her and I am sure you will love her too. (SS)
There is a milestone birthday approaching for the heroine of Jane Costello's The Wish List. The summary says: "There are six months left of Emma Reiss' 20s ... and she has some unfinished business. Emma and her friends are about to turn 30, and for Emma it's a defining moment. Defined, that is, by her having achieved none of the things she'd imagined she would. Her career is all wrong, her love life is a desert and that penthouse apartment she pictured herself in simply never materialised. Moreover, she's never jumped out of a plane, hasn't met the man she's going to marry, has never slept under the stars, or snogged anyone famous - just some of the aspirations on a list she and her friends compiled 15 years ago. As an endless round of birthday parties sees Emma hurtle towards her own 30th, she sets about addressing these issues. But, as she discovers with hilarious consequences, some of them are trickier to tick off than she'd thought..." The Wish List is out in April.