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Mid-Life Follies<\/em> by R J Gould<\/a> – A compassionate and funny take on relationships in mid-life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liz has no idea why she walked out on Hugh. Hugh has no idea why Liz walked out on him. Is she having a midlife crisis? Should he be having one, too? Oh dear – marriage! Just when you think life is sorted …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Liz flees their comfortable family home in Cambridge after twenty-three years of contented marriage, a baffled Hugh is left to figure out why his wife has abandoned him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A succession of twists and turns are preventing a restoration to the normality that the couple increasingly crave as their children, parents and friends discover that immaturity is not solely the preserve of the young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A satirical novel about the fragility of even the most robust relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reviews for Mid-Life Follies<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA tale of self-doubt, adultery and forgiveness shot through with humour and compassion. A most enjoyable read.\u201d – David Lister, The Independent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A wry look at love in a mid-life crisis that is drily sardonic rather than laugh out loud funny, but none the worse for that. I kept turning the pages and really wanted to know how it turned out. Nicely written with some sharp observation: a low key rom-com for grown-ups.” – Tom Williams – Amazon review (Sep 2020)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mid-Life Follies is available from Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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