Never Close Your Eyes

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Evie, Nic, and Becca are wannabe writers. The three friends are members of a creative writing group and they decide to enter a national competition. But while they ponder their plots and agonize about their characters, their own lives are going far from smoothly. Evie's still pining for the husband who left her for a younger woman and is relying increasingly on clairvoyant Zelda. But who is Zelda really? Nic's battling a drink problem and is in despair about her workaholic husband who is addicted to his laptop. A shocking discovery shakes her to the core, but will she realize in time that she must stop protecting him? Becca's a City highflyer who seems to have everythingx97;until a childhood friend turns up, threatening to expose the secret she's kept buried for nearlyxA0;30 years. How will her marriage, her children, andxA0;her friendships survive it? And on top of that, there's a deadline. The women have just eleven months to complete their manuscripts. Who will win the competitionx97;and can there be any real-life happy endings?

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Emma Burstall has written extensively for national newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Red, and Good Housekeeping. She is the author of Gym and Slimline.