Catch a Rising Star
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Ongoing1h 27m
Last published Tue, Jun 2, 2015
Meet Tilly, the woman that has somehow ended up nesting in a job that was only supposed to be temporary. Grace, still recovering from her divorce with a terrible eBay problem and Kate, stuck in a marriage desperate for freedom and independence.
Add Hale Valley and Aunt Batty, the outrageous old woman of the village to the mix, and you've got three best friends, suddenly the hot topic of the locals, with a film star coming to town causing trouble. But Tilly has a secret, and with Aunt Batty around, things rarely stay hidden for long. Can Tilly keep her lips sealed when Alex walks back into her life after ten years, her best friend and ex-boyfriend?
The only thing that's definite is this: it's going to be a bumpy summer.
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