A Novel Solution: Tragedy and comedy clash in this hilarious summer read

Its a bit tricky to find. Just down the lane from the old ochre pit.

With these words, Trish, badly bruised by life, is catapulted into the world of celebrity author, Amanda Turner.

Her marriage on the rocks, no job, and at odds with her teenage daughters, Trish vows to reinvent herself. Like Madonna, she tells her teens. Only as a writer.

Naively, she pins her hopes on arrogant Amanda to nurture her and weekly classes begin at Amandas gloomy house in the woods. Trish takes an instant dislike to Amandas strapping young handyman, Pavel. Her suspicions grow, as an air of foreboding - as well as a nasty smell - hang over the house.

When Amanda vanishes, its left to Trish to mount a rescue. Is she woman enough for the job? Will she ever write that bestseller?

Funny and touching, A Novel Solution is an engaging and uplifting story of a womans struggle to sort her life out.