Clara is sick of Vermont. How did she even end up there? The gossiping neighbours have their knives out for her, she can never stick to all the rules, nobody appreciates her dog, and those foggy periods where she can’t think straight are getting worse. All she wants is to get back to Florida, where she was happy – but how to get there? Sure, she has a few friends, but they never seem to back her up on the important stuff, and what could be more important than leaving Vermont? Maybe a new friend is what she needs, someone who will understand what she needs, and get her to the sunshine state without delay. Yes, a new friend seems like just the ticket – and if you can’t trust a brand new friend, who can you trust? more

Susan Snow is a weight loss guru, running a support group for people looking to get in shape and taking great pleasure from creating amazing, tailored recipes to help each of her members with their own specific dietary challenges. With a good home life and her daughter being an academic and sporting superstar at school, life is pretty great, and her next goal of getting her class through a 7K run looks sure to be a big success. However, are there dark clouds on the horizon for Susan? What if the foundations of her happy life prove to be less solid than she thought? more

When I first picked up Clara and Pig I thought it might be a children’s book, because of the name, and then seeing the cover my expectations changed to “quirky romance”. In fact it is neither of these things, it’s the intriguing story of Clara, a feisty older lady who has been forced to move from Florida to Vermont to be closer to her son. Clara has been driven to make this change by the onset of dementia, coupled with the loss of loved ones closer to home. more