REVIEWS Send Me A Lover

“This cross between Mamma Mia! and PS I Love You is fast and furious chick lit.”

Red Magazine, UK, Dec Issue, Top 3 Must Reads, Viv Groskop

“Her debut, The Secrets of Married Women, marked Carol Mason’s coming out as a writer of compellng insight, with a gritty yet humorous edge. This follow-up is equally assured and a decent read, especially if you are feeling lonely.” Daily Mirror, UK, Nov 21.

“This intriguing second novel from Carol Mason is a beautiful story about coming to terms with loss.” The Yorkshire Evening Post, Nov 22.

“Send Me A Lover is a sweet, sad tale about love, loss, and the crazy wa the world works to reclaim love again.”  Cosmopolitan Mag, Australia

REVIEWS The Secrets of Married Women

There is a fresh and vital edge to this superior debut novel. Mason has much to say about relationships. Her women have resonant characters and recognisable jobs, which give depth to their messy lives. A bittersweet narrative and ambiguous outcomes make this much grittier and more substantial than standard chick-lit fare.   The Financial Times (UK)

 

There is a big buzz around this tale of three Newcastle wives tempted to cheat on their husbands, and I can see why.... Lots of bitchy, cackling sex talk - you’ve been warned! Eve Magazine (UK)

 

Full of realistic emotional twists. The characters’ reactions to the challenges they face are frank and unmelodramatic; there is a refreshing honesty about the numbness that comes from discovering an infidelity, and the shame that comes with perpetrating one. Equally affecting are the counterpoised sources of sadness in Jill’s life. Her marriage has faltered because she and her husband can’t have children and yet she must be a mother to her own parents in their old age; it’s a poignant combination.   The Telegraph (UK)

 

What really goes on behind closed doors? Carol Mason unlocks life behind a marriage in this strong debut.  Heat Magazine (UK)

 

Nice comforting chicklit to be read while drinking a warm glass of Zinfandel before a cosy fire while the kids sleep soundly upstairs. It’s got the raw realism of someone writing about a world she knows. A grand little book for the festive fireside. The Irish Evening Herald (UK)

 

At last a modern story of life in the North East, not a clog or a flat cap in sight. Just three thirty-somethings trying to sort out their lives. Realistic and entertaining. Anne Sharpe, New Books Magazine (UK)

  

This poignant novel deals with honesty, forgiveness, love, and the realities of modern-day marriage. Notebook Magazine (Australia)

An eye-opener to those of us unmarrieds who see the grass as greener on the other side. Realistic and entertaining.

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