{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-delia-a-charming-story-of-friendship-secrets-and-resilience-for-readers-of-sophie-green-joanna-nell-and-liane-moriarty","title":"The Importance of Being Delia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming story of friendship, secrets and resilience, for readers of Sophie Green, Joanna Nell and Liane Moriarty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePleasing other people is hell. Pleasing herself is a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gorgeous, cosy new family drama from the bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA loathsome feline. A family mystery. And a woman who's done playing nice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than thirty years, Delia Watson has been the woman behind the man. The silent engine driving her husband Charlie's glittering music career, the backbone of a thriving dental practice and the woman who could always be relied upon by friends and family alike. Now retired, she's ready to embrace life as a lady of leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the universe has other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst her better judgment, Delia is guilt-tripped into cat-sitting the ghastly Igor in Pretty Point, the harbourside suburb where Charlie grew up. Just as Delia's resigned to making the best of things - again - a letter arrives for her husband, from a cryptic stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie claims he's never heard of this woman but Delia knows him better than anyone - and he's lying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, Delia's had enough. Aided and abetted by the ladies from the bridge club, she's determined to solve the mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her quarry proves elusive, the cat goes missing, her husband's furious and her mother-in-law is threatening to call the police. Beneath the superficial charms of Pretty Point lurks a sordid story of betrayal, greed, and ambition ... and the dead have stories to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Meredith Jaffe:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An author with evident skill in writing realistic characters, place and dialogue. Jaffe has an ear and eye for each of these aspects' The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Meredith Jaffe is a joy to read' Joanna Nell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46471572291755,"sku":"9781460762592","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/files\/9781460762592.jpg?v=1776741261","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/the-importance-of-being-delia-a-charming-story-of-friendship-secrets-and-resilience-for-readers-of-sophie-green-joanna-nell-and-liane-moriarty","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}