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NATALIE, 60, LOOKING FOR … WHAT?



       Val Erasmus




                                                                   ISBN 978-1-83574-052-1




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                                                                 Publication:   27  SEPTEMBER 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9781835740521
                                                                 Price:          £9.99
                                                                 Binding:        Paperback

                                                                 Format:         216 x 138 mm
                                                                 Extent:         560 pp
                                                                 Thema:          FBA Fiction



                                                                 Author location: South Africa

                                                                    •  Entertaining  and  gripping  contemporary
                                                                        fiction for mature women, Natalie, 60, Looking
                                                                        for…What? Follows Natalie as she embarks on
                                                                        a journey of self-discovery.
                                                                    •  Inspired by the authors own experiences in life
                                                                        which many women will be able to relate to.
                                                                        This is Val Erasmus’s debut novel.
                                                                    •  Perfect for fans of Sally Rooney, Claire Keegan
                                                                        and Sarah Winman.


         Val Erasmus was born in England but has spent most of her life in
         South Africa, where she worked, married, and had three children.   Natalie,  facing  retirement, returns  to  the  UK  from  South
         She  is  now retired  and lives  on  the  south  coast  of  South Africa.   Africa to care for her elderly mother, whose mischievous
                                                                 ways have caused nothing but trouble amongst her three
         Natalie, 60, Looking for…What? is her first novel.      daughters.  Unsure  about  what  her  future  holds,  Natalie
                                                                 wonders if she is still young enough to have a life.

                                                                 She reunites with her old friend Maggie, a wickedly cynical
                                                                 veteran  of  the  ‘36-year  marriage-gone-stale’  club,  who
                                                                 cannot  fathom  why  Natalie  would  consider  introducing
                                                                 another man into her life, let alone actively seek one out on
                                                                 the internet. Especially since, according to Maggie, Natalie
                                                                 has always been a terrible judge of men!

         Sales: Star Book Sales LLP                              But when Natalie meets 59-year-old Richard, she believes
         T: 01404 515050                                         she has found the one: a softy spoken, gentle giant who
         E: enquiries@starbooksales.com
                                                                 wines and dines her, takes her on a Caribbean cruise, and
         Orders: Troubador Publishing                            enjoys time on the beautiful South African south coast with
         Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk                             her.
         0116 279 2299

         Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change   But is Richard too good to be true? And will Maggie be
         without notice.           12/04/2024                    proven right?
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