Lake Union
Featuring: Janet Johnson; Martin Johnson
261 pages ISBN: 1484940113 EAN: 9781484940112 Kindle: B016A31ZX6 Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
This tale of 'Southlea Bay' introduces Janet Johnson, who
moved with her husband Martin as empty nesters to a country
cottage in the Pacific Northwest. Raccoons are the latest
pest they're trying to fend off at the start of the tale as
Janet is invited to a meeting of THE REJECTED WRITERS' BOOK
CLUB. As a small town librarian, it's not surprising that
she's invited; what is surprising to her is that the lady
who reads to the under fives actually writes horror.
The frustrated authors here include an exotic romance
author, a WW2 memoir writer, and a lady praising the
psalms. Also, of course, a poet; no money in poetry. After
a meeting which Janet finds somewhat surreal, she is glad
to escape back to her normal life of trivia and family
news. But next day a crisis occurs when one of the rejected
ladies gets a letter which might not be a rejection as
such, more an acceptance. Their cosy camaraderie is in
jeopardy.
By now I've either whetted your appetite or turned you away
from the notion, but it's clear that this is not a standard
book club. The only books discussed are the participants'
own while failure, not the bestseller list, is the main
criterion. A road trip to visit Janet's newly pregnant
daughter is on the cards, and the cheerful ladies volunteer
to come along and keep Janet company for the drive to San
Francisco. Can she keep her sanity? Or are these going to
be her guardian angels? You'll have fun finding out.
Some highlights include a ghost story, matchmaking, and a
publishing conference. The emphasis falls on amusement in
the midst of the mundane, characters in domestic dramas,
and jovial sendups of the publishing process. We also find
a much better way of repelling raccoons than the traps
initially proposed. So there's fun for just about everyone
in Suzanne Kelman's cheeky tale. THE REJECTED WRITERS'
BOOK CLUB is the first tale in the 'Southlea Bay' series.
Suzanne Kelman has been a screenwriter and while originally
from Scotland, she now lives in Washington State with her
family.
Librarian Janet Johnson is puzzled when she is invited—and practically dragged—to her first meeting of the Rejected Writers’ Book Club. This quirky group of women would much rather celebrate one another’s rejected manuscripts over cups of tea and slices of lemon cake than actually publish a book. But good friends are exactly what Janet needs after moving to the small town of Southlea Bay, Washington. Just as the ladies are about to raise a teacup to their five hundredth rejection letter, they receive bad news that could destroy one member’s reputation—and disband the group forever. To save the club, Janet joins her fellow writers on a wild road trip to San Francisco in search of the local publisher who holds the key to a long-buried secret. As they race to the finish line, they’ll face their fears—landslides, haunted houses, handsome strangers, ungrateful children—and have the time of their lives. Revised edition: This edition of The Rejected Writers' Book Club includes editorial revisions.
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