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A review by cheekylaydee
The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman
4.0
The Rejected Writer's Book Club. They are exactly what it says on the tin, a group of women who gather together every month over tea and cake to laugh over the rejection letters they get from publishers. That it until one of them bucks the trend and manages to get her manuscript accepted!
This, of course, puts the whole group in jeopardy. No excuse for a monthly get together, and a sharing of their truly awful stories, no tea and cake, no Rejected Writer's Book Club. There is also an added element in that the manuscript may taint the reputation of a person they all love. Our narrator, the local librarian Janet has been harpooned and dragged unwittingly into this group and is now the 'getaway driver' in a geriatric road trip with a mission to get themselves a gold plated rejection letter.
There were moments in this book that made me laugh out loud. The characters are endearing, funny and frankly adorable. If you want something light hearted with moments of laugh out loud humour and some witty turns of phrase this is the book for you. Highly recommended for pure escapism.
This, of course, puts the whole group in jeopardy. No excuse for a monthly get together, and a sharing of their truly awful stories, no tea and cake, no Rejected Writer's Book Club. There is also an added element in that the manuscript may taint the reputation of a person they all love. Our narrator, the local librarian Janet has been harpooned and dragged unwittingly into this group and is now the 'getaway driver' in a geriatric road trip with a mission to get themselves a gold plated rejection letter.
There were moments in this book that made me laugh out loud. The characters are endearing, funny and frankly adorable. If you want something light hearted with moments of laugh out loud humour and some witty turns of phrase this is the book for you. Highly recommended for pure escapism.