Thanks to Caitlin Valenziano of Berkley/NAL, Penguin Group USA, I am giving away one print copy of No One Could Have Guessed the Weather.
Book Description:
After her husband loses his job, Lucy has to leave behind her posh life in London and settle into a tiny East Village apartment. Now she’s a middle-aged mother in the midst of hipsters, homesick and resentful until she embarks on a new love affair—with New York City and three new friends.
Julia has left her family for a mini breakdown and a room of her own. Trophy wife Christy is a bit adrift, as only those who live in penthouses can be. Robyn is constantly compensating for her wunderkind husband who can’t seem to make the transition to adulthood. And all of them are starting to learn that what you want in your twenties isn’t always what you need in your forties…
We asked Anne-Marie Casey:
Since your book is set in New York what are your…
Favorite NY-set books
Anything by Edith Wharton, but perhaps “Washington Square”. I have a particular fondness for “The Best of Everything” by Rona Jaffe which you may remember Don Draper reading in an episode of “Mad Men”, but for a book about the spirit of New York my favorite classic is “Here is New York” by E B White.
Favorite NY set films
Too many to list, but let’s say “When Harry Met Sally”, of course, “The Sweet Smell of Success” and “Manhattan”.
Favorite NY-set TV Show
I could say “Mad Men” which is almost true, but in fact it’s “Sex and the City”. I associated the final series so much with my younger son being a baby, that I felt bereft when the Paris finale ended!
About Ann-Marie Casey:
Anne-Marie Casey was a script editor and producer of prime time television drama for ten years before becoming a writer full time. She has written scripts for films and television series in the UK and Ireland and her stage adaptation of ‘Little Women’ enjoyed a sellout run with rave reviews. Her debut novel, ‘No One Could Have Guessed the Weather’ was inspired by her experiences living in Manhattan with her family and her love/love relationship with the city. She is married to the novelist Joseph O’Connor and they now live in Dublin with their two sons.
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Intriguing book. Thanks.
I like the feeling it seems to have. It sounds very interesting.
Middle-aged mother!
I think the whole aspect of transition that the principal characters go through sounds really interesting. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to see this become a movie eventually. Thanks.
With all her love of NY, Mad Men and Sex and the City, I’ll be curious how NY comes off in the book.
I am interested in the friendship between the four women and what they will learn about their self and each other. It sounds like a very interesting story. Thanks for having the giveaway.