Happy Hour

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Elizabeth Strout meets Marian Keyes in this wonderful, joyful, funny debut novel from Australian author Jacquie Byron. 'Thoroughly charming' - R.W.R McDonald , bestselling author of The Nancy's 'Hilarious and poignant' - Mary Moody , bestselling author of Au Revoir 'I found myself barracking for Franny all the way.' - Susan Duncan , author of bestselling Salvation Creek Gin in one hand, paintbrush in the other, Franny Calderwood has turned her back on the world. Having lost her husband, Frank, she lives a life of decadent seclusion with her two dogs, Whisky and Soda and a stuffed cat. Then the Salernos move in next door - a charming trio: newly-single mother Sallyanne , moody teenager Dee and eccentric eight-year-old Josh - and Franny finds herself drawn into the chaos of their lives in eccentric, hilarious and sometimes misguided ways . These friendships bring her to life, artistic Josh