‘WISE FOLLIES’ by Grace Wynne-Jones

Why waving goodbye to Mr Wonderful may be the wisest folly of all…

Alice Evans has got a GSOH, GFCH (gas-fired central heating), a cat and a Mitsubishi colour portable. People have told her she can look pretty if she tries. She’s thirty-eight and single, so will someone please pass the message on?

What Alice thinks she needs is Mr Wonderful. A man like her pottery teacher, James Mitchel, who’s warm and wise and gorgeous. But as one long, hot summer disappears with no sign of her snaring the man of her dreams, Alice is forced to consider the alternatives.

Should she settle for Mr Mediocre, her dull but dependable ex boyfriend Eamon, and spend the rest of her days trying to like golf?

Or could there be another way for a woman to ditch all the longing - and really start living her life?

Review Extracts

‘Grace Wynne-Jones has a wicked sense of humour which enlivens every
page…Alice and her friends, and her hilarious magazine assignments, at
times leave the reader rocking with laughter.’ THE IRISH TIMES

‘Wise Follies is a smooth refreshing read…Bring tissues and a paper bag
to laugh into when you read this book outside the privacy of your home.’
IRISH TATLER

‘This fresh new voice will appeal to women of all ages.’ PUBLISHING NEWS

‘A quirky, hilarious novel.’ WHAT’S ON

‘Sharp, funny and moving.’ WOMAN & HOME

‘When you think Alice, think Bridget Fonda chasing Matt Dillon in
‘Singles’, think Kirsty MacColl singing, ‘I put you on a pedestal/You put
me on the pill’…this is a novel about finding yourself, and we can’t but
cheer for Alice’s gradual emancipation.’ THE EXAMINER

‘A superior romance full of wit, honesty and perception.’ RTE GUIDE

‘A gently amusing account of finding love in the nineties, an enjoyable
read written with an observant wit.’ BOOKS MAGAZINE.

‘This may sound like Bridget Jones territory but Alice is less spikey,
certainly drinks less and makes more effort to make a life for
herself…The writing is full of quirky wit and energy.’ ‘Book of the
Week’ THE EXPRESS