WISDOM OF SALLY RED SHOES

Masha's life has stopped. Once a spirited and independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been changed forever by a tragic event 12 years earlier. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds comfort in her faithful canine companion Haizum, and peace in the quiet lanes of her town's lido. Then a chance encounter with two extraordinary women, the fabulous and wise Kitty Muriel, a convent girl turned magician's wife turned 70-something roller disco fanatic, and the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag lady with a prodigious voice - opens up a new world of possibilities and a chance to start living again. But just as Masha dares to imagine the future, her past comes roaring back. A moving novel about the joy of friendship and the simple human connections that make life worth living, the characters are fabulously funny and you will laugh out loud regularly. 333pp, paperback.