About the Book: Five people. Five secrets. Each needing healing, support and acceptance. Derek's life has changed suddenly. His wife of the past few decades has left him, unable to live with his secret anymore. Inspired by a TV show, he decides to start a dinner club to make new friends, the kind that might accept him if he can be brave enough to tell them the truth. Eddie is grieving, a widower, struggling as a single parent. The void in his life slowly destroying him and his relationship with his young daughter. Florence, supported by her caretaker Jessie, craves one more adventure to round off the last 80 odd years. Violet needs a focus, a new identity, until she has the confidence to escape her grim reality with abusive husband, Ben. Cara is lost, with nowhere to call home and no one to go home to, now she's aged out of the care system.

Will this mishmash group fill each other's souls as well as their plates?

About the Beverage: Helen pairs The Dinner Party with “a pot of Yorkshire Tea (served with milk and ginger nut biscuits on the side)” because “Tea makes everything better; the good times and the bad times, it's a traditional British comfort. Tea is the soothing drink of kindness, companionship and problem solving which reflects the sentiments of The Dinner Club.”

About the Author: Helen Aitchison is an author based in North East England. She began writing in 2019 alongside her day job as an Area Manager for a national charity supporting vulnerable children and adults. Her writing is inspired by 20 years working in the health and social care field, as well as personal experience and her interest in human interactions and relationships.

THE DINNER CLUB is available in ebook and paperback from a number of stockists. https://books2read.com/tdc

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