The Big Five-O / Jane Wenham-Jones.

"Four friends... one VERY big birthday" -- cover.

They’re planning a party the seaside town of Broadstairs will never forget, but these four 49 year olds have far more on their minds than canapés and balloons for their half-century…Empty-nester Charlotte’s in a lather over what her husband might be up to. Single mother Roz lives in fear that her teenage daughter will discover how she pays the bills. Tough business woman Fay crows about her no-strings toy boy but hides the real story behind her divorce . Singleton Sherie’s cat is the only male in her life who ever stays around. Or is he? They’re all keeping secrets but as the big birthday looms, the beans are about to spill. As the shocks come out, one of them is going to need her friends more than ever…