The Cat and the Lizard

Publisher Marketing: Lisa is the mother of the bride. But a white wedding in England is not what daughter Sophie has in mind, upsetting her prospective mother-in-law and her stepfather Bill, Lisa's husband, into the bargain. Lisa prepares for the wedding in Alonysos, a beautiful little Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. Bill has been made redundant, and money is short, but Lisa wants to pull out all the stops to give Sophie what she wants. At last, after a disastrous but hilarious journey by plane, taxi, bus and hydrofoil, Lisa and Bill, along with bride and groom, arrive on the Island, followed by twelve friends and family ranging in age from six months to sixty. The guests include Sophie's brother and his wife and her family, who have provided a beautiful villa. With different backgrounds and points of view, all try to settle down to enjoy each other's company, from a gay couple to a homophobe. But sparks do fly, particularly between Lisa and Bill. Lisa feels misunderstood by her children and somewhat taken advantage of . . . and she senses not all is right with Bill either. There is something she is missing, but she can't quite put her finger on it. She thinks about her life as she sits in the local taverna in the sweltering sun, watching a cat play with a lizard. If the cat bites off the tail, will it grow another one? Review Citations: BlueInk Review 06/24/2013 (EAN 9781481786997, Paperback) Foreword 09/23/2013 (EAN 9781481786997, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Marks, Judy After spending twenty-five years living and working on yachts, Bridget Lane and her husband Charles now live a quiet life on land in Brighton, Sussex in the UK. They returned to England to enable their sons to complete their education before enrolling in university courses. The only boating they now do is enjoying peaceful canal holidays in France. Bridget and Charles have recently enjoyed the birth of their first granddaughter.