The Sunday Lunch Club

Written by Juliet Ashton

Narrated by Karen Cass

The first rule of Sunday Lunch Club is … don't make any afternoon plans.
 
Every few Sundays, Anna and her extended family and friends get together for lunch. They talk, they laugh, they bicker, they eat too much. Sometimes the important stuff is left unsaid, other times it's said in the wrong way. 
 
Sitting between her ex-husband and her new lover, Anna is coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy at the age of forty. Also at the table are her ageing grandmother, her promiscuous sister, her flamboyantly gay brother and a memory too terrible to contemplate.
 
Until, that is, a letter arrives from the person Anna scarred all those years ago. Can Anna reconcile her painful past with her uncertain future?
 
Juliet Ashton weaves a story of love, friendship and community that will move you to laughter and to tears. Think Cold Feet meets David Nicholls, with a dash of the joy of Jill Mansell added for good measure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK
• Release date: May 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781471176586

Juliet Ashton

Juliet Ashton was born in Fulham and still lives in London. She writes under a variety of names, including her real name, Bernadette Strachan, and as Claire Sandy. She is married and has one daughter. Find out more at www.berniestrachan.com

Reviews for The Sunday Lunch Club

[Rocio ildemaro · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was funny at times but some of the characters were too flimsy or predictable.

[Gale Womble · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It is ok. Hard to get into at first but was worth listening to once.

[Brenda Steger · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I lived the build up of the story and how the author weaved all of the characters lives together. In the end they all came together for each other.

[TM de Lamerens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Predictable in parts but lovely. Characters all grew into better people.

[Tim and Tresha Flanary · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very enjoyable and warm story of the love family can have when they love unconditionally.

[Aneesha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lovely feel good book! Each character was lovable in some way or form.

[Jean McCord · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Simple and character-driven, beautifully told. I’ll be looking for more by this author! A true feel-good book, and well narrated!

[margaret leon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved all the twists and turns of this very complicated family. Lovely happy ending

[ursula wuerner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

ILOVED THIS BOOK!! It was so FABULOUS unexpectedly so. Give it a listen.

[Hollee Fawcett · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Heart-Warming and funny! Loved the characters and the story line. Easy read.

[Iliana · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely loved this story. Some parts were a bit obvious but I loved it nonetheless.

[Leslie Ann Young · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a really good book. I love the characters as well as the message.

[Jenni · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved how each character developed throughout the book. Fun!

[David Mackay · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Enchantingly enjoyable. Interesting character development, funny, sensitive and very entertaining.

[Amy Fortin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The surprises in this story! They way it was humorous when levity was needed! 10/10- recommend highly!

[marcia2larue · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful, sweet story about family and touches on so much of what's going on this very time in our lives!

[Stephanie Corn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This delightful story allowed me to be a part of this families life. A telling of life and love as it unfolds with Sunday dinners complete with siblings who support each others lessons and heartache.

The author captivated me with humor and delicate details that left a feeling loneliness without “my” family when the last words of the last paragraph were read.

I truly loved this book and I hope you will too!

[Michelle Mack · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is completely different then what you think it would be in the best possible way

[Connie Hough · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderfully read audiobook! Great way to talk about everyone’s family dynamics!

[Kayla Prior · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely loved it! So sad it is over. So much inspiration!

[jenna · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good book with lots of twists and turns. Really well written

[Grace Marie Allison · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely beautiful ?
I didn’t know what to expect but I fell in love with the characters and their stories.

Definitely recommend

[Julianne Gemmell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I didn't want it to end! I'll be thinking about this rainbow family of characters for many days to come!

[Sharon Hall · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such a heartwarming story of acceptance, love and belonging. And a wise Irish grandmother to boot!

[kelly ellerman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it. Cute, feel good story with some interesting storylines.

[Janet Bradley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautifully written and a wonderful story. Loved all of it.

[Nicole Vicencio · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A beautiful story of family, closeness and loving trust. I may have to listen to this audio book again and again....

[Anne Cawte · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Heartwarming and uplifting. Absolutely loved all the characters. Highly recommend.

[William Williamson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I got about half way through this book and almost stopped listening: I couldn’t find a thread to hang the story on. I persevered and still have to say that the thread never appeared. A lunch club wasn’t it. A woman with two love children wasn’t it. The gays, the transvestism, that wasn’t it. Nothing held this story together for me.

[stephanie clay · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoy the storyline that was in and out of a family’s life. The book has been well written, and well narrated. I thoroughly enjoyed it.