AustLit

'From the backwaters of Tasmania to the sophisticated streets of Sydney, sisters Bellarene and Serandipity have come a long way. As international flight attendants the world is their oyster, until Sera falls in love and settles for family life in Sydney, where she becomes an expert at keeping up appearances. Her friends, her work, her Paddington home, and even her children are beautiful and well styled, but she's stretched to the limit as she goes to extreme lengths to maintain the illusion of a flawless life. No wonder she relies on her friends from Stitch 'n' Bitch; a weekly knitting group which seems to produce lots of gossip, but few handicrafts. There's Sera's best friend, the ditzy, tanorexic Mallory, who is deserted by her Cashed-up-Bogan husband after he gets the hots for his peroxided receptionist. Then there's flight attendant Chantrea, who balances full-time work, single parenthood and plenty of guilt about her child-care choices. Single dad Sam is the only bloke in Stitch 'n' Bitch, and then only because the girls want to play cupid. Sam is more interested in trying to be mum and dad to his two daughters rather than negotiating dating in the Noughties. Sera's neighbour, the uptight Jacqueline, is the cookie-cutter version of 1950s housewife perfection - happy to judge any of the other mums who can't whip up a meringue or souffle at the drop of a hat. But she has a little secret - a certain light-fingered tendency - that threatens to undermine her perfect world. All Sera wants is to be perfect. Her sister Bella just wants to be free - from the responsibility of mothering her little sister, from the sadness of her broken marriage and the memories of the past. Will the sisters get what they want?' (Publisher's blurb : http://australiasbiggestbookgroup.com/catalog/About_the_Book_Versace_Sisters-2-1.html )