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'Claudia Taylor's life is a mess.
Her twenties and thirties seem to have disappeared in a haze of boring office jobs, unsuitable shags and superficial spending. Her latest disaster? An ill-advised fling. In an attempt to get some perspective on her life, Claudia jets off to glorious Santorini with her two best friends, Tara and Sophie. But it's not long before they're shaking their heads at some of Claudia's shenanigans.
Meanwhile, Sophie and Tara are wrestling with their own issues. Sophie, a former high-flying career woman, is struggling with being a stay-at-home mother and her husband's nasty ex-wife. Tara, meanwhile, is sick of her dead-end job and trying to write a novel.
Claudia's Big Break is an hilarious novel about friendship, romance, laughter and loyalty. It's also about three women taking stock of their lives - with a bit of drunken karaoke thrown in to the mix. For Claudia and her friends, life will never be the same after their much-needed holiday in paradise.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication:To my dad, brother and godson
Doug, Craig and Kurt
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Lisa Heidke – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , March 2011; -
In Short : Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 January 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Claudia's Big Break 2012 single work novel -
Review of Claudia's Big Break
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2010-2011 vol. 90 no. 5 2010; (p. 33)
— Review of Claudia's Big Break 2012 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 January 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Claudia's Big Break 2012 single work novel -
Review of Claudia's Big Break
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2010-2011 vol. 90 no. 5 2010; (p. 33)
— Review of Claudia's Big Break 2012 single work novel -
Lisa Heidke – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , March 2011;
Awards
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Santorini,
Greek islands,
cGreece,cWestern Europe, Europe,