Caroline James Collection 3 Books Set (The French Cookery School, The Cruise & The Spa Break)

This three-book set brings together The French Cookery School, The Cruise and The Spa Break by Caroline James. Each story follows friends or classmates at a turning point, as they step away from established routines and into unfamiliar surroundings that suggest the possibility of change.

Spanning a cookery school in France, a Christmas cruise around the Caribbean and a weekend spa escape, the collection focuses on later-life characters who refuse to stand still. Plans shaped around relaxation, reinvention and celebration are challenged by unexpected twists, changing relationships and the realities they hoped to leave behind.

Included titles

• The French Cookery School
• The Cruise
• The Spa Break

Key details

• Three-book collection
• By Caroline James
• Includes The French Cookery School, The Cruise and The Spa Break

Synopses

The French Cookery School

At a luxurious cookery school in France, a group of mature students, a handsome host and a celebrity chef are brought together. Waltho Williams opens his French home, La Maison du Paradis, to guests without knowing quite what lies ahead. With his funds running low, he decides that launching a cookery school could be the right business plan.

The Cruise

Anne, Jane and Kath are all 63 and dealing with different situations: one is widowed, one is unmarried and one is almost divorced. Wanting to do something for themselves, they leave behind heartache, guilt and disappointment for a luxury two-week Christmas cruise around the Caribbean. Their festive season is reimagined with crystal waters, white sandy beaches and smooth golden rum.

The Spa Break

A glossy brochure promises tranquillity and rejuvenation, but Bridgette, Emily, Serena and Marjory find their weekend takes an unexpected direction. The friends plan a girls’ getaway to mark Bridgette’s approaching seventieth birthday, yet the spa break soon turns their lives upside down. As the weekend unfolds, they discover that age and experience can still bring surprises, and that being over the hill does not mean being out of the game.