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|title=Stage by Stage

|author=Jan Jones

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=318

|publisher=Transita

|isbn=978-1905175086

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Beth, in her mid-forties with two teenagers, is shocked when her husband Alan walks out on her after a row. Not, as he has before, to play a game of golf and then return to a night in the guest room. This time, he packs his things and does not return. Beth is uncertain what her future holds - not least because Alan is a high-flying businessman and she is a part-time English teacher. She has no idea, at first, how she will support the family without his salary. So,

The main appeal of Transita's published novels is to women over forty, but I think younger people would enjoy this book too; it was a good move to have strong characters who were much younger as well as Beth. I'm still not entirely sure why I liked it so much, but these people rather got under my skin. I was quite disappointed when I remembered there was no more of it to read this evening! I already look forward to re-reading it in a few years.

If you like novels about women in their forties, Transita have also published [[Uphill all the Way]] and [[The Scent of Water]]. If you like the chick-lit style with well-written plots and more depth than normal, [[The Nanny]] is similar in style.

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