Maria Valance is having a ball, dating a younger man, mysterious Dirk. Maria and her bestie, office workmate Josephine, kick up their heels after work. But Dirk asks questions about her age ( 55 but she has never told Dirk) and handsome IT nerd Dominic is after a relationship. Maria’s boss Ursula bullies her at work and Ms Valance quits. Single mother Maria is jobless, juggling relationships with two men and falls out with Josephine. Follow Maria’s fightback in this thoughtful witty novel. $2.99 on Kindle.
When Life Walks on Bare Soles
December 25, 2014 By
When Life Walks on Bare Soles is the story of Maria Valance, a fifty-five year old woman and her humorous, yet life-changing struggles against society’s and family’s attitudes towards ageing. Her daughter wants to bundle her up neatly behind manicured gardens in a retirement village, her BFF (best friend forever) wants her to live the single life replete with friends with benefits, her supervisor plots to have her fired or retired. When she finds herself unemployed and job searching, life takes on a wild will of its own at first. $2.99 on Kindle.
