Act of Faith

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'A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad' Daily Telegraph 'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' Daily Mail 'Heartbreaking, gripping novel about one woman's attempt to sort out her best friend's marriage' Woman & Home It's almost Christmas. But for Ali, the season of good cheer is the anniversary of her baby's death. As she stands at her son's grave, she is poignantly aware of how dramatically her life has changed. Determined to stand on her own two feet and get through Christmas alone, Ali turns down her ex-husband's unexpected invitation to spend the holiday with him and his father, only to give in to her best friend's cajoling to share the festive season with her. The only trouble is, it means having to be nice to Sarah's awful husband, Trevor. Sarah may be a saint for putting up with Trevor, but Ali is no such thing, and as his cranky behaviour escalates, she takes it upon herself, in an extraordinary act of daring impetuosity, to play God with her friend's incomprehensible marriage. But Ali's meddling has consequences even she could not have foreseen...

Erica James grew up in Hampshire and has since lived in Oxford, Yorkshire and Belgium. She now lives in Cheshire. All of Erica's recent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.

A poignant story, written with humour and emotion * DAILY MAIL * Heartbreaking, gripping novel about one woman's attempt to sort out her best friend's marriage * WOMAN & HOME * Wise, observant and deeply moving it is a wonderfully realised novel and the clearest indication yet that Erica James is one of the select band of popular women novelists whose every book is compulsory reading * CHESHIRE LIFE * This book draws you into the lives of these characters, and often wants to make you scream at them to try and make them see reason. Funny, sad . . . an excellent, compulsive read * WOMAN'S REALM * A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad * DAILY TELEGRAPH * A brilliant piece of storytelling with convincing dialogue ... One is plunged straight into the tale and it is very difficult to put down even for a short break * PUBLISHING NEWS * Full of warmth and appeal * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING * Erica James offers glorious escapism set in a house to die for. A sweepingly dynastic and satisfying end * SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE *