<P><B>''A heart-warming, joyous and assured debut novel about friendship that put me in mind of Kay Mellor at her funnies'' RICHARD HERRING</B><br><B>''Takes you inside the minds of a brilliant group of characters at very different stages of life. A gripping, witty, very human read'' MARK WATSON</B><br><br><B>Sometimes life throws you a curveball . . .</B><br><br>58-year-old Jackie Douglas is living the comfortable retirement of her dreams - until one afternoon she comes home to find her husband, Steve, packing a bag and all sense of comfort is suddenly lost.<br><br>Her best friend Ros, a law firm boss with an appetite for life, laughter and (just the right amount of) wine, leaps in to help Jackie. By her side is their barmaid/friend/wine prot¿e, Jay, who''s moved back into her mum''s at nearly 30 after losing her job in London. <br><br> In tipsy search of something - anything - new, they wind up the leaders of a ramshackle netball team: The Skids. Facing confusing exes, divorce, betra