The Gin O’clock Club

Thank you Net Galley and the publishers Little Brown Book Group for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is published next week and I really recommend it!

The book follows Lottie, a barrister who wants to take silk before she’s thirty. Because of her busy job and high ambitions for herself making her even busier, Lottie seems to be losing out on time with her friends and boyfriend. When Lotties Grandmother dies (who has been like a mum to her since her parents moved to the other side of the world) she vows to be there for her Grandfather Teddy more. However in order to fit being around Teddy more into her hectic life, she ends up spending even less time with her lovely boyfriend Luke, making their relationship even more strained.

Teddy can see that Lottie is struggling and so, with a little help from his Golfing buddies comes us with a plan to help Lottie have fun again and see what is important in her life! After a few gins the Gin O’clock Club (Teddy and his golfing friends) get into a discussion of modern vs old fashioned dating and Teddy sees an opportunity. Lottie and Luke must try old fashion courting and Teddy will give modern ways of meeting people a go (think tinder!).

I was very on the fence with my feelings towards Lottie in this book. Part of me loved that she had a high powered job and was trying to keep it all together, perhaps to highlight why so often women don’t have these jobs as it is impossible to stay on top and keep a relationship/family a float. However, the other part of me really disliked her and I couldn’t understand why Luke was still with her!

Teddy and her golfing friends remind me a lot of my neighbour who is “granda age” and loves a “wee whisky” and I loved the seemingly easy banter between them!

While the beginning of this book broke my heart and the rest of the book is a good natured, easy read which would be perfect for the summer!