Scuba Dancing (by Nicola Slade)

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'Scuba Dancing' is a novel by Nicola Slade from the publisher Transita, who tend to produce books about older women.

The opening sentence to this novel is intriguing. A rather unappealing woman is visited by an angel in a grocer's. But I found the book, in general, disappointing.

'Scuba Dancing' is written in the style of 'chick-lit' with lots of action. There are far more characters than I could remember, and there is a bizarre plot that centres around a group of lonely people fund-raising for a dubious cause.

Chick-lit generally appeals to younger women (in their late teens or twenties). But I don't think this book would, as the youngest characters are in their forties. However older women - I would have thought - would be less inclined to enjoy a book that makes light of serious issues such as divorce, unfaithfulness, and senility.

Having said all that, 'Scuba Dancing' seems to be popular in other circles. So don't necessarily take my opinions, although it is really not my kind of book at all.