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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
The Spa at Lavender Lane by Phyllis Melhado delves into the comings and goings at the famous Palm Springs Spa. Nadia Demidova sits in her atelier office, watching new guests arriving. She can always tell, from one look, which women will fit in and which will be nothing but trouble. This latest group is no different. A CEO whose plastic surgery didn’t go as planned, an overweight housewife from Texas about to be divorced, her daughter, a former model and socialite and burned out executive from Fifth Avenue. Nadia has always relied on her assistant director to keep control but, this time, he is about to make a daring move. A highly eligible male is about to enter the lioness’s den and what happens from there is anyone’s guess.
The Spa at Lavender Lane by Phyllis Melhado is quite an addictive story. This is very much a story driven by the main characters, each of which is a real person. They have been developed with real personalities and real-life issues and show that women really can reinvent not just the wheel but themselves too. You will bond with these ladies, some of them you will relate to, and you will read on because you want to know how the story ends. This is a story of life, romance, and humor, a story of second chances in life, love and in business. It’s a steady story but there is plenty going on; at times you will laugh out loud and you’ll feel every emotion – that’s how well written this story is. It is compelling reading and I highly recommend it for any woman and for anyone who simply wants to disappear into another life for a few hours.
