Choral Society by Prue Leith

Lucy is a recently-widowed food writer who is sacked from her newspaper job. Rebecca has a zest for living life to the fullest, despite her age. Joanna is a very successful businesswoman, yet has never been married. When these three fifty-ish woman meet at "Sing Your Heart Out" classes in Notting Hill, they become friends. Each is at a transition point in her life where she has the opportunity to do something new, to test the waters. Will going for love or a career change bring them the happiness they deserve? I always enjoy Prue Leith's novels because they mix the insight into women's lives with lots of detail about gardening and cooking in a British setting. She's also not afraid to show her characters, at times, in a unlikable light (Rebecca in this novel), which might bother some readers.