Meet Liz Lyon: respected TV producer, stressed-out executive, guilty single mother.

StoryWorld is the nation's favourite morning show, and producer Liz Lyon wants to keep it that way. Her job is to turn real-life stories into thrilling TV – and keep a lid on the scandals and backbiting that happen off-stage.

But then simmering tensions erupt at the station, trapping Liz in a game of one-upmanship where she doesn't know the rules. As the power struggle intensifies, can Liz keep her cool and keep her job? Does she even want to?

In this gripping novel of power, rivalry and betrayal, Jane Lythell draws on her experiences of working in the glamorous, pressurised world of live TV.

What readers are saying about WOMAN OF THE HOUR:

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'A very entertaining and gripping read'

'There are moments to make you laugh, bring a lump to your throat and even to make your mouth water!'

'An epic storyline that runs for the majority of the book, often in the background, but just there, hitting at your conscious to be unravelled'