Friendship, fun and fabulous footwork

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. What happens when a group of WI women take to the netball court? In Chasing Gilbert, the answer is friendship, camaraderie, chaos — and plenty of laughs. This warm-hearted comedy follows a WI walking netball team whose members discover that there is rather more to the game than getting the ball through the hoop. Between competitive rivalries, questionable tactics, mishaps on court and the inevitable dramas off it, the team quickly proves that winning isn't necessarily the most important part of the game. Because for these women, the real victory is the friendship they have found along the way. Chasing Gilbert is a celebration of the fun and camaraderie that comes from being part of a team — where a good laugh, a shared joke and putting the world to rights over a cuppa can be worth far more than the final score. And with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, the book affectionately captures the wonderfully unpredictable world of women, friendship and life on and off the netball court. It is a comedy about finding your people, having a go, and discovering that sometimes the best part of the game happens long after the final whistle.