It was rather 2,5 stars. Def. not one of her best... As the first book it was a stellar effort. I enjoyed the chraracters
The story takes place over a weekend in the summer. The wealthy entrepreneur Patrick and his not-so-upwardly mobile wife Caroline are hosting three couples for a sort of house party, ostensibly to hold a tennis tournament. The guests are quite a mixed bunch, as are the five children who are als...
I found the story full of insights into social distinctions, the fragility of friendship and the weakness inherent in pretension. The Daily Mail review quote on the back cover said it was,' ...(a) sort of bright, hilarious novel.. which is misleading. There are few jokes, just an uncomfortable fe...
40 Love was a book captured to my attention because Madeleine Wickham, or so I thought to be Sophie Kinsella as she had changed her pen name, was the author of one of my favorite series (the Shopaholic series). This book does have it's up and downs. The beginning was a little slow but as I read o...
oh, madeleine wickham, how you continue to disappoint me. I have to say I really enjoy her books written as Sophie kinsella, but as Madeleine it's as if she can only write about rich people having struggles. Which, of course, isn't that relatable. The financial terms aren't interesting to the sto...
I am a huge fan of all books by Sophie Kinsella. I have read every one of her books on more than one occasion. I was getting a little tired and impatient of waiting for her to release another book so I decided to visit her website to see if there was any information as to when she is due to relea...
maybe it's more of a one & a half star book. i didn't LOATHE it...but i also didn't like it.the book centers around three friends & colleagues. they all work for a magazine called "the londoner". roxanne is a freelancer who travels the world & writes hotel reviews, as far as i can tell. candice d...
Originally Published on My Review Blog In "The Wedding Girl" by Madeleine Wickham, Milly Havill gets married at age 18 to help a gay friend be able to stay in the country. After they married, she never saw him again. Ten years later, she's engaged to Simon, a wealthy heir to a Smoothie Franchi...
As much as I became initially engaged in Madeleine Wickham's A Desirable Residence, all the attraction here is centered on unlikeable, misanthropic people finally getting their just desserts in the end. From scheming, bored Marcus to ungrateful, uncharitable Liz, I struggled to find one character...
They were met at the door by Simon and shown into the large baronial drawing room.`Well,' said Olivia, wandering over to the crackling fire. Ìsn't this nice!'Ì'll get some champagne,' said Simon. `Dad's still on the phone.'Àctually,' said Milly faintly, Ì think I'll try Isobel again. I'll use the...
She lay in bed for a while, staring at the ceiling, allowing the fragments of thoughts and dreams floating around her mind to separate themselves out and slowly sink to rest in their correct places. Bits of memories, tail ends of emotions, half-thought-out wishes, all slowly sinking into their pl...