Louise Candlish’s latest novel - in bookstores from July 9th 2010.
“What a brilliant book this is – clever, engrossing and unputdownable. I absolutely loved it and demand a sequel!” - Jill Mansell
See for yourself by reading an excerpt from the first chapter.
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Publication Date: 5th October 2006
Published By: Sphere (Little, Brown)
ISBN: 9780751538083
Binding: Paperback
r.r.p.: £6.99
Synopsis:
Anna has waited a long time to fall in love and now that she has, she’s not going to let her boyfriend Charlie’s mother stand in her way. Meredith Granger is frighteningly well-cultured and impossible to impress. So far, Anna hasn’t even been allowed to meet her.
But when Charlie leaves the country on business for the summer, Anna decides to take matters into her own hands. Reinventing herself from ‘one of the boys’ in an office full of foul-mouthed sales reps into the perfect, butter-wouldn’t-melt daughter-in-law, Anna embraces a whole new life. Garden parties, Sunday tennis, little vintage dresses from Laura Ashley – it seems almost too easy.
It’s only when she tails Meredith on an Art Explorers’ trip to Andalucia that she wonders if things might be rather more difficult, and if she might be a little out of her depth after all …
Reviews:
‘Superbly crafted … ripe for Hollywood’ Elle
‘We love, love, love Louise Candlish’s writing’ Heat
‘A moreish escapism artist’ Cosmopolitan
‘Wickedly, hilariously observant – and a genuinely touching account of a woman coming to terms with her mother’s early death. Louise Candlish is so good at seeing the psychological truth behind our absurd social rituals. I am full of admiration for her.’ Rebecca Horsfall, author of Dancing on Thorns