- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330352962
- ISBN-13: 978-0330352963
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 371,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
To those lucky enough to have read her, it will come as no surprise that Kathy Lette's new book is outrageous, savage, and quite hilarious. In such irreverent books as Foetal Attraction, Lette has redefined both the sex war and survival tactics for women in terms that are entirely her own. Her heroine this time is Becky Steele (Is it an accident that the name so resembles the spiky heroine of Thackeray's Vanity Fair?), who is wondering about how serious a breach of etiquette it is to run out on one's own wedding. Clinging to the window ledge of her parents' bathroom, she finds herself wondering whether her intended, Julian, a human rights lawyer, is suitable for a women who shouldn't really be married. Of course, Becky's problem is the same as the hero of many a male novel--has she encountered enough sexual variety? There is, for instance, the rock star toyboy Zack, a man whose libido is almost as out of control as Becky's. And before she arrives at her reluctant decision, there is an equal ratio of hard decisions and a considerable testing of bedsprings, all of which is the perfect justification for Lette's mordant wit and coruscating one-liners. --Barry Forshaw
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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From the author of "Girls' Night Out", "Foetal Attraction" and "Mad Cows", "Altar Ego" is the story of Beccie, whose love life is about to be declared as a disaster area.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to take on holiday and it made me laugh so much all the others on the holiday wanted to read it after me! My mum has just read in on my recommendation and she loved it too. Kathy Lette's talent for characters has become even better since Foetal Attraction and she definitely has 'girl power'. It has inspired me in all sorts of ways.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Highly entertaining, great beach / plane book. Makes you giggle, definitely one for the girls, certainly identified with the triumph of lust over marriage, and the struggle to 'grow up'! Won't heal your life, change your mind, or alter any plans you made, but it is fun, a romp, and stock up on those one liners!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Any woman who disses this book must have a screw loose as she is obviously not connected to her female self. This has to be one of the best books I have ever read - it is witty, sad, funny, hopelessly sentimental and brilliantly written. The book is full of twists and turns and stirs all kinds of emotions - it's a fairytale love story that I'm sure every girl wishes for.
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Hold On... Where'd the weekend go?
I received this book Saturday afternoon and finished it late sunday night - I just couldn't put it down! Read more
Published on 21 May 2007 by J. Elves
Worst book I've ever read?.....Maybe.
Honestly I tried to give this book a chance. I struggled through to the end of this book despite the fact that I kept telling myself to just put it down and never pick it back up... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2005 by DevJohn01
Kathy's best! :)
I have read nearly all of Kathy Lette's books, and although it is hard to pick a favourite, this is, in my opinion, the best one. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2003 by "shopaholic_with_mullet"
Do not listen to this tape whilst driving in your car!!!!
I very nearly crashed several times due to uncontrollable hysterical fits of laffing!! Best book on tape I have ever heard :o)
Published on 15 Mar 2001
Her best book yet!
Like most people, I love a good laugh. However, no book has made me guffaw and cry tears of laughter as much as "Altar Ego". Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2000
I laughed out loud on a crowded tube - I must be mad!
To be honest I was not as impressed as I thought I was going to be with Mad Cows so didn't hold out much hope for this book. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2000
How can you not enjoy this book
Anyone who does not enjoy this book must suffer from a distinct lack of humour. I thoroughly enjoyed it as I have enjoyed all her other books. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 1999
Undemanding
The editor should have cut at least a third out as this novel as Kathy Lette's utterly simplistic style gets very wearisome. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 1999 by angela_simpson@hotmail.com
The best book I've read in a long time
Everyone who has been in a relationship has to read this laugh-out-loud novel. I strongly recommend it.
Published on 2 Sep 1999
Another cracker from Lette
Having read both Mad Cows and Girl's Night out I feel that Altar Ego is the best to date. It is again in Lette's own witty style and is very enjoyable.
Published on 1 Sep 1999
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