- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Coronet (21 Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340837314
- ISBN-13: 978-0340837313
- Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 12.7 x 19 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,267,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Lisa Armstrong:
‘Lisa Armstrong has done for frocks what Jilly Cooper did for polo . . . She has a wry eye, and what she saw was the zeitgeist . . . a merrily entertaining novel with an eerie finger on the pulse of everything modern . . . irresistibly funny' - Victoria Mather in the Daily Mail
'There's no better book to flash from your Kelly bag as you had off to the sun, sex and sand than Dead Stylish...Fab!' - Elle
'High on swank, a biting tale' - Glamour
'Great escapism' - Woman's Own
'A wickedly funny second novel' - Heat on Dead Stylish
'A brilliantly funny read' - Heat on Bad Manors
‘Lisa Armstrong has done for frocks what Jilly Cooper did for polo . . . She has a wry eye, and what she saw was the zeitgeist . . . a merrily entertaining novel with an eerie finger on the pulse of everything modern . . . irresistibly funny' - Victoria Mather in the Daily Mail
'There's no better book to flash from your Kelly bag as you had off to the sun, sex and sand than Dead Stylish...Fab!' - Elle
'High on swank, a biting tale' - Glamour
'Great escapism' - Woman's Own
'A wickedly funny second novel' - Heat on Dead Stylish
'A brilliantly funny read' - Heat on Bad Manors
Daily Mail
Good frothy fiction can be hard to come by, but this chunky paperback fits the bill . . .
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Our heroine is an underpaid management consultant, wondering what she has to do to earn the same as the men in her office, when out of the wood work comes a tall dark handsome Toby Marks brought in to help on an account. Sparks of attraction fly, conversation is witty and full of innuendo,and it's only a matter of time before a relationship is in the making. Fast drives in his Porsche take our heroine to deepest Dorset to meet his Mother, and an invitation to a Charity "do" results in winning a raffle to Butely Manor, a ramshakle health farm offering new-age type treatments, and a truly terrible menu. After an eventful meeting with it's owner(unbeknown to her, her Father) Cat returns to work only to receive word that Butely Manors owner has died and left the Manor to her... The only problem being its run down, in need of thousands of pounds worth of work, and she feels she can get the health spa back on it's feet... Cue dusky hero in the form of Toby's half brother.. and you can guess the rest, although not as predictable as you would imagine. A plot full of twist, turns, sabotage and of course a smattering of luurve, it's a delight!
Armstrong has captured the feel of the Dorset countryside and it's residents in a cheerful and witty novel. The lively chapters keep the pages turning, as it introduces more colourful characters from the local village - the local pub "The Hung Drawn and Quartered" introduces you to meet the locals, the Annual Fete a colourful event full of everyday life in a rural ideal....it just gets better,and you never want it to end. Unfortunately it does, a little too quickly....
maybe leaving the route open for part ii?
Armstrong has captured the feel of the Dorset countryside and it's residents in a cheerful and witty novel. The lively chapters keep the pages turning, as it introduces more colourful characters from the local village - the local pub "The Hung Drawn and Quartered" introduces you to meet the locals, the Annual Fete a colourful event full of everyday life in a rural ideal....it just gets better,and you never want it to end. Unfortunately it does, a little too quickly....
maybe leaving the route open for part ii?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all three of Lisa Armstrong's novels and this beats the lot! Absolutely brilliant - I couldn't put it down!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read Bad Manors while I was on holiday and never wanted to go back to my
job in the city. This novel totally captures the dilemma of so many women of
our time. We all think that escape to the country will be a bed of rose
petals but Armstrong wittily points up all the pitfalls. It made me laugh
out loud. The characters are all too believable- especially Cat, the
heroine. She's certainly no angel. I hope there's a sequel. I've just
started reading Front Row, her first one, and can't put it down.
job in the city. This novel totally captures the dilemma of so many women of
our time. We all think that escape to the country will be a bed of rose
petals but Armstrong wittily points up all the pitfalls. It made me laugh
out loud. The characters are all too believable- especially Cat, the
heroine. She's certainly no angel. I hope there's a sequel. I've just
started reading Front Row, her first one, and can't put it down.
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Awful
Kept thinking, this has to get better, it has to get better! Never did I'm afraid. I had to abandon it as it was so hard going and all over the place. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Julia Hamilton
She's done it again...another rubbish book
Well, I read one of her books before and it was so bad i had to abandon it. Anyway, thought I'd give her another chance...BIG MISTAKE... Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2008 by Olivia C
Terrible
What a bad book!.
It really was just awful, the trash can is the only place for such rubbish.
Lisa should really stick to writing for frivolous fashion mags and leave... Read more
It really was just awful, the trash can is the only place for such rubbish.
Lisa should really stick to writing for frivolous fashion mags and leave... Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2008 by Hattie Sussex
Worst book I've read in years!
I love reading,with an average of 1 book a week from authors Cathy Kelly, Carole Matthews, Marian Keyes & Lisa Jewell, to name but a few, whose books I cannot put down. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2004 by tracey golding
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