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'Daddy's Girl's is the hottest holiday accessory this season. Slick, glossy and gloriously bitchy it's about sibling rivalry and the super-glam Balcon girls - but which one killed Daddy? The bonkbuster is back.' Elle 'Amid all the romping and camp one-liners, there are tart observations about race, class and family dynamics, too. The perfect beach read.' Marie Claire 'This glam and glitz, power and corruption romp of a book celebrates the genre of the great big beach read with no holds barred.' Good Housekeeping 'Is your holiday incomplete without a glamorous, suspend-disbelief read? Then grab this!The spirit of The OC bottled in a book.' Cosmopolitan 'A sizzling summer read brimming with style, sex and sibling rivalry!A pacy bonkbuster that you won't be able to put down until its explosive climax is revealed.' Closer 'A sizzling debut!one to devour on the beach.' In Style 'Tasmina Perry's Daddy's Girls is a hugely entertaining blockbuster that's impossible to put down.' Image Magazine 'A super--slick, seriously sexy murder mystery. Fantastic.' Company 'The bonkbuster is back -- but hipper, sexier and more intelligent. Debut author Tasmina Perry scores a winner with this dazzling tale of London paparazzi darlings The Balcon Sisters! Daddy's Girls is the perfect beach read; a sexy guilty pleasure you devour like a caramel Magnum! A brilliant antidote to all those girl--seeks--boy--and--shoes chick lit books, this is glittering escapism that gives you a peek into the fabulous lives of the rich and powerful.' Glamour 'An old school bonkbuster with beautiful bitches, lethal studs and a highly--charged plot.' Daily Mirror 'Engrossing from the first page, this is the perfect read to escape the everyday world with enough suspense to keep you hooked.' The Sun 'It Might blow your luggage allowance but this big, fat, glitzy story will keep you reading all holiday.' Grazia 'If you fancy some racy reading in the sun, Tamina Perry's Daddy's Girls is the perfect choice for you. Packed with glamour, romance and intrigue, it'll keep you glued from the very first page.' Heat 'A sizzling novel of suspense with an unexpected climax that'll keep you guessing to the very end.' Daily Express 'A very sexy, glam tale of murder and mystery.' OK 'Think glitz, think scandal, think decadence, think more designer labels than Posh's knicker drawer - this is a class act that's a strong contender to be our favourite book of the year.' Scotland on Sunday

Glitz is the point of British author Perry's fashion-obsessed debut, a beach read that was a bestseller in the U.K. in 2006.After his family's annual Christmas Eve gala, Baron Oswald Balcon falls from a balcony to his death. When his body is found floating in a moat on Christmas morning, Oswald's daughters are immediately suspects. The story then moves back in time several months, and the daughters' histories are relayed. It seems that ever since his wife's death, Oswald has undermined, controlled, badgered and bullied Venetia, Cate, Camilla and Serena Balcon, despite - or because of - the glory and notoriety all four have brought to the family name. Venetia, the eldest, owns a successful design firm and is married to a German aristocrat, Jonathon, selected by her father. Cate has her own travel/fashion magazine, Sand. Camilla, a winning barrister, has been tapped by the Tory party to serve in Parliament. Oswald's grudging favorite, movie star Serena, recently broke with her actor/director boyfriend Tom to dally in the higher echelons of power with vicious billionaire Michael. But Serena, pregnant by Michael, catches him in mid-orgy and dumps him. Her career nosedives. Daddy is no help - he's engaged to opera diva Maria, who threatens to produce a legitimate male heir and disinherit Daddy's girls. Bent on scuttling his other daughters' success, Oswald corners stock in Venetia's firm and mocks the fact that she has no children. Resentful of Camilla's political ambitions - his own fizzled - he threatens to divulge a "dark secret" from her past. When he's not reminding Cate that she's the ugly duckling of the family, he's discouraging potential backers of her magazine. After Oswald's death, his ghostwriter arrives to blackmail the girls with his Lordship's memoir-in-progress. The murder mystery takes up approximately the last 80 pages. Unsurprisingly, Oswald's past - the part left out of his memoirs - holds the key to his homicide, but readers may skim the obligatory clue-sifting to get to the epilogue, where Perry doles out paltry punishments and unearned rewards to her cast of puppets.Trash with little redeeming flash. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   44 of 45 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A super glam soap opera of a book!, 27 Jun 2006 By  N. Browes (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: Daddy's Girls (Hardcover) I took Daddy's Girls on holiday because I thought it sounded fun and escapist and it didn't disappoint. It reminded me of those Eighties airport novels like Lace but brought bang up to date with glamorous locations, hip bars and restaurants and lots of designer labels. But unlike lots of those sex and shopping novels this one has actually got a plot. It follows the story of four famous, glamorous sisters (think girls like Sienna Miller) who all have fabulous high profile careers but become suspects for murder when their father Lord Balcon is found dead after a family party. Who did it? You'll find out in the final chapter! Set in the world of glossy women's magazines, interior design, politics and showbiz Daddy's Girls is a modern day bonkbuster full of eye watering sex and high-end glamour, with a couple of great 'will-they/won't-they' romances chucked in for good measure. If you like the sound of a written, modern day version of Dallas or Dynasty - set amongst the British big achievers - this is for you. Great fun. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   13 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A glamorous sexy extravaganza, 9 Aug 2006 By  Glamour Seeker (Midlands) - See all my reviews This review is from: Daddy's Girls (Hardcover) I've been looking for something like Jackie Collins for ages, and this ticks every single box there is. It has glamour, sex, and a sizzling murder mystery running all the way through it. So many of these novels don'thave the substance, but this had everything. Reading this novel was like being in another world. More more more from Tasmina Perry. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, 31 May 2007 By  chocolatecake (UK) - See all my reviews I find it difficult to think of anything positive to say about this book. It is very badly written. Clumsy syntax makes for an uncomfortable read. All the designer name dropping got VERY tedious. I only continued reading to the end so I could find out who the murderer is - and the solution was a complete cop out. I don't normally go for bonkbusters and don't think I will again. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 27 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad I think this is so far the best of Tasmina Perry's novels, there is slightly more plot than in her other novels and some character development, as always there's a lot of name... Read more Published 1 month ago by Louise 2.0 out of 5 stars Tasmina- please change the formula and check simple facts This is the same formula as Goldiggers- four impossibly beautiful related women(sisters here, cousins in Goldiggers) with a wicked father/uncle. Read more Published 8 months ago by Mrs. R. M. Goldsmith 3.0 out of 5 stars 80s style bonkbuster for the noughties The Balcon sisters are beautiful, successful young women who have each carved their own niche in life. Read more Published 9 months ago by MAB 4.0 out of 5 stars Great escapist read, light and fun I agree with most of the comments here, it's not going to win any literary prizes but if it's a tonic you're after like I was after a few heavy books, this is perfect. Published 10 months ago by Bacardi_queen 5.0 out of 5 stars nicely done I bought this book at the airport on my way on holiday. I am a huge Susan Lewis and Louise Bagshawe fan and can i definately say that it did not disappoint considering the high... Read more Published 18 months ago by S. J. Bashford 5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, Scandalous and Superb!! Excellently written. Tasmina Perry tells us how it is through the lives of four glamourous sisters who can never impress their father. Read more Published 20 months ago by KMS 2.0 out of 5 stars A big yawn I agree with Titiana, this novel is so hard to read without laughing. Somehow Louise Bagshawe manages to write this sort of thing and pull it off, but this just comes across like... Read more Published 23 months ago by K. L. Mason 1.0 out of 5 stars What a load of Dross I love far fetched Jackie Collins Type books ( i am a big fan of Dynasty)so reading the back I was looking forward to reading this by the pool. Read more Published 23 months ago by Titiana San Marino 5.0 out of 5 stars My New Favourite Author I love it... and i am only a third thro it! truely great read, i want to hate the girls but cant, i want their lives, who doesnt, but they are so endearing, i cant put the bloody... Read more Published 23 months ago by Ms. Claire J. Wheeler 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent I am a Jackie Collins junky, I love trash and do find it hard to find books that keep me entertained, so was a little sceptical when I bought this book but im glad to say this... Read more Published 24 months ago by K. Scharde Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 27 customer reviews...

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