- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Orion (20 Aug 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752889737
- ISBN-13: 978-0752889733
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 344,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Getting Mad, Getting Even
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'A funny, insightful read - with a brilliant twist.' (HEAT )
'One of the best girly, escapism books I've read in a long time.' (HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER )
'One of the best girly, escapism books I've read in a long time.' (HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER )
Product Description
Georgie and Flick are a girl's best friend - and secret weapon. Their agency, Domestic Angels, provides invaluable help to armies of harassed women. After years of hard work, Georgie and Flick have built a small but grateful clientele - doing everything from booking the plumber to replacing dead hamsters. Then one evening, they are visited by a pale, nervous-looking woman who makes the strangest request yet. Her husband has combined a take-over with a leg-over. Would Georgie and Flick help her get her own back? It isn't long before word gets out. Inundated with requests from angry wives, Georgie and Flick begin to wonder whether all these men are really as black as they are painted. Meanwhile, the disgruntled husband of a client has rumbled them. It may be that they aren't the only masters of revenge after all...
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Georgie and Flick run an agency called 'Domestic Angels' where they cater to their clients' every whim - organising catering or household chores, picking up dry-cleaning, even dyeing customers' poodles if need be! Then comes a different kind of request - a woman arrives at the agency wanting to get revenge on her cheating husband. Will Georgie and Flick help her out? The lure of the fee is too much to resist and they duly agree to the request, assuming this will be a one-off unique kind of job. But when word gets around that the Domestic Angels can also be 'Avenging Angels', Georgie and Flick wonder what they've got themselves into...
I loved this book. I thought the premise was really great - very original and fun. What woman hasn't plotted revenge on a cheater, after all?! The characters are well drawn (and you really come to care about them), the plot rattles along at a fantastic pace, and the writing is excellent. Totally recommended!
I loved this book. I thought the premise was really great - very original and fun. What woman hasn't plotted revenge on a cheater, after all?! The characters are well drawn (and you really come to care about them), the plot rattles along at a fantastic pace, and the writing is excellent. Totally recommended!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I did not find the last Annie Sanders novel as good as previous books but this is brilliant. Flick and Georgie run Domestic Amgels. They will collect parcels, mastermind your house move or renovation or even shop for you. Out of the blue they are asked to help a wronged wife get her own back on her philandering husband. They're dubious but the rent on their office has just gone up and more cash would be useful. This first assignment is a success and they are soon being asked if they will do the same for other wives.
It's when things stop going to plan that the trouble starts and both Flick and Georgie have to face problems in their private lives as well before things sort theselves out and reach a resolution neither of them could possibly have envisaged in their wildest dreams.
The book addresses serious issues including whether revenge can ever be justified but it is also full of light hearted moments and laugh out loud scenes. The finale is absolutely brilliant - though to say more about it would give away too much of the plot. I found myself wanting to know what happened next and reading the book every spare moment I got. It is well written, the characters are believable and realistic and no one behaves like a plaster saint. This is one of the best examples of chick lit and an absolute pleasure to read.
It's when things stop going to plan that the trouble starts and both Flick and Georgie have to face problems in their private lives as well before things sort theselves out and reach a resolution neither of them could possibly have envisaged in their wildest dreams.
The book addresses serious issues including whether revenge can ever be justified but it is also full of light hearted moments and laugh out loud scenes. The finale is absolutely brilliant - though to say more about it would give away too much of the plot. I found myself wanting to know what happened next and reading the book every spare moment I got. It is well written, the characters are believable and realistic and no one behaves like a plaster saint. This is one of the best examples of chick lit and an absolute pleasure to read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As chick-lit this book delivers what it promises, The prose style is okay and its a nice fantasy story with likeable if shallow characters and a glossing over of reality - the plot covers some serious issues, but any unpleasant aspects are either ignored or passed over very quickly.
So far, so easy read, its undemanding, predictable and enjoyable enough. More could have been made of the ending.
However, it didn't surprise me that "Annie Sanders" is two writers, as almost all of the people in this book do things which contradict their characters. Does one writer get them established and then hand them to the other half way through? While you might argue that
people do do things that are out of character there is one alarming male who drastically changes his hair colour - on page 108 "His face, under a mop of fair hair", on page 153 "Thick dark hair was pushed off his face" - he's a major character - surely you visualise your characters when writing about them?
Overall I felt that this book was put together to a formula in order to extract money without even a cursory quality check. I'd rather have read something less accomplished by a writer who cares about writing.
So far, so easy read, its undemanding, predictable and enjoyable enough. More could have been made of the ending.
However, it didn't surprise me that "Annie Sanders" is two writers, as almost all of the people in this book do things which contradict their characters. Does one writer get them established and then hand them to the other half way through? While you might argue that
people do do things that are out of character there is one alarming male who drastically changes his hair colour - on page 108 "His face, under a mop of fair hair", on page 153 "Thick dark hair was pushed off his face" - he's a major character - surely you visualise your characters when writing about them?
Overall I felt that this book was put together to a formula in order to extract money without even a cursory quality check. I'd rather have read something less accomplished by a writer who cares about writing.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
More, more, more!
I just loved this book! It made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion, which didn't always make me very popular on the bus to work! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Extra Mum
another great read by meg adn annie
Iam a great fan of annie sanders and this book was another great read from the duo.
women with busy lives can now get help with all of lifes little problems - the need for an... Read more
women with busy lives can now get help with all of lifes little problems - the need for an... Read more
Published 21 months ago by S. A. Broadhurst
Boring, predictable and plays to stereotypes
The blurb reads as though this book might be quite good, but open it up and read a few pages and you'll find that the characters are dull and predictable. Read more
Published 22 months ago by MissMerryweather
a pleasure to read
Once again another fantastic read by Annie Sanders (Annie Ashworth and Meg Sanders) I enjoyed it from page one.. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by Ms P. Wilson
Their best yet!
This was one of those books that I literally couldn't put down. I have loved all of Annie Sanders books, but I honestly think this is one of their best yet - a good believable... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2009 by Bindi B
another winner
The ever versatile 'Annie Sanders' has come up with another winner. Exploring the fascinating but dangerous area of revenge gives scope for wry humour, reflection and... Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Dr. Catherine B. Crocker
Best read this summer
The central concept of Getting Mad, Getting Even is brilliant - don't we all have people we'd like to get even with? Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2009
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
