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'Mike Gayle creates real, ordinary people with real ordinary lives who are so real and so believable that you mourn for them from the moment you finish reading.' (Lisa Jewell )
'Packed with drama, friendship, love and tragedy, this is a brilliant touching tale of what happens when real life catches up with us' (Heat )
'Moving and powerful' (Daily Mirror )
'What I love about Mike Gayle is the way he seamlessly blends humour and sensitivity - his books are always rip-roaringly funny, yet so humane too.' (Freya North )
'Gayle (rather bravely) often writes in the first person as a female character, but he hits the right notes, and the result is a warm and unforced comedy... Gayle's humour is human and he has a fine eye for the quiet pain of unrequited love.' (Daily Telegraph )
'Packed with drama, friendship, love and tragedy, this is a brilliant touching tale of what happens when real life catches up with us' (Heat )
'Moving and powerful' (Daily Mirror )
'What I love about Mike Gayle is the way he seamlessly blends humour and sensitivity - his books are always rip-roaringly funny, yet so humane too.' (Freya North )
'Gayle (rather bravely) often writes in the first person as a female character, but he hits the right notes, and the result is a warm and unforced comedy... Gayle's humour is human and he has a fine eye for the quiet pain of unrequited love.' (Daily Telegraph )
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It’s their party...
Meet Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split up he’s still looking for love in all the wrong places while she wants the one thing she can’t have: Paul.
Meet Chris and Vicky: They’re so in tune they even brush their teeth in time with each other. So what is Chris doing risking it all for a meaningless affair?
Meet Cooper and Laura: He wants to settle down, she wants to take a grown-up gap year – but can their relationship really survive a year apart?
Set across a year of leaving dos, birthday parties and anniversary celebrations The Life and Soul of the Party is a warm, funny and moving tale celebrating love, life and those special moments we’ve all spent in the kitchen at parties.
Mike Gayle has contributed to a variety of magazines including FHM, Sunday Times Style and Cosmopolitan. His bestsellers, My Legendary Girlfriend, Mr Commitment, Turning Thirty, Dinner for Two, His ’N’ Hers, Brand New Friend and Wish You Were Here are available in Hodder paperback.
To find out more about his novels, visit Mike’s website at www.mikegayle.co.uk (20080820)
Meet Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split up he’s still looking for love in all the wrong places while she wants the one thing she can’t have: Paul.
Meet Chris and Vicky: They’re so in tune they even brush their teeth in time with each other. So what is Chris doing risking it all for a meaningless affair?
Meet Cooper and Laura: He wants to settle down, she wants to take a grown-up gap year – but can their relationship really survive a year apart?
Set across a year of leaving dos, birthday parties and anniversary celebrations The Life and Soul of the Party is a warm, funny and moving tale celebrating love, life and those special moments we’ve all spent in the kitchen at parties.
Mike Gayle has contributed to a variety of magazines including FHM, Sunday Times Style and Cosmopolitan. His bestsellers, My Legendary Girlfriend, Mr Commitment, Turning Thirty, Dinner for Two, His ’N’ Hers, Brand New Friend and Wish You Were Here are available in Hodder paperback.
To find out more about his novels, visit Mike’s website at www.mikegayle.co.uk (20080820)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gayle should seriously consider the idea of writing a screenplay. The Life and Soul of the Party perfectly fits the bill. The novel is compelling, emotional and really witty. A screenplay like this will make perfect TV material and attract large audience. We could really could do with quality dramas on mainstream TV.
The novel is beautifully written with the prinicpal focus on three couples. The couples experience the lows and high times of the year. Parties, social gatherings, nightouts and arguments dominate their lives. A few of the couples's life are on the verge of changing forever. Although Gayle novels are purely male dominated, he has provided a typical accounts of the opposite sex on life. The accounts are really impressive and an accurate reflection. Gayle's latest novel shows the depth of knowledge he has in the field of relationships and the 30 age group. The novel has taken the issue of relationship to a new and interesting level.
Gayle's conversational writing adds real credibility as the reader is drawn closely to the story and shows emphaty to the characters. The fact that six characters are featured shows how adaptable and original the author can be like. Gayle latest novel "The Life and Soul of the Party" shows he is a fanstastic writer as the book is enjoyable to read. It provides a fine combination of drama and humour.
The novel is beautifully written with the prinicpal focus on three couples. The couples experience the lows and high times of the year. Parties, social gatherings, nightouts and arguments dominate their lives. A few of the couples's life are on the verge of changing forever. Although Gayle novels are purely male dominated, he has provided a typical accounts of the opposite sex on life. The accounts are really impressive and an accurate reflection. Gayle's latest novel shows the depth of knowledge he has in the field of relationships and the 30 age group. The novel has taken the issue of relationship to a new and interesting level.
Gayle's conversational writing adds real credibility as the reader is drawn closely to the story and shows emphaty to the characters. The fact that six characters are featured shows how adaptable and original the author can be like. Gayle latest novel "The Life and Soul of the Party" shows he is a fanstastic writer as the book is enjoyable to read. It provides a fine combination of drama and humour.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am no avid reader but fortunately I have read all of Mike Gayle's books and i can say ive loved every single one of them. They are not just a girlie read but equally a man's read too. His writing lets you in to a mans world and way of thinking (If only i could meet one of his characters from his books,they seem my perfect match!!!).
This book however did something that none of the others have, it made me cry,(Not an attractive look on your flight home from holiday). Excellent read, excellent characters and an author that can relate to a touching thirty singleton!
This book however did something that none of the others have, it made me cry,(Not an attractive look on your flight home from holiday). Excellent read, excellent characters and an author that can relate to a touching thirty singleton!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is Mike Gayle at his best... a writing style that is humorous without trying too hard, always touching (I can't count how many times I got goosebumps or had tears in my eyes) and very easy to relate to, especially if you have a mixed group of friends.
It is written in first person but from the point of view of every character, which works well, and will therefore appeal to both sexes even more than is usually the case with Mike's novels.
Overall, a more serious mood throughout the book - and a more mature version of his previous work.
Wanted to savour this book, but I really couldn't put it down. You are gripped from the very first page. Definitely a new competitor for my favourite Mike Gayle book!
It is written in first person but from the point of view of every character, which works well, and will therefore appeal to both sexes even more than is usually the case with Mike's novels.
Overall, a more serious mood throughout the book - and a more mature version of his previous work.
Wanted to savour this book, but I really couldn't put it down. You are gripped from the very first page. Definitely a new competitor for my favourite Mike Gayle book!
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Not as good as previous novels
I got the impression that this book seems to have been put together quickly, and very little effort has been employed in editing the book. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J Murray
Easy reading
Would recommend. Good, simple, easy pleasurable reading. Also hooks you in, as you identify with characters and are truly interested in the outcome of their stories.
Published 16 months ago by NJP
A bitter pill
I've read a few of Mike Gayle's books in the past, and my lovely wife purchased this for me as a christmas present. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2010 by M. Wake
so disappointing..is it for teenagers?
I'm a huge fan of Mike Gayle. Got to page 30 and wanted to give up but I hate doing that so I trudged on. It was hard to believe he actually wrote it, it's so bad honestly. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by Jeanette Heatherington
a let down
i have read all of mike gayle's books and have always thouroughly enjoyed them. however i have made 2 attempts at reading this one and i just can't get more than a quarter of the... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by R. Newman
Fantastic Read
A man writing Chick Lit but after watching something on TV about him I ordered book mentioned. First time ive read one of his books and read it in two days. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2009 by G. L. Chapman
The life and soul of the party
Great book and very easy to read. Really light hearted just like the other books Mike Gayle writes. A must holiday reading
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by Ms. J. Horler
What happened?
I've read all of Mike Gayle's books since My Legendary Girlfriend and this is the first of his novels that has left me disappointed. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by Mr. R. M. Lathwell
Another great book
I have most of the other books that Mike Gayle wrote and I would recommend his style of writinig to anyone.
Published on 6 July 2009 by Mark Tolley
Four Weddings And A Funeral
Nice concept the story of 3 couples told over the course of a series of parties. Each tells their side of the story in the first person it takes a few pages to get the idea but... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Ian Paterson
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