- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (4 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141009039
- ISBN-13: 978-0141009032
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 219,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Some of my best friends are homosexuals. I just didn't expect my husband to be one too.'
A year after Antonia and Hugh move to Australia with their 4 year old son Tom, everything is going terribly well. They have a lovely house, they're very popular - and then Hugh tells Antonia he is gay and has a boyfriend ...
It's only the arrival of Ant's outrageous lavender-haired uncle Percy that lifts her out of her depression and sends her off to the gym - to combat the lardy thighs her comfort eating has given her - where she meets the mysterious James, and falls head over heels in lust.
Soon Ant finds she's over Hugo - but by then her problems are only just beginning ...
About the Author
Maggie Alderson has worked on nine magazines and currently has a weekly column in the Times. She lived in Australia for 8 years, returning here in 2001. Her first novel, PANTS ON FIRE was a UK bestseller, and she was a co-editor of the charity anthology BIG NIGHT OUT. She is married with a baby daughter and moves a lot.
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I've got nothing against gay men - some of my best friends are homosexuals. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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I've got nothing against gay men - some of my best friends are homosexuals. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic summer read that'll leave you glowing all over. While it does take a while to sink your teeth into and the first chapter in particular seems a bit clichéd with the 'a-bit-too- posh-to-be-believably-English' Hugo coming out to his wife over breakfast one morning, but I suggest you get over this one and only irk because this is a book that'll have you roaring one minute and sobbing into your hanky the next. Antonia is a great character you'll want as your best friend, and James... well, he's the eye candy of the book that you'll all be joining your nearest gym to meet. Absolutely brilliant. A perfect beach read for the girly reader.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book was great. once i started reading it i just couldnt put it down. it only took me three days to read. you feel great sympathy for Antonia but then when she meets James her life turns around and you really feel happy for her. a book that everyone should read. would recommend it to anyone
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very funny novel, which I devoured in a day - fantastic characters, and I'm wondering even now what they're up to and is a sequel possible? We should all be so lucky as to have an Uncle Perky.
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Great read
My reading taste has changed a little in the past few months, more fussy and l have been very lucky with that fact that l have found some new authors to fulfil my little chang in... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jodzie
Mad About The Boy
Mad About The Boy is Maggie Alderson's second novel (her first being Pants on Fire). A year after Hugo and Antonia move to Sydney, Hugo announces he's gay and also has a boyfriend... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2009 by Leah Graham
was laughing my pants off
i love maggie alderson books and i discovered her books in a bookshop in melbourne airport. i read this one during a nite shift at my job, i was laughing so hard that the person... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Lindymck
High range chick-lit
I got this book out of the library and was pleased with my choice. Admittedly, it did take a few chapters to get in to but then I was hooked! Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2008 by Butterfly
I adored every second.....
I came across this book by accident in the tea room at work. Although this could cause me to loose my job I read it in 2 days! I simply couldn't put it down! Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by Ms. R. L. Waddington
an absolute must read!!!
I have just finished this book and just had to let everyone know how good it is!!!! It is definately one of my top must read books that i would recomend to anyone!!! Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by H. Green
One Word - Fantastic
This book is absolutely fantastic, it's not often I find a book where I have trouble geting back to reality. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2006 by Ladymoonlight
Brilliant
To be honest it took a few chapters to lose myself in this book but once i was there i could not stop, read the whole thing in one night- took hours but i couldnt put it down. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2005 by "raggaamuffin"
Fantastic
The title says it all, I finished it a few days ago and i find i'm still thinking about Ant and James! Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2005 by "littlelis"
Well..............
What a fab book. I just loved it from start to finish. You actually cared what happened to the Characters and their lives. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2004 by "missy_"
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