- Paperback: 344 pages
- Publisher: Christy Powell (24 Nov 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956999301
- ISBN-13: 978-0956999306
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 303,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Rebecca Harris is a single mum trying to bring up her four year old daughter, while running a company of unreliable staff, nightmare builders, demanding customers, a disastrous love-life and an over bearing boss.News from The Nail Bar is a romantic comedy set in an office of a nail bar company in London. The book follows Rebecca's extremely rocky course as she navigates disaster after disaster leading up to a potentially catastrophic opening party.
About the Author
Christy Powell was born in Hong Kong and had a fairly unconventional upbringing living on a small island called Lamma in the South China Sea. Her family was the only non-Chinese family on the island, and Christy went to school every day by fishing boat. Her island life changed dramatically when at the age of eight she was sent to boarding school in Kent. At the age of eighteen Christy spent a year living in a remote village in the Sierra Norte Mountains of Mexico. It was a lonely experience, but to help her get through the frequent bouts of solitude she developed a love of writing.After four years at Brown University in America, Christy returned to England and began a career in Media. At the age of twenty-five, she left her job at Conde Nast to start up a chain of American style, Nail Bars.News from the Nail Bar is a work of fiction taken from the five years Christy experienced running her nail bar company.Christy is married with three children and is living in Hong Kong
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is completely hilarious and is an essential feel good holiday read - the characters are so believable and the writing so brilliant I found myself still laughing about things long after i'd put it down. Christy Powell is an incredible exiting new talent who has the ability to turn every event into a hysterical one which will leave you laughing out loud and not wanting the book to finish. I can only hope this is the first of many books we are going to see from this exciting new author.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started reading this amusing book hours after finishing the final book in the 'Girl with a Dragon Tattoo' trilogy. After three nights staying up until 4am reading the addictive Stieg Larsson novels, I mistakenly thought that 'News from the Nailbar' would be a book that I could at least put down. Annoyingly it is nearly as addictive. The book tells the story of the frantic two weeks leading up the opening of a London nail bar told through the emails of Rebecca Harris, a Bridget Jones type figure who really should learn to hold back on what she says in emails. The email traffic is as caustic and bitchy as one would expect and I think I will wait a few years before letting my daughter read this book as the language is sometimes realistically fruity. If you have ever vented your frustrations about a colleague, and then mistakenly pressed the 'reply-all' button, you will relate to this book as indeed you will if you hate the way some people use the c.c. function on emails to shaft you. Christy Powell is a natural story teller. Half way through this book I found a writing shop and purchased the best pen I could afford because it has put me off emailing for life!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up from my local book store as the (completely unknown) author was doing a signing. She had such great shoes on, I took a punt and bought a copy. Normally, I wouldn't buy a book based on the author's footwear but I shall certainly make it a rule of thumb from now on - News from the Nail Bar made me giggle and guffaw, from cover to cover! It was suddenly such a joy getting the tube and catching up on the next chapter, and there's always a seat for the lady laughing like a loony!
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Hysterical! So funny, I totally related to Bex and her staff just made me laugh! I am going to buy more and give to everyone in my office! Read more
Published 5 months ago by CarolinaB
YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!
This is the funniest and most heart-warming book I've ever read and will appeal to anyone no matter their age or gender. Read more
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My wife & I loved this book.
My wife & I loved this book. Indeed, if a more amusing writer than Christy Powell is currently published, then we haven't found him or her. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Timothy Shannon
Everyday tales have never been so amusing!
It used only to be in greeting card shops that I laughed out loud & on my own! Thank you Christy for changing all that, I now laugh out loud anywhere and anytime I am reading your... Read more
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