- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review; New Ed edition (12 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 9999984134
- ISBN-13: 978-9999984133
- ASIN: 0747266166
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 953,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Country life doesn't prove quite so simple for the sophisticated city folk in Pastures Nouveaux, best-selling author Wendy Holden's hilarious "comedy of country manors". Although some of the rural inhabitants are poor as church mice, the majority are not and all pursue the same recreational activities (money and sex) as their urban cousins.
The belle of the country set is Rosie, a freelance illustrator, who (originally) is not desperately seeking a man, marriage or babies. In fact, natural beauty Rosie doesn't seem to have a problem with men at all. Although she has a partner (Mark is an arrogant journalist whose work involves dishing the dirt on the famous), he is quite obviously unsuitable for such a nice girl. It doesn't take long (page two) before Rosie thinks there must be more to life. So when Mark is given his own column about, wait for it, the travails of sophisticated city folk who move to the hilariously simple "country", she is soon romping with a very mixed set from the nouveaux-riches Samantha and Guy to a farmer fatale and a mysterious millionaire.
Thanks to her previous jobs on national newspapers and up-market glossies, Holden slickly draws her caricatures of urban types from the single-minded financiers, for whom extra-marital sex is a hobby, to their stick-insect, interior design-obsessed wives to vacuous, celebrity-sniffing media types. Champagne D'Vyne, Holden's posh-totty socialite and star of previous tales, even makes a cameo appearance (as herself, nach). If you are looking for a light read, nouvelle literature that won't stretch you too much, read on! --Carey Green --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Pacy pastiche of city dwellers "gone country"...packed with puns... Holden has produced an entertaining novel, bursting with a large cast of Diblyesque characters, which will no doubt delight fans of her two previous books' (Daily Mail )
'Clever, naughty and basically affectionate and good-natured.... a comic romp engineered with aplomb and dash... will have fans glued' (Sunday Times )
'A very modern romantic comedy... her cultural references are spot-on... an amusing romp through village life' (Mail on Sunday )
'On days of gloom Wendy Holden's novels should be handed round like aspirin. Her new book, Pastures Nouveaux, is guaranteed to bring a smile even to the baddest of moods... Discover the hills are alive with the sound of high jinks in this laugh-a-minute romp' B magazine
'A pun-packed romp' Eve --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'Clever, naughty and basically affectionate and good-natured.... a comic romp engineered with aplomb and dash... will have fans glued' (Sunday Times )
'A very modern romantic comedy... her cultural references are spot-on... an amusing romp through village life' (Mail on Sunday )
'On days of gloom Wendy Holden's novels should be handed round like aspirin. Her new book, Pastures Nouveaux, is guaranteed to bring a smile even to the baddest of moods... Discover the hills are alive with the sound of high jinks in this laugh-a-minute romp' B magazine
'A pun-packed romp' Eve --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having how read most of Wendy Holden's comic novels, I must say, she is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors with which to share a sunny afternoon on the beach. While not standing tall in the annals of classic literature, her books have an inventiveness and wit that keep you turning pages over and over again. Also, when first reading her novels, it may seem that they share story lines, but then you turn the page again and find you were entirely mistaken, and that slow smile creeps onto your face. The smile that says, "I was bored with you but now you have my attention!" In short, I loved this novel as well as her others and they're worth the time if you are looking for a good story that will keep you laughing!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read her previous two books, I was looking forward to this one with much anticipation. I was not disappointed. An ideal holiday read, with more than a laugh a minute, it certainly kept me in suspense. Here's to the next one......
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read the reviews I thought I would really enjoy this book. I have actually moved from the city and now live in the countryside. Unfortunately I found the characters so unreal that I gave up. My wife, without any comment from me, tried and also gave up. Maybe we are missing something.
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I didn't actually buy this for myself having read the book already. I bought it for a German friend of mine to help her improve her English. Why? Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. S. D. Berla
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Love this author, but can we review items as and when ordered not all together
Published 21 months ago by Ms. Dawn A. Smith
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I took the book on holiday but, although finding the book really unengaging, did finish it because I had nothing else to read! Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2007 by Amber Nectar
Unbelievably tedious
I normally enjoy reading the odd bit of chick lit for light relief. I thought the back cover made this one sound interesting enough but oh. my. word. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2007 by BM
"...and the church bells struck sixteen..."
Artist Rosie hates the noise, crowds, and pressure of living in her cramped London flat, and longs to live in a cozy old cottage nestled in a picturesque village, full of quaint,... Read more
Published on 21 April 2007 by Kona
Nice reading
I found Pastures Nouveaux a bit slow. Although I loved Bad Heir Day and I had recently read Fame Fatale which I both loved, Pastures Nouveaux was a little bit of a disappointment. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2004 by "npissia"
No more please
This is another chick lit nightmare, why do these authors keep churning out the same old rubbish. The majority of us might relate to such a story if the women portrayed in this... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2003
Yawn......
What starts out as a promising read quickly loses pace - something to do with the country air perhaps? Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2002
Excellent...need i say more?
I was after this book once i heard it was released. After Simply Divine and Bad Heir Day i was excited to read what more jokes and storyline twists Holden had created. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2002
A real rollercoaster of a book - Simply Hilarious
This book has more twists and turns in it that a country road. It will make you smile, it will make you laugh and I can guarantee you will never see the countryside in the same... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2002
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