- Hardcover: 373 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (15 April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312378548
- ISBN-13: 978-0312378547
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,809,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'Old-fashioned romance of the best sort-funny, comforting' - Elle 'The romance fizzes along with good humour and is a good, fat, summery read' - Sunday Mirror 'A witty and generous romance - Jilly Cooper for the grown-ups' - Independent 'Delicious' - Sunday Times 'Can be scoffed at one sitting - tasty!' - Cosmopolitan"
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of Katie Fford's books, and up until now have always really enjoyed reading her books, and usually can't wait until the next one comes out...Regretfully I did not enjoy this book as much as the others and at times only stuck with it out of loyalty and the knowledge that Katie's books are usually very good....I found the DIY/Building skill details all very boring to be honest and I did feel that the story line was a bit ploddy in places...Sorry!!!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am sorry to say that this is the first Katie Fforde book to disappoint me. I've read all her books but this one is seriously lacking and does not have the same flow as her previous novels. I struggled to finish this book and found I was unable to relate to the characters.
Fforde is normally a great author - just don't let this book put you off.
Fforde is normally a great author - just don't let this book put you off.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read and own a copy of all of Katie Fforde's novels - they vary in quality but have never failed to hit the spot. Unfortunately 'Practically Perfect' is rather a misnomer. The characters were all right but the plot was seriously thin - pages and pages of detail about what Anna did to her house, then pages more of her varous friends looking at what she'd done to the house... I found it hard to care. Also, and this is something I've noticed with Katie's characters before, Anna was the oldest sounding 27 year old I've ever come across. If she'd been 47 I might have found her more credible - but that's probably quite insulting to 47 year olds.
Not the best Katie Fforde read - try 'Thyme Out' or 'Living Dangerously' first if you're new to this author.
Not the best Katie Fforde read - try 'Thyme Out' or 'Living Dangerously' first if you're new to this author.
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Practically Perfect
Brilliant book, very good read, nice characters you can warm to, first Katie fforde book I have read but I shall definately be reading more.
Published 4 months ago by Lu
old fashioned
Even for book written in 1996, the way this book was written made it feel very old fashioned. The story was ok, but the charactors were speaking to each other in a way that had a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by DizzyChick
Not practically perfect, just OK sadly
I really, really wanted to love this book and from the blurb I thought I would. I mean, I love watching property shows and the idea of someone moving to a cottage in the country to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bookworm63
Got as far as chapter 7!
This is the first time EVER that I have not finished a book, but I just couldn't stick at it any longer. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Wombat
Katie Fforde novel.
Another novel from Katie Fforde, very enjoyable and pleasant read, particularly on a Sunday afternoon with a mug of tea and a box of chocolates.
Published 20 months ago by Jr Crossley
Dull, turgid, plotless: don't waste time on this book
I'm not sure whether it's entirely fair to submit a review for a novel which I didn't finish, but given that I very rarely don't read books through to the end, I think it's... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Meringue
So Relaxing Too Read
I have now read a few Katie Fforde books and this is my favourite.
Anna has just brought a house to renovate. Read more
Anna has just brought a house to renovate. Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by Karen Gooderham
Happy Lady
I am a new reader of Katie Ffordes books and if this is a sample of her talent I shall be reading more.
I loved Anna, the central charactor and her friend Chloe. Read more
I loved Anna, the central charactor and her friend Chloe. Read more
Published on 8 May 2010 by Mrs. Diane M. Williams
Oh for goodness' sake
Possibly one of the most fatuous 'heroines' in the history of chick lit; a woman who is 'practically an architect' but who is too stupid to realise that a period house might just... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by Little Ray of Sunshine
Predictably putrid
You know when a young woman has an aggressively bad tempered encounter with a slightly older man that she will inevitably end up with him even though she thinks she's in love with... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Moonlit
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