NEW WOMAN, August 2006
'This is a gripping read which'll have you second-guessing to the very end'
Book Description
The latest page-turner by the bestselling author of THE BLUE HOUR, A PERFECT LIFE and LIVING THE DREAM.
Product Description
Lottery winner Cleo Dowling is living her dream, running a bookshop in the sleepy village of Kilrowan and larking around with her gorgeous painter husband, Pablo. But the dream turns into a nightmare when Pablo accepts a commission to paint a portrait of a Dublin 4 princess… Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is a media consultant’s dream, running the treadmill of red carpets, chat shows and book signings. But Pixie’s big smile masks a hurt so bad she’s forced to trade in her glittering career for a quiet life in the sticks. She can run, but she can’t hide: who is La Londonista – red in tooth and claw – and why is she trying to sabotage Pixie’s career? Sussed city girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of celebrities with ex-directory, top-secret phone numbers on her organiser. Which of these luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the must-attend event of the Irish social calendar? Will it be film star Rory McDonagh? Will it be literary diva Colleen? Or will it be– shhh!
From the Back Cover
Lottery winner Cleo Dowling is living her dream, running a bookshop in sleepy Kilrowan and larking around with her gorgeous painter husband, Pablo. But the dream turns into a nightmare when Pablo accepts a commission to paint a portrait of a Dublin 4 princess… Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is running the treadmill of chat shows and book signings. But Pixie’s big smile masks a hurt so bad she’s forced to trade in her glittering career for a quiet life in the sticks. She can run, but she can’t hide… Sussed city girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of top-secret celebrity phone numbers on her organiser. Which of the luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the event of the year? Will it be film star Rory McDonagh? Will it be literary diva Colleen? Or will it be – shhh! ‘Love, sex, glamour and shenanigans – this is the perfect beach read. As delicious as diving into a chocolate soufflé’ Marian Keyes on A Perfect Life
About the Author
Kate Thompson was born in Belfast. She came to Dublin to study French and English and had a successful career as an actress and voice-over artist before ditching the day job to write full-time. Her novels, It Means Mischief, More Mischief, Going Down, The Blue Hour (shortlisted for the Parker award in 2003), Striking Poses, A Perfect Life, Living the Dream and Sex, Lies and Fairytales, have been widely translated. Kate has had a ninth novel – Hard to Choos – published under her pen-name Pixie Pirelli. She divides her time between Dublin and the West of Ireland, is happily married with one daughter and is currently working on her tenth novel. For more information on Kate Thompson and her books, visit her website at: www.kate-thompson.com
