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Karina West was once the darling of the gossip pages and the top of the British pop charts. But now all that's fading away, and she needs something more - something both to make her life more fulfilled and more importantly, to get her back in the tabloids. And how better to achieve this double whammy than by adopting a poor, needy child from a far-off country?
All that sweet, ten-year-old Devika wants is a new mummy who will take her away from her Delhi orphanage and let her have a home and a family again. She prayed to Krishna for this to be so, but was she ready for a blonde, British popstar to sweep her up and back to London?
Karina and Devika are soon front-page news, but neither of them realise just how far their emotional journey will take them.
All that sweet, ten-year-old Devika wants is a new mummy who will take her away from her Delhi orphanage and let her have a home and a family again. She prayed to Krishna for this to be so, but was she ready for a blonde, British popstar to sweep her up and back to London?
Karina and Devika are soon front-page news, but neither of them realise just how far their emotional journey will take them.
About the Author
Deborah Wright's first novel, Olivia’s Bliss, was published in 2000 and won the Poolbeg ‘Write A Bestseller’ competition. She enjoys painting, watching movies and travelling. Her favourite trip was a visit to India in 2006, which partly inspired THE CELEBRITY MOTHER.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed this pageturner! Although the title sounded a bit trashy, it is not a typical celebrity novel at all. Told in alternating chapters between the celeb, Karina, and a ten year old girl from India called Devika, is a moving novel that pokes fun at celebs but also gives an insight into adoption. Devika's adjustment to life in London after being brought up as a Hindu in a Delhi orphanage and her struggles to come to terms with the western culture- from violent video games to the everyday luxuries we take for granted - are portrayed with sensitivity and insight.
The book keeps you turning pages and is also a tearjerker - especially the final chapters - I defy you not to finish the book with tears in your eyes.
My only small gripe is I have previously enjoyed D Wright's other novels and I liked the way she combines magic and romance. This is her first novel without magic in and though it is more mature I did long for some fairies, witches, and love spells etc which have always made her books stand out from the crowd.
The book keeps you turning pages and is also a tearjerker - especially the final chapters - I defy you not to finish the book with tears in your eyes.
My only small gripe is I have previously enjoyed D Wright's other novels and I liked the way she combines magic and romance. This is her first novel without magic in and though it is more mature I did long for some fairies, witches, and love spells etc which have always made her books stand out from the crowd.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Celebrity Mother is a warm-hearted and unique story about fading celebrity, Karina West, who thinks she'll secure her place in the limelight when she adopts an Indian girl, Devika. There are so many funny and poignant moments in this book. I really cared about the characters and loved the two different viewpoints especially Devika's adventures at her English school.
What I love about Deborah Wright's books is that they are always original. Whether writing about fairies or modern-day celebrities, she always has something new to say. She's one of my favourite writers and I can't wait for her next book!
What I love about Deborah Wright's books is that they are always original. Whether writing about fairies or modern-day celebrities, she always has something new to say. She's one of my favourite writers and I can't wait for her next book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If I'm honest, I found the book a little hard to get into because I thought the main character of Karina wasn't particularly nice and I found it hard to warm to her. However, I perservered with the book and I am glad I did because it soon picked up in pace and took a much better turn that I enjoyed a lot more. It did take a while for me to get into the story and I did wonder how long it would take until I was totally into it, but once the story of the adoption got into full swing, I liked it a lot more and Wright seemed to get into her stride with the book.
Karina was definitely one of the celebrity's we love to hate such as Katie Price, Jodie Marsh etc. Karina is very focussed on being famous and seems to want to do anything to stay in the limelight, and so we can immediately see that the adoption isn't for genuine reasons. I wondered how how Wright was going to make this story seem less farcical and turn it into something that would be a little more serious and less ridiculous. I found Karina had a real turnaround around halfway through the book but for me that was a little long for a main character to become likeable to a reader.
Devika, however, was a different matter altogether. Wright has clearly done her research on conditions in India, their orphangages and Indian culture because all of these things come across incredibly well in the book, and she really manages to capture the innocence, confusion and fear of Devika within her short chapters. Wright has chosen to have Devika narrate the odd chapter in between Karina's narrated ones, and I felt this was a good choice as it gives a different viewpoint for the reader and opens up Devika's character a lot more.
I felt that Wright has tackled a lot of serious issues within the book, and this definitely becomes more apparent as the book progresses. The relationship between Karina and her ex-boyfriend is well explored, as well as the effect it has on Devika, Karina's obsession with fame and also how the press play a part in creating a world around these people that isn't properly real. Wright covers these topics in a serious way in the book, relating them well to both Karina and Devika so it has a realistic feel to it and made me a bit more emotionally connected with the book, and I felt like I wanted to read on to find out how Devika and Karina were going to work things out in the end.
The end few chapters of the book were definitely the best for me. This is because Wright takes the book off in a totally unexpected and different direction from the rest of the book, and its a very powerful ending that really opens your eyes. Considering I didn't get on with this book at first, I was engrossed by the end and wishing that Devika and Karina would live happily ever after. It's very well written, with the first person narratives of Devika and Karina working really well together and giving us a rounded story. I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially from around halfway through and onwards, and I'd recommend it.
Karina was definitely one of the celebrity's we love to hate such as Katie Price, Jodie Marsh etc. Karina is very focussed on being famous and seems to want to do anything to stay in the limelight, and so we can immediately see that the adoption isn't for genuine reasons. I wondered how how Wright was going to make this story seem less farcical and turn it into something that would be a little more serious and less ridiculous. I found Karina had a real turnaround around halfway through the book but for me that was a little long for a main character to become likeable to a reader.
Devika, however, was a different matter altogether. Wright has clearly done her research on conditions in India, their orphangages and Indian culture because all of these things come across incredibly well in the book, and she really manages to capture the innocence, confusion and fear of Devika within her short chapters. Wright has chosen to have Devika narrate the odd chapter in between Karina's narrated ones, and I felt this was a good choice as it gives a different viewpoint for the reader and opens up Devika's character a lot more.
I felt that Wright has tackled a lot of serious issues within the book, and this definitely becomes more apparent as the book progresses. The relationship between Karina and her ex-boyfriend is well explored, as well as the effect it has on Devika, Karina's obsession with fame and also how the press play a part in creating a world around these people that isn't properly real. Wright covers these topics in a serious way in the book, relating them well to both Karina and Devika so it has a realistic feel to it and made me a bit more emotionally connected with the book, and I felt like I wanted to read on to find out how Devika and Karina were going to work things out in the end.
The end few chapters of the book were definitely the best for me. This is because Wright takes the book off in a totally unexpected and different direction from the rest of the book, and its a very powerful ending that really opens your eyes. Considering I didn't get on with this book at first, I was engrossed by the end and wishing that Devika and Karina would live happily ever after. It's very well written, with the first person narratives of Devika and Karina working really well together and giving us a rounded story. I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially from around halfway through and onwards, and I'd recommend it.
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