- Paperback: 418 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (27 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345462823
- ISBN-13: 978-0345462824
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.4 x 20.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,188,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Annie O'Harran is the wrong side of thirty. A harassed single mother (of almost teen-aged Flora), she's escaped her faithless first husband with a few shreds of dignity intact, and against all expectations - met her hero: David Palmer is a kind and gentle doctor with a private practice in Belgravia, and Annie has a blissful summer ahead to plan their wedding. But first Annie must escape the constant interruptions of her tiny Fulham house, and surround herself with calm in order to meet the horrible deadline set by the only publisher ever to have expressed interest in her writing. Giving mad Aunt-to-be Gertrude a cameo role in her novel is surely a small price to pay for the loan of a fabulous writer's retreat on a Cornish cliff with its own private beach? No sooner has she arrived in Cornwall, however, than the doorbell starts ringing. Everyone, it seems, from her competitive sister Clare and her noisy brood, to her louche ex-husband Adam and his nubile young girlfriend, has had the same idea for their summer holidays. And then there's the houseguest who doesn't even bother to knock...Just as long as none of them affects her big day at the end of the summer...
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Catherine Alliott worked in London as a copywriter in advertising. She now lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, a barrister, and their three children.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was a great book, very entertaining, funny, well written and a story that gets you so intrigued that you can't put it down. The adventures of Annie and everyone around her are both hilarious and endearing at the same time, a real page turner that will put you in a great mood and make you forget about everything else.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't know how Alliott keeps all the balls in the air at the same time while still maintaining the reader's interest in each character. Not only do we root for Annie as she tries to write her novel and straighten out her lovelife (ex-husband, fiance, rugged American houseguest) in a lovely Cornwall cottage, but we also become sympathetic towards her perfect, annoying, controlling sister and her own marriage. We feel for Matt, Annie's American houseguest, as he deals with his horrifying ex-wife in a fight for his son, and enjoy Annie's daughter Flora as she struggles with teenage angst. Alliott writes with such sensitivity and humor. Characters are never stereotypical; plotlines are never boring. This is a great read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Romantic fiction is nothing if not formulaic, and it wouldn't be particularly difficult to create a computer program that manipulated the finite number of available characters and subplots into a variety of possible combinations.
That's really not the point. Okay, you can play 'spot the subplot' all you like, as well as identifying the set characters who pop up in each of Catherine Alliot's books under a different name. Yet this is well-written stuff by the standards of the genre. You may be pretty sure what the ending will be, but it's always a puzzle quite how Alliot will get her heroine that far, given the obstacles she blithely throws at her characters.
If mildly witty dialogue, comfortingly predictable yet sympathetic characters, and a happy ending isn't your sort of thing, then you're certainly in the wrong corner of the bookshop. So, you go and find something challenging to read, I'll sit here quietly with a pot of tea, my Catherine Alliot novel, and a packet of biscuits, and we'll see who enjoys their book the most...
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Really Good Read !!
I really liked this book, this is the first of hers that i read, i came accross it on sale in WH Smith and thought id give it a try. Read more
Published 4 months ago by F. L. Desborough
Very good read
This is the first book of Catherine Alliott that I have read, and it certainly will not be the last. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. V. Leete
Classic Chick-Lit - a fantastic read!
Catherine Alliott writes some excellent books in this genre, and it is no surprise to me that Marian Keyes rates her as "one of her favourite authors". Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by Lara Croft
I liked it, I just didn't love it
This was my first Catherine Alliott book and it was very enjoyable. I read it fairly quickly and was eager to get back to read it. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2009 by C. Rucroft
Not her best offering
I just read "Not that kind of Girl" and LOVED it!
So I got all excited because I thought I`d found a fantastic and gripping writer. Read more
So I got all excited because I thought I`d found a fantastic and gripping writer. Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by Day Dreamer
Light-hearted & Girly
What a great light-hearted read. Very chick-lit with the usual splash of humour, sex, romance and just the right amount of predictability - excellent for a holiday/weekend read.
Published on 2 Nov 2006 by A. Rose
WRITING BY NUMBERS
I am a great fan of Catherine Alliott which is probably why I found this book so disappointing. It was formulaic in the extreme - although that is possibly a charge that could be... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2005 by bluebird269
Not for me
This was the first Catherine Alliott book I've read. It's also the last. I bought it as she's recommended by Marian Keyes (my favourite author) but I couldn't see any similarities... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2005
NOT HER BEST
I am a huge fan of Ms Alliott; she is my favourite chick lit author, and the only writer who ever makes me laugh out loud. I have read and enjoyed all of her books. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2005 by tabatha gray
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