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Amanda's Wedding (Paperback)

by Jenny Colgan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (17 Jan 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006531768
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006531760
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101,173 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

90s girl-about-town Mel is adjusting to life without posh-boy Alex, whose attempts to make it big in the music biz have propelled him to the land of the free and Bruce Springsteen. Having omitted to mention his grand tour to Mel however, he has left our heroine a tad disturbed--grounds indeed for taking comfort in the arms of smelly, over-sized accountants with juvenile tendencies. Alex's emotional return coincides with the news that Mel's old "friend" Amanda, social-climber pas excellent (sic), has succeeded in getting herself hitched to Scottish laird Fraser for whom Mel has long harboured feelings of an X-rated nature. Before long, Fraser's brother Angus and Mel's friend Fran--an evil-mouthed, scary, man-hater--join forces in an attempt to rescue the scruffy Scot from the talons of the wannabe "It" girl, whose only interests lie in a double-barrelled aristo title and an ancestral pile.

Amanda's Wedding flies riotously through the pre-nuptial rituals of stag and hen nights and disastrous dinner parties to a staggering, if inevitable, wedding day from hell. Colgan's merciless observations of the London social scene are as witty and sharp as her take on the (extra)ordinary lives of middle-class brunettes from Woking. "Four Weddings and a Funeral" meets "Boys Behaving Badly"--and what is flat-mate Linda's, dark (and milk), cacao-based secret? --Carey Green



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A deliciously warm and hilarious romp of a novel set in twenty-something heartland. Amanda's old schoolfriends can't believe it when the social-climbing queen of preen, Satan's very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird. Who cares that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse trainers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one calor gas heater -- she'll be titled! Something Must Be Done. Gentle, decent Fraser is clearly ignorant of her wiles, and Mel and Fran, still smarting from the memory of all the mean things Amanda put them through in their days at Portmount Comprehensive, set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran's deadly manoeuvres with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with the elusive but gorgeous Alex, Mel finds herself attending a wild Scottish stag night, a hen night from hell, and preparing for a wedding that's everything you'd wish on your worst enemy.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, romping good fun romance!, 2 Jun 2001
When Mel and Fran's old school chum and arch enemy - the super snob Amanda, (Satan's very own PR girl), pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird - they descend into a drunken binge (and a night with the 6 foot 7 accountant who is the most boring accountant in the world) - which constitutes the worst drop into despair in the world. It seems Amanda does not mind that.Fraser McConnald wears the same pair of Converse trainers for years on end, and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one Calor Gas heater - Amanda wants to be titled - and what Amanda wants, Amanda gets - even if it means fake smiles, lots of bared white teeth and tight leather trousers.

Fraser, rather sweet and gentle, is clearly ignorant of her wiles (aren't all males though) so it is up to our heroine, Mel and her acerbic friend Fran, still smarting from the memory of Amanda's perfidy at school, to save him from mismatch of the century. To bring this all off and get her final revenge on her arch enemy Mel has to fight off an even greater and more pressing nemesis - the ardent attentions of the most boring accountant in the world, at the same time she has to keepg Fran's deadly manoeuvres with the opposite sex under control and try to win back the love of her life, the gorgeous, but fiendishly uncommitted Alex.

Walking with Mel through the wedding preparations which include hen night from hell are just wonderful, light fun.

This is a hellluva funny debut novel - well worth a read and definitely an author to watch out for. At times I thought it would tip over into self-concious joke telling - ah la most stand up comedians who end up writing books (Ellen de Generes, Paul Reisner et al) but this was great. Imaginative, funny and the characters seemed real no matter how eccentric things got. It reminded me very much of Jilly Cooper's early short romances (Octavia, Imogen) which I also loved. If you enjoy Jilly Cooper or Janet Evanovich I'm sure you'll love this.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Attending Your School Reunion? A Must Read Preperation Book, 9 Oct 2000
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I purchased "Amanda's Wedding" months ago, and just could not get around to reading it. Now that I have, I am regretful that it took me so long. A truly wonderful book about Mel who, like most of us, still sees friends from school that she has absolutely nothing in common with ...namely the snobby Amanda. But at least it acts as gossip for her and her best mate Fran.

The story, as the title suggests, is based around Amanda's wedding to their old school friend Fraser, whom Mel harboured a secret crush from her youth.

The characters are excellently defined, and anyone who reads this will be able to identify and relate to either Linda (the hibernating flatmate), Alex (Mel's on/off boyfriend), Nicholas (the boring accountant) and Fran (the tart with a conscience...sometimes).

Although slightly far fetched in places, the background behind the story is more realistic than most 20-something books about the single girl living in London. These books are normally my choice of read - and Amanda's wedding it up there in the Top 5.

A definite read if you are looking for tips on how to be more two-faced!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fluffy light-hearted fun, 25 Jun 2000
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A funny, light-hearted read, with a Bridget Jones style heroine who hates her job, suffers too many hangovers and wakes up in bed with the wrong bloke.

Though the book offers nothing new in the genre, Jenny Colgan does have a distinctive style of humour - sharp and witty,with some good one-liners. The style is simple, easy to read and has no emotional depth - great because it doesn't tax you and you just enjoy it and forget it.

The only disappointment - not much romance. Yes, a neatly tied romantic ending but what about having a nice sexy Jilly Cooper hero - then the book would have been perfect. Sorry but neither Fraser or his brother had a drop of sex appeal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, brilliant, un-put-downable!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and Light-Hearted - A Definite THUMBS UP!!!
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