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The Control Freak Chronicles (Paperback)

by Sarah Tucker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (18 Jun 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099519801
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099519805
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 111,741 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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At forty-four, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted. After divorcing her control freak ex, Leonard Wallis, she and her nine-year-old son, Freddie, relocated to her home town of Castleford. She's made a happy home for them and has a successful career as a radio presenter. Finally she feels she's clawing back the control and confidence she lost to Leonard. But life is never simple for long ...Helena unexpectedly loses her job and Leonard announces that not only does he want Freddie to attend a private boarding school, he's also decided to move to Castleford to set up home with 'the other woman'. Suddenly Helena's losing control again, as her past comes back to unravel her future.


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At forty-four, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted. After divorcing her control freak ex, Leonard Wallis, she and her nine-year-old son, Freddie, relocated to her home town of Castleford. She's made a happy home for them and has a successful career as a radio presenter. Finally she feels she’s clawing back the control and confidence she lost to Leonard. But life is never simple for long ...

Helena unexpectedly loses her job and Leonard announces that not only does he want Freddie to attend a private boarding school, he’s also decided to move to Castleford to set up home with 'the other woman'. Suddenly Helena's losing control again, as her past comes back to unravel her future.

Praise for Sarah Tucker:

'Scandal, backstabbing, illicit affairs ... a fab, girlie read!' New Woman

'Mums will be able to see the truth behind this fun novel' In The Know

'A real laugh-out-loud tale' OK!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How many control freaks do you know?, 15 Jun 2009
By Damaskcat (UK) - See all my reviews
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This book will make you laugh out loud and it will make you cry. Helena has built a good life for herself and her son Freddie since her divorce from control freak Leonard. But then things start to fall apart. She loses her job as a radio presenter, her father is ill and Leonard announces he's moving to Castleford a small town on the coast to be near Freddie. This means Helena could bump into him and his girl friend - another Helena - at any time.

Helena's good friends - Victoria and Esther - live locally and encourage her to just get on with her life and ignore Leonard. Helena is almost immediately offered a new job as a television documentary producer which solves her financial worries though the company are making a documentary about Castleford so there is the potential for more problems.

I loved the dialogue and the plot in this book. Some of the incidents are hilarious and others are poignant. How Helena learns that the only person she can control is herself makes interesting reading. The story makes serious points about not valuing appearance above substance and about old fashioned family values though the 'message' is never over-done.

The characters are realistic and Helena is someone who most readers will identify with. I liked her freinds as well though Leonard's friends are monsters of hypocricy. All the characters are three dimnensional and believable and even the worst ones have some redeeming features. This is an excellent summer read and every bit as good as the author's 'The Playground Mafia'. I loved it.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars hateful book!, 8 Aug 2009
By F. CORFIELD "Rat Boy" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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I read this as light weight chick lit type thing for my holiday brain dead reading session! but it was too light weight, it was boring, patronising,predictable garbage - don't waste your time. sorry but avoid at all cost - left it in hotel room bin!
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Summer Read, 19 Jun 2009
I really enjoyed this book. A fun, easy read that kept me entertained from start to finish, and its kinda cool that it features my favourite radio station Passion for the Planet.

A fun chick-lit read - just what you need when you want to relax.
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