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The Tennis Party [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Madeleine Wickham (Author), Alison Steadman (Reader), Caroline Quentin (Reader)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Corgi Audio (28 Jun 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 055214441X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552144414
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,451,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Four couples gather at Patrick and Caroline's luxurious White House for a tennis-tournament weekend. They are rivals, friends and business colleagues - and they are vulgar and nouveaux, but very rich. The weekend slowly disintegrates into bitchiness, rows, business deals and revelations.


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It was Patrick's idea that they should have the tennis party weekend. After all, he has the perfect setting - the White House. Bought out of his bonuses as an investment salesman, it comes complete with stable, cocktail bar, and, of course, the tennis court (towered over by an authentic Wimbledon-green umpire's chair).

He hasn't actually told Caroline, his brash and beautiful wife, what the real reason for the party is. She is glad to welcome Stephen and Annie, their impoverished former neighbours, less glad to see newly wealthy Charles and his aristocratic wife Cressida, and barely able to tolerate the deadly competitive Don and Valerie.

As the four couples gather on the sunny terrace, it seems obvious who are life's winners and losers. But as the first ball is served over the net it signals the start of two days of tempers, shocks, revelations, the arrival of an uninvited guest, and the realization that the weekend is about anything but tennis. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars V. enjoyable, 7 Nov 2001
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This review is from: The Tennis Party (Paperback)
This is a nice book to sit out in the sun and read. You can get involved with all the characters written, it's funny and moving at the same time.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good, light read., 27 Jun 2004
By S. Hapgood "www.sjhstrangetales.com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tennis Party (Paperback)
A bunch of friends meet at Patrick and Caroline's plush new country house for a weekend of tennis, boozing and eating. But it seems that behind all the money and luxury all is far from what it seems. Matters are complicated further by an ex-wife turning up out of the blue. This is a good, very enjoyable read, with all the action taking place over two days, and in the confines of the house and garden. But it must be said it lacked any real bite, and the final page revelation about Ella could be seen coming a mile off, all of which was a bit disappointing, but on the whole this is recommended if you want a real page-turner. Madeleine Wickham writes about the 'nouveau riche' without a single snobbish bone in her body, (are you listening, Jilly Cooper?!) and I liked that.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars readable; well-written, 30 Sep 2000
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This review is from: The Tennis Party (Paperback)
The plot of this book was more prosaic and predictable than The Wedding Girl, which I adored. The "one stage set" aspect reminded me of the movie, The Big Chill. If you want a nice read, here you have it. If you want a lot of humor, action, and plot twists, then look elsewhere.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The worst Madeleine Wickham ... in my opinion
I far prefer the books written (by the same author) under the name of Sophie Kinsella. Not the same style at all. I find Madeleine Wickham's books very hard going ... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars ok for the beach
it is an ok book to be read on the beach or in the tube...do not aspect anything extraordinary...for sure notheing comparable to the book of her other name "sophie kinsella".
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4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing bitter -sweet & compulsive;
This is a good read. it appealed to me being a thirty-something newly married London woman.It was a whole lot more than I anticipated, a... Read more
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