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Wife in the Fast Lane (Paperback)

by Karen Quinn (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (3 Jul 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 074349217X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743492171
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 138,213 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Christy Hayes Drummond, Olympic athlete turned business mogul, has it all - fame, money, a gorgeous and powerful CEO husband. But when she adopts 11-year-old Renata, her enviable world starts to unravel. Soon she's battling it out with three formidable opponents: a ruthless business partner intent on ousting her from the company she started; a tyrannical stay-at-home mum who'll stop at nothing to maintain her PTA powerbase, and a stunning singleton who's determined to become the third Mrs Michael Drummond. From the Upper East Side of Manhattan to the lush seaside village of St Tropez and the glamorous resort towns of Davos and Aspen, Christy tries valiantly to succeed at the work that feeds her soul and the family that captures her heart. And while Christy is not your average woman, her funny, heartbreaking and absurd journey will strike a chord with any one who has ever dared to dream of having it all.


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New York-based Karen Quinn runs Smart City Kids, a business dedicated to guiding families through the application process to Manhattan's most competitive schools.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Adequate at best, 22 Aug 2006
I read, and thoroughly enjoyed, "The Ivy Chronicles", so when I saw that Karen Quinn had a new book out I didn't think twice about buying it. I'd like my money back now, please. Ivy was everything Christy is not - engaging, believable, funny, likeable. The plot of this novel clunks badly, leaping from incident to incident with no real narrative thread, and the ending is a big fat two-dimensional cliche which seems to have taken an express trip away from Planet Reality. (Goats? In a Manhattan apartment? You what?) There were moments when I found myself wondering if the two books had really been written by the same woman. Quinn's first outing was above the common run of pink-covered chicklit, but "Wife in the Fast Lane" belongs firmly in the slush pile with the rest. My advice: don't bother.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, 19 Jul 2006
By Carmel Jones (Banstead, Surrey, England) - See all my reviews
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I'm disappointed, I have just finished reading Wife in the Fast Lane! It was great, I couldn't put it down. I was reading it at EVERY opportunity - while the kids were having their breakfast, sort of watching the late night news etc.!

I really loved it. In fact, I think I liked it more that The Ivy Chronicles which I read last summer and that had the same effect, I couldn't put that down either!

Hopefully there are more books from Karen Quinn to follow...
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy, with feeling., 14 Jul 2006
By Rosie Lee (London, England) - See all my reviews
Wife in the Fast Lane is Karen Quinn's second book. I loved The Ivy Chronicles and wasn't disappointed by Ms Quinn's second book which is great fun, but has a serious side. It is a `feel good' book without being saccharine and cloying, and the characters aren't two-dimensional but real and believable. Christy Hayes had a strange life, her mother died when she was a child, her father trained her to be an Olympic runner, then she built a huge business selling running shoes. She doesn't know much about relationships or families but soon learns by her mistakes when she acquires a husband and an adopted child in barely a year. There are some delightful characters, and some that are far from admirable, but all are believable. Even the bad guys in the story are understandably human, although not likeable. In the end, justice is done and everyone learns lessons. It isn't necessarily `happy ever after' but the opportunity is there for all the characters to make a happy life if they choose. Above all, the book is fun, reads well and leaves the reader wanting more. I look forward to Karen Quinn's next book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, relaxing and fun to read!
I read The Ivy Chronicles last year and really enjoyed Quinn's simple (but not simplistic) style. This book is just as good in my opinion. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by Patience

5.0 out of 5 stars She did it again!
The last two and a half days of my life were spent with my nose buried in Wife in the Fast Lane. As with The Ivy Chronicles, I couldn't put it down until I finished it - and I had... Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2006 by QuietOxonian

5.0 out of 5 stars She's done it again!
Karen Quinn's second book is every bit as good as the first, keeping you laughing and turning pages so quickly that you suddenly realize that it's 3. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2006 by Eve Ozer

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant - couldn't put it down
I recently read the Ivy Chronicles and loved it, so it made my day to see that Karen Quinn had a new book out. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2006 by Katie H

5.0 out of 5 stars Deeper Meaning In A Light Read
Last year I read The Ivy Chronicles and loved every minute of it. A few weeks ago as I was entering the airport on my way to a much needed vacation after losing my business I... Read more
Published on 22 Jul 2006 by Anonymous

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