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Bad Heir Day (Paperback)

by Wendy Holden (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Review; New Ed edition (6 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 074726130X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747261308
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.1 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 535,023 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Becoming a writer is the dream of Oxbridge graduate Anna but a flurry of CV mail-outs draws nothing but blanks. However, when the poisonous novelist Cassandra takes her on, her luck appears to be changing. But, soon, Anna is in a domestic hell--a glorified au pair coping with Cassandra's philandering, ageing rock-star husband. So when Anna meets the handsome Jamie, a Scottish laird who is heir to a Balmoral-style castle, she is exhilarated at the thought of escape from her grisly circumstances. Her luck, though, is about to run true to form.

Wendy Holden's Bad Heir Day is a blackly comic anatomising of society life, with a liberal sprinkling of hilarious moments and a cast of characters that have a fully realised solidity, while still being several sizes larger-than-life. The superbitch Cassandra is a particularly memorable monster, spitting out cutting putdowns in a fashion that would give Bette Davis pause. Having honed an analytical eye working for Harpers & Queen, Holden made a splash with the similarly witty Simply Divine. This one takes the Wodehousian flair of her debut book and adds a more irresistibly plotted narrative to its corrosive picture of the glossy magazine world. Holden's take on modern manners among the Upper Crust is always clear-eyed and extremely funny, whatever the situation:

Sex scenes had been Cassandra's stock in trade. She was celebrated among the commuting classes for the ability to produce erections on the Circle Line at seven in the morning, "here was a writer at the peak of her powers." But for the moment, those powers had deserted her. Cassandra doubted now she'd be able to produce erections among a gang of footballers being lapdanced in Stringfellows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Divine!, 29 Feb 2000
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What an absolutely fantastic read...side splittingly funny. I thoroughly enjoyed Simply Divine and desperatly awaited Ms Holden's second novel and, boy, was it worth the wait. Hilarious from start to finish, this is one book I know I will read again and again and can be assured that I will still laugh out loud on the bus! Please, Please don't make me wait too long for Ms Holden's third book!
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1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing let down, 5 Oct 2003
Having read Azur like it and simply divine I could not wait to devour this book.I was sadly let down and from the start I wanted to shake some spirit into the weak willed Anna.Nobody with any modicum of self respect would allow the horrific Cassandra to treat them the way she did. The story was predictable and lacking in any warmth. The ending felt very rushed as though there were several chapters missing.A very disappointing read. Don't bother.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, witty and 'want more' book., 28 Feb 2001
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Best book I've ever read, couldnt't put it down. It was hilarious, creative and what a plot. I was even embarrassed at times laughing out loud on the train.

My sister also loved the book and has now been passed onto a friend. I have just bought "Simply Devine" and can't wait for more books from Wendy Holden.

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