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by Maggie Alderson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; paperback / softback edition (26 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014100374X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141003740
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.9 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 171,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A broken heart is hard to mend. And a good heart is practically impossible to find ... When Georgia Abbott's fiance cheats on her, she's left with a broken heart and the reality of her humdrum life in London. Until someone tells her about a job on Glow magazine: in Sydney. That's Sydney, Australia - where the welcome is as warm as the weather and the men look like Mel Gibson, but taller. What's she got to lose? So Georgia packs up and ships out Down Under. And at first things seem promising, as she's swept up in a whirl of A-list parties, dancing, and debauchery. But while Australian water may go down the plughole the other way, Australian men are - oh dear - starting to look all too familiar ...

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Maggie Alderson was born in London and lives in Sydney. She was editor of Elle in the UK, has worked for many other magazines and newspapers and is a popular writer with the Sydney Morning Herald. PANTS ON FIRE is her first novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hot Hot Hot!!, 2 Oct 2003
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After spending a couple of months travelling in Oz I was rushing around Sydney looking for a few keep sakes to take home when I remembered the long flight I had to endure to Los Angeles. I asked the girl in the bookshop to pick a witty, romantic, but not too soppy book for the plane journey. She couldn't recommend this book highly enough so I bought it without even reading what it was about, as she seemed to know the type of thing I was looking for. By the time I got off the plane at the other end I felt like hopping back on just to go and thank the girl in the bookshop. I haven't laughed so much at a book in ages. You really feel for the lead character who has had a hard break-up and has ran off to Sydney to start a fresh. The twists in the story are so funny that they keep you wanting to read more and more. Some of the men are just plain weird but the good ones more than make up for the weirdo's. The first page gives such a true reflection of how a lot of us look at these hunky Ozzie blokes who live on a 'ranch', but the lives of the characters are so extreme and bizarre. You feel like screaming at her wanting to let her know about the Perfect man who is right in front of her, but she just doesn't see him. This book not only took me right back to Sydney, but made me quiver with the thought of those hunky Ozzie men!! : )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bridget Jones? No, better!, 21 Jan 2002
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This book is fantastic, much better than all the usual 20-something romance/dramas which are normally based in London. Having it based in Sydney is a new twist and makes you want to go there and experience it all yourself! A must read!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and razor sharp novel of an English girl "Down-Under"., 18 Aug 2001
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Georgia is a 29 year old English girl, who has a successful job in London on a women's glossy magazine entitled,"Kitty" and who also has an equally successful relationship to match. That is, until one December evening just home from work, she settles down in front of the video, hits play and what she thinks is going to be "Roman Holiday", is treated to a home video of Rick, her fiancee, strutting around naked, flexing a cane,while a prostitute is lolling around on the sofa. Georgia, decides to up and leave......not just Rick, but the country as well and flees to Australia to work on another magazine, "Glow". From here the story tells of her first year in Australia - an English girl 12,000 miles from home, in a strange city where our summer is their winter, Christmas Day is spent on the beach, the equivelent of Andrex is called Sorbent! and where water goes down the plug hole the opposite way - it really does, Georgia checks before leaving England. It's about the bitchy A-list Sydney party circuit, the amazing mix of people....and drugs that she is introduced to, the superficial yet tragic characters she works with on "Glow", and the men she meets...and shags on the way. This is also, in part, a love story, as Georgia sets out on a protracted and well documented path, thanks to her colleagues at "Glow", to find a replacement for Rick.

This is a very wittily written novel. It's extremely funny on the surface, yet dig a little deeper into the characters and you unearth skeletons hiding some dark and sordid secrets. You won't be able to put it down. This is a grown up Bridget Jones's Diary. It has brilliantly observed characters a wonderful backdrop - Sydney, Mardi Gras, Bondi Beach, cattle ranches the size of Wales and the Sydney way of life which is,vibrant and buzzing. If you thought "Bridget" was huge "Pants", is going to be even bigger. Trust me.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pants On Fire Review
Georgia is suffering from a broken heart, so she does the only logical thing she can think of - packs up and heads to Australia. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A Archer

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Could not figure out at all what this book was about, so gave up after a few pages.
Published 13 months ago by Abbafan1972

5.0 out of 5 stars Gobsmackingly Wonderful!!
I totally adore this book and have read it too many times to count! The first paragraph about the phallic shaped hat a certain character wears at the Hat Party had me hooked... Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Robertson

4.0 out of 5 stars Pick this up and you won't want to put it down!
Pants on Fire tells the tale of Georgia Abbott. After catching her so-called "perfect" fiancee with a prostitute, a job opportunity on the other side of the planet is a tempting... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2008 by L. Felthouse

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I absolutely adored this book. This is the first kind of romance book I've read (i never thought i would buy one!) and I was mesmorised from start to finish! Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by angie

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty
I borrowed this book from my mother years ago and have yet to give it back. My copy is so oft thumbed that its starting to fall apart, but I carry on reading it. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2006 by Charlotte J. Caulfield

4.0 out of 5 stars Very gripping!
I have to say that I really did enjoy this book. I thought it was very amusing and i'm sure that every girl who reads this book will be able to relate to Georgia in some way. Read more
Published on 15 July 2006 by L. Alliston

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read!
Maggie Alderson is great at capturing the reader's interest, I couldn't put this book down! Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars great book
i thought this book was great it was funny sometimes and sad in others. Its about a girl who after her fiance cheated on her, moved to sydney to escape. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Funky
This book has charm. It has taste, its funny! Its all a book should be. Taking a close look at the modern day drug culture,grief and loss. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2003 by Jen

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