Brown Owl's Guide To Life RM25'Does growing up mean growing out of your dreams? And is it ever too late to change your life? My third novel, Brown Owl’s Guide to Life, is about fresh starts and taking chances – and the power of friendship…'
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The Secret Shopper Unwrapped RM25'Christmas is coming, and while the bells are ringing, the tills aren't. But Sandie - the rising star of the retail spying world - is busier than ever, rooting out the best and worst in festive customer care through her company. The former Charlie's Shopping Angels are helping out, too. Glamorous widow Grazia is going undercover under the duvet at boutique hotels, in between dating a succession of toyboys and trying to remember which lie she's told about her age. Meanwhile, not-quite-yummy mummy Emily investigates the child-friendliness of the high street with the help of three-year-old Freddie, when she's not working flat out with her partner to save their fledging village shop from the un-festive credit crunch. The shoppers are back, but is the happiness they've worked so hard for, about to disappear faster than a Louis Vuitton handbag in the Harrod's sale?'
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The Secret Shopper's Revenge RM25
'Christmas Shopping
At Christmas, we need to seduce the shopper all over again, like a spouse trying to reignite the flame. The temptations elsewhere are multiple – we can’t expect fidelity. So we must convince her that we are the only ones who can make her dream come true . . '
At Christmas, we need to seduce the shopper all over again, like a spouse trying to reignite the flame. The temptations elsewhere are multiple – we can’t expect fidelity. So we must convince her that we are the only ones who can make her dream come true . . '
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The Self-Preservation Society RM25
'It took my best friend to point out the fatal flaw in my plan: I was afraid of blood.
That was the eighties, of course, when you couldn’t switch on the telly without seeing Midge Ure dancing with tears in his eyes, or watching Sheffield being blasted into oblivion with a ten megaton warhead in Threads. And in my case, living a mile up the road from Greenham Common probably didn’t help. Back in 1984 we were all convinced we’d be reduced to fall-out before we had chance to lose our virginity.
Twenty-five years on, most of us have grown out of childhood fears. In my case, the fears have diminished as I get older. Dentists and ‘planes still scare me but both are necessary evils.
But phobias can rule your life – so in The Self-Preservation Society, I created the character of Jo, who is imprisoned by fear. She’s scared to fly, scared to change job, scared to stand up to her uptight boyfriend. Until a serious accident lands her in a coma: will she finally wake up to what she’s been missing?
The book is full of crazy accident statistics and loveable characters, like ex-fighter pilot Frisky Van Belle who is determined to help Jo take risks. It has a handsome hero, yes, but most of all, it’s about falling in love with life. If you’ve ever worried about what’s around the next corner, then I hope you’ll be rooting for the Jo the Scaredycat to find her own happy ending.'
That was the eighties, of course, when you couldn’t switch on the telly without seeing Midge Ure dancing with tears in his eyes, or watching Sheffield being blasted into oblivion with a ten megaton warhead in Threads. And in my case, living a mile up the road from Greenham Common probably didn’t help. Back in 1984 we were all convinced we’d be reduced to fall-out before we had chance to lose our virginity.
Twenty-five years on, most of us have grown out of childhood fears. In my case, the fears have diminished as I get older. Dentists and ‘planes still scare me but both are necessary evils.
But phobias can rule your life – so in The Self-Preservation Society, I created the character of Jo, who is imprisoned by fear. She’s scared to fly, scared to change job, scared to stand up to her uptight boyfriend. Until a serious accident lands her in a coma: will she finally wake up to what she’s been missing?
The book is full of crazy accident statistics and loveable characters, like ex-fighter pilot Frisky Van Belle who is determined to help Jo take risks. It has a handsome hero, yes, but most of all, it’s about falling in love with life. If you’ve ever worried about what’s around the next corner, then I hope you’ll be rooting for the Jo the Scaredycat to find her own happy ending.'
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The Starter Marriage RM25
'Tess Leonard thought her marriage vows to Barney were for life. But when he leaves her for a busty young secretary, Tess realizes that she needs to rethink her idea of happily-ever-after.
Tess is falling apart-until she sees a life raft on the horizon. It's called the Divorce Survival Class-something like boot camp for the broken-hearted. As Tess gets to know her classmates-and their Machiavelian tutor, William-she sees that life will always continue to move forward. As William leads them through bizarre yet effective methods for healing their broken spirits, the entire group begins to believe again in the one thing they all long for-love.'
Tess is falling apart-until she sees a life raft on the horizon. It's called the Divorce Survival Class-something like boot camp for the broken-hearted. As Tess gets to know her classmates-and their Machiavelian tutor, William-she sees that life will always continue to move forward. As William leads them through bizarre yet effective methods for healing their broken spirits, the entire group begins to believe again in the one thing they all long for-love.'
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