Archive for September 9th, 2009

Book Review: The Fabulously Fashionable Life of Isabel Bookbinder by Holly McQueen

Posted By Leah on September 9th, 2009

fashionableisabelholymcqueenIsabel Bookbinder is back and she isn’t going to be a novelist any more. No, Isabel Bookbinder is going to be a fashion designer.

She can’t actually sew or anything, but she has her mood-book which is a must-have for any wannabe fashionista!

Bagging a job with Nancy Tavistock, admittedly, as a PA, is like a dream come true for Isabel…. everything’s going smoothly, or so it seems, because things don’t always go right when Isabel’s involved

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Book Review: The Secret Shopper's Revenge by Kate Harrison

Posted By Chloe on September 9th, 2009

kate harrison the secret shoppers revenge3 women - each hell-bent on revenge against the shopping industry. Emily is a single mum who has been dumped by her husband and is stuck in London with baby Freddie, and trying to upkeep her lifestyle with a tiny budget. She’s struggling so when a mystery shopping job opportunity arises, she grabs it with both hands.

Sandie was a Store Manager of a huge department store but when things go terribly for her and she’s sacked, she feels lost and abandoned by the industry that she’s given her life to, and decides to join Shopping Angels to try to trip up her bosses.

Finally, the leader of the pack is Grazia, an Italian widow who has her own financial worries courtesy of her deceased artist husband. She sees something in the two young women that she likes and employs them as Shopping Angels - will the Angels get their revenge on the shopping world, or is it one mission too far?

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Book Giveaway: Win a copy of Star Struck by Anne-Marie O'Connor

Posted By Chloe on September 9th, 2009

Star Struck - Anne Marie O'ConnorThanks to the lovely people over at Lucky Voice, we have 4 copies of Anne-Marie O’Connor’s brilliant book Star Struck to giveaway to 4 lucky winners! Lucky Voice are an online based karaoke company, and they have literally thousands of songs in their library to listen and sing along to for a very reasonable fee each month! The book has a sticker which allows you to have a week’s free trial of the site’s premium songs and also a chance to enter a competition to win your very own Lucky Voice Home Party Kit too, so even better!

If you like the sound of this, all you have to do is email us and tell us the name of the man behind The X Factor, the show which is currently in its 6th series on ITV1! Just email your answer along with your name and address to [email protected], and if you’re one of the first 4, you’ll be receiving a copy in the post shortly! GOOD LUCK!

For more info on Lucky Voice, visit their website: http://home.luckyvoice.com/

Open to UK residents only!