Archive for March 29th, 2010

Katy Carter is a secondary school teacher who dreams of being a bestselling author and secretly scribbles down her novel (a historic blockbuster) whilst in school meetings. Katy is also a huge fan of grabbing herself her own romantic hero and thinks she’s found him in James, her fiance.

However when a dinner party for James’s work colleagues goes disastrously wrong – with help from a lobster named Pinchy, a red-setter named Sasha and a cactus – Katy finds herself unceremoniously dumped by James. After a health scare Katy is determined to get her life back on track and heads down to Cornwall to stay with best friend Maddy with the hopes of finding herself her new romantic hero, but could her romantic hero be closer to home than she thinks?

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In a bit of a change, the publishers of Cecelia Ahern’s novels have decided to bring out the paperback version of her latest novel The Book of Tomorrow with a brand new cover. While I did like the hardback cover (left), I adore anything purple so I really do love the paperback version of the book (right) and think it brings a new look to a great story! Which do you prefer?

I have to be honest and say that I’ve only read one of Lauren Weisberger’s novels but Lauren seems to get huge hype whenever she publishes a book so I get a bit excited when I see a new one from her! Her fourth book is due out on August 5th 2010 and will be called Last Night at Chateau Marmont. I love the fact that the cover will match the other books she’s had published (I’m big on matching covers). Here’s the synopsis:

Two college sweethearts are living a happy, rather ordinary life in New York but there’s a slight twist — she’s the breadwinner, supporting her musician boyfriend. Until the tables are turned when he’s discovered by a Sony exec and their worlds are turned upside down. Soon they are holidaying in the Hamptons, adorning the cover of Vanity Fair and attending every glitzy party in town — all the while his career is reaching new, dizzying heights. But the trappings of this elite lifestyle mean our heroine must face the wrath of the US press.

Scorned for having a less-than-perfectly-honed LA body and brutalised for being ‘ordinary’ things couldn’t get any worse! Then news erupts that her best friend, who’s been her confidante through these months of misery, has sold her innermost secrets to the press and her life spirals out of control. She finds solace in a secret support group: The Civilian Ex-Wives and Girlfriends of Celebrities Group — a place to gossip, lubricated with lashings of shared experiences and strong cocktails. As this sassy group right the wrongs of their past relationships, our heroine must decide if she’s going to sink or swim.