Archive for June 14th, 2010

Nina is off to Malta, with her son Christopher in tow, so she can visit her aging parents one last time. Her last visit to Malta didn’t end well, after Nina was disowned for falling pregnant whilst at University in England.

Malta is nothing like Nina expects though because it transpires that Nina is able to see recently deceased spirits. It turns out Malta is some sort of transit lounge for the dead and as well as Nina being able to help the spirits by listening and learning all about them, they can help her just as much. But what exactly is it that Nina is running scared from?

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We just wanted to say huge congratulations to chick lit author Cecelia Ahern on her wedding which happened in secret on Friday 11th June. Cecelia married her childhood sweetheart David, and their 6 month old daughter Robin was in attendance.

Congratulations Cecelia and David!

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1286482/Best-selling-writer-Cecelia-Ahern-reveals-wedding-photos-tying-knot-secret.html

Kate Harrison’s novel The Secret Shopper Unwrapped only came out last October but Amazon already has the paperback cover up, and its another lovely festive themed cover! I think it’s fab and might even pick up a copy just because it’s so pretty. I loved the book when I read a few months ago and you can read my review here. The paperback is due out 11th November 2010, and if you missed the book before, here’s the synopsis:

“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 fledgling 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?”

In more exciting news, the follow-up, The Secret Shopper Affair is coming in March 2011!

Nina Bell’s third book, Lovers & Liars, is due out on 19th September and sounds just as fantastic as her other two reads. I actually have Sisters-In-Law on my ever-expanding TBR list and the cover of it does keep catching my eye so I must read it one of these days. I quite like the cover for Lovers & Liars, although I personally prefer the Sisters-In-Law cover. Here’s the synopsis:

A passionate love affair. A happy young family. And a successful 30-year marriage. But which one will be destroyed by the truth? Sophie and her sister, Jess, grow up knowing that a few little lies are necessary: You look great. It was only a joke. He’s just stressed. It doesn’t matter. Everything’s fine.

Everybody does it, don’t they? But what about the big lies – about love, power and money? When Sophie discovers her father’s secret, and Jess falls in love with the charismatic Jake, Sophie has to look at her own life again. Should she keep quiet or tear her family apart with the truth? And if she tells, who will pay the ultimate price?