Book News: The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham
Everyone must know by now that the fabulous Sophie Kinsella is actually a pseudonym, right? And before she was Sophie Kinsella, and before our beloved Becky Bloomwood was created, Sophie wrote books under her proper name of Madeleine Wickham. She wrote 7 books under her real name and her publishers have - yippee! - decided to re-publish the books! There are currently four up on Amazon (we’ll be posting about Cocktails For Three and Sleeping Arrangements next week): Cocktails For Three (19th August), Sleeping Arrangements (14th October), The Wedding Girl (9th December) and The Gatecrasher (3rd March 2011). The only one to have a cover up is The Wedding Girl, which I adore, and here is the synopsis:
At the age of eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover Allan were all part of her new, exciting life, and when Rupert suggested to her that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, Milly didn’t hesitate, and to make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Ten years later, Milly is a very different person. Engaged to Simon - who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect - she is facing the biggest and most elaborate wedding imaginable. Her mother has it planned to the finest detail, from the massive marquee to the sculpted ice swans filled with oysters. Her dreadful secret is locked away so securely she has almost persuaded herself that it doesn’t exist - until, with only four days to go, her past catches up with her. Suddenly, her carefully constructed world is about to crash in ruins around her. How can she tell Simon she’s already married? How can she tell her mother? But as the crisis develops, more secrets are revealed than Milly could possibly have realised…
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July 8th, 2010 at 9:47 am
This is so wrong. It’s NOT Sophie Kinsella so they shouldn’t have the name on the cover - they are blatantly trying to sell more books by having that name on, but the writing style is totally different, the stories are different. This really bothers me, they shouldn’t be allowed.
July 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Honestly, I’m surprised it’s taken them so long to do it. But, I agree with Chloe, the writing style is very different - some readers will feel a bit cheated, I think.
July 8th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
That is exactly how I felt when I read Cocktails For 3! I think I will wait for Mini Shopaholic to come out in September!
December 10th, 2010 at 1:46 am
Well, this book certainly isn’t as light or fluffy. And I kinda know why she uses another name for it, “madeline wickham”
the wedding girl certainly is slightly darker with a lot of questions regarding gays, relationships and honesty.
A goody two shoes who go to church every single day might not enjoy the book too much because she doesn’t paint a pretty picture of them.
Personally, I like madeline wickham more because the story has depth. It also amazes me that every character gets a story to tell.
I would recommend it to people who are looking for more than just fluff to read.