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I first came across Annie Sanders when I was leant this book by my nan back in 2004 when it came out. I certainly wasn’t aware that Annie Sanders was actually 2 people (Meg Sanders and Annie Ashworth), but the story sounded good so I was eager to read. Luckily for me, it was fabulous and certainly gave me something great to read on my lonely first few evenings when I had started University. It’s about an unlikely pair of best friends given the chance of a lifetime but then having to protect that lifestyle they’ve grown to love so much when the media realises what a great idea they have going. It’s incredibly readable with lovely characters you can relate to. The easy to read writing style makes the book all the more excellent, and if you haven’t yet read anything by Annie Sanders, I’d definitely recommend starting with Goodbye, Jimmy Choo!

“Under normal circumstances, Izzie and Maddy would never have met. Their lives are a million miles apart - Izzie is bohemian and skint, Maddy is Gucci-clad and loaded. But, thanks to their respective husbands’ careers, both have been dumped into the English countryside, fish out of water with five young children between them. Thrown together at a ghastly women’s lunch, they quickly discover a shared longing for mucky London streets and the residents’ parking permits they’ve left behind. When tragedy hits and Maddy’s world collapses, they have to make money fast. A chance discovery leads this unlikely partnership to launch a natural cosmetics company from the kitchen table, with consequences beyond their wildest imaginings. Then the media spotlight turns on them, and Maddy and Izzie have to give up all they hold dear to embrace a lifestyle they hate. But just how far are they prepared to go?”

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