Archive for September 27th, 2010

Zoe Kidd loves being her band, Dirty Money, with her three girl friends, but they are really struggling to hit the big time. Despite the numerous letters and demos they have sent to record companies, they’ve never gotten further than the local clubs and pubs, and Zoe is sure Dirty Money is never going to be the global sensation she desperately wants. So when American hit maker Louis Castle insists he can help the girls go much further with the band, they snap him up. Unfortunately, it seems that Louis has other ideas about how to get the attention of the record company… and it doesn’t involve ALL the members of Dirty Money. Will Zoe be able to turn her back on the band she’s put her heart and soul into?

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Thanks to the lovely people at Little Brown publishers, we have 5 copies of Nina Bell’s brand new novel Lovers and Liars to give away to our readers! All you have to do is fill in the form below, and we’ll pick 5 winners using random.org next week. The competition is open until midnight on Sunday 3rd October 2010, and is open to UK residents only. Good luck!

This giveaway is now closed.

Comedienne Dawn French has her first fiction book out at the end of October, the 28th to be exact, and it’s called A Tiny Bit Marvellous. I found the cover on Amazon whilst browsing and have to say I don’t think it’s overly inspiring - it’s not a cover that would make me pick up the book at all. After reading the synopsis though, I do think it sounds great so here it is:

“Everyone hates the perfect family. So you’ll love the Battles. Mo is about to hit the big 50, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming quite apparent: She doesn’t understand either of her teenage kids, which as a child psychologist, is fairly embarrassing. She has become entirely grey. Inside, and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Dora is about to hit the big 18 . . . and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her precocious younger brother Peter who has a chronic Oscar Wilde fixation. Then there’s Dad . . . who’s just, well, dad. A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS is the story of a modern family all living in their own separate bubbles lurching towards meltdown. It is for anyone who has ever shared a home with that weird group of strangers we call relations. Oh and there’s a dog. Called Poo.”