From the Back:
Liz and Jonathan Chambers were stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter. Then Marcus Witherstone came into their lives - and it seemed he would solve all their problems. He knew the perfect tenants from London who would rent their old house: a glamorous PR girl, Ginny, and her almost-famous husband, Piers. But soon Liz is lost in blissful dreams of Marcus, Jonathan is left to run their tutorial college, and neither of them has time to notice that their teenage daughter is developing a passion for the tenants, Piers and Ginny. Everyone is entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events close in, they all begin to realize that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.
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What I Thought:
I got this book because of my love for the Shopaholic books, which are my absolute favorite in chick lit! So, picking this one up was a no-brainer. Anyway, it was just not what I expected (These days, not much is going as I expected! *sigh*)!
Whereas the Shopaholic books concentrated on a single character, this book has a whole lot of characters and situations, which are all somehow connected. It actually reminded me of movies like Love Actually, Valentine's Day, etc.
Liz and Marcus's affair, the whole bit with Alice and Piers and Ginny; and off course Jonathan and Anthea, everything was handled so well. It was nice to read of such commonplace situations as affairs, teen angst, job worries, mortgages, etc., dealt with in a very sensible way.
I liked it though, the whole plot was very realistic, with juicy details and no fairytale endings, and beginnings or middles for that matter!
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Memorable Lines:
A rich, easy, expensive voice joined the ensemble.
Right in the base of his stomach, almost hidden underneath the murky layers of unease and guilt, began to thump a small, bright beat of excitement.
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