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Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true - a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought - two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. She can create havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening.

A fine chronicler of life's small and large catastrophes, Wickham (A Desirable Residence, 1997, etc.) delivers a workmanlike tale of separated parents who are manipulated by an ambitious young lawyer. When divorce-bound British suburbanites Louise and Barnaby Kember, temporarily reunited at a neighbor's pool party, witness a diving accident that puts their youngest daughter in the hospital, Louise's soigne new suitor, the attorney Cassian Brown, persuades them to sue. As it turns out, the politically and socially ambitious Cassian is more interested in winning a case that will bring him a connection to Louise's father, the famous Lord Page, than he is in Louise or her child. A subplot about a brilliant young piano student and a somewhat older man in the Kembers' village brings humor and a melancholy revelation at the end. If the novel drags in the middle, it's only because we can't help but wonder why it takes Louise so long to come to her senses and blast smarmy Cassian out of her life.

Quando Lexi si sveglia in un letto di ospedale, non ricorda proprio cosa le sia successo. È convinta di avere 25 anni, di essere povera in canna, con una vita sentimentale disastrosa, i denti storti e le unghie mangiate... E invece eccola fresca di parrucchiere, con una bocca perfetta, mani curatissime, un lavoro da super manager e... un sacco di soldi! Si, perche oltretutto e sposata a un bellissimo miliardario. Ma come e possibile? Il fatto e che lei in realta ora ha 28 anni, ma non ricorda nulla del suo passato recente, marito compreso, e non riesce proprio a riconoscersi. Ma almeno ha la vita perfetta, e questo sembra un buon inizio... o no?

Becky Brandon (nata Bloomwood) pensava che essere madre fosse una passeggiata... ma non è così, naturalmente. La piccola Minnie, che ha ora due anni, è a dir poco un uragano, specie quando entra con la madre nei negozi afferrando tutto ciò che vede al grido di "miiiooooo". Chiss come mai! Se la nostra Becky è comunque portata a escludere che la figlia sia una bambina viziata, in realt per lei c'è proprio bisogno di una super tata come quelle dei reality tv. Becky e Luke vivono ancora dai genitori di lei e la crisi finanziaria si fa sentire, costringendo Becky a darsi una regolata. Tutta a modo suo, però, senza cioè riuscire a impedirle di organizzare (molto in economia!) uno strepitoso surprise party per il compleanno di Luke. È in quel momento che le cose si complicano...

Verruckter funkelnder FeenzauberDie 7-jahrige Ella und ihre Mami sind ein tolles Team. Kein Wunder, denn Ellas Mami ist eine wischwaschechte Fee und Ella ihre kleine Junior-Fee. Und die ist immer dann zur Stelle, wenn mal eine von Mamis Zaubereien schiefgeht. Das passiert leider zieeemlich oft. Dann wirbeln tanzende Schafe beim Picknick durch die Gegend, die magischen Spaghetti spielen verruckt und das Auto hebt auf einmal ab und benimmt sich wie ein Hubschrauber. Da ist es dann superpraktisch, dass Ella beim Feen-Unterricht so gut aufgepasst hat und immer eine Losung findet.

For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need - and she''s really (sort of) sticking to it. The icing on the brioche is that she''s been offered a chance to work in New York.New York! The Museum of Modern Art! The Guggenheim! The Metropolitan Opera House! And Becky does mean to go to them all. Honestly. It''s just that it seems silly not to check out a few other famous places first. Like Saks. And Bloomingdales. And Barneys. And one of those fantastic sample sales where you can get a Prada dress for $10. Or was it $100?Is Becky too dazzled to care?

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood ! It's as if all her life has been leading to this moment. She's hanging out with the stars. Or at least she will be, when she finally gets to meet movie superstar Sage Seymour, whom husband Luke is now managing. There's so much to see and do! And getting Minnie through the hurdles for her A-list Hollywood pre-school will require some her help. Becky sets her heart on a new career - she's going to be a celebrity stylist. Red carpet, here she comes! But Becky soon finds it's tough in Tinseltown. Luckily her best friend Suze comes over to keep her company, and together they embark on the Hollywood insider trail But somehow ...things aren't quite working out as they'd hoped. Then Becky's big chance comes, and it's an opportunity that money can't buy. But will it cost her too much?

ervous flyer Emma is sitting on a turbulent plane. She really thinks that this could be her last moment. So, naturally enough, she starts telling the man sitting next to her - quite a dishy American, but she''s too frightened to notice - all her secrets. How she scans the backs of intellectual books and pretends she''s read them. How she''s not sure if she has a G-spot, and whether her boyfriend could find it anyway. How she feels like a fraud at work - everyone uses the word ''operational'' all the time but she hasn''t a clue what it means. How she once threw a troublesome client file in the bin. If ever there was a bare soul, it''s hers.She survives the flight, of course, and the next morning the famous founding boss of the whole mega corporation she works for is coming for a look at the UK branch. As he walks around, Emma looks up and realises...

To Las Vegas... and beyond! Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she''s on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family. S

Humour, heart and heartache from the global bestselling author of the Shopaholic series.From the bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a story of humour, heart and heartache. Finding Audrey is Sophie Kinsella''s first novel for teens, sure to appeal to her legions of adult and young adult fans all over the world.Audrey can''t leave the house. she can''t even take off her dark glasses inside the house.Then her brother''s friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she''d thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable.Be prepared to laugh, dream and hope with Audrey as she learns that even when you feel like you have lost yourself, love can still find you...

Humour, heart and heartache from the global bestselling author of the Shopaholic series.From the bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a story of humour, heart and heartache. Finding Audrey is Sophie Kinsella''s first novel for teens, sure to appeal to her legions of adult and young adult fans all over the world.Audrey can''t leave the house. she can''t even take off her dark glasses inside the house.Then her brother''s friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she''d thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable.Be prepared to laugh, dream and hope with Audrey as she learns that even when you feel like you have lost yourself, love can still find you...