Author:Jayne Buxton
Ally James' life is in dire need of a makeover. Juggling the demands of a neurotic boss, the sudden appearance of her ex-husband's latest arm candy and the endless whirl of school runs and fish sticks seems to have become a mammoth effort of late. And watching The Little Mermaid with her kids is probably the closest she has come to an exciting date in years. So when her best friend Mel persuades, or rather bullies, her into a dating seminar, Ally finds herself reluctantly giving in. Marina Boyd, American relationship guru extraordinaire, claims that all you need is some shrewd self-marketing and a steady stream of trial men -- or, to use her term, 'duck decoys' -- and you're on a sure-fire road to Mr Right.
Ally's not so sure, though. Can packaging and promoting possibly be the same as dating and falling in love? And how on earth would you find the time for a makeover, a direct mail campaign and a branding programme when you're busy putting out fires at home?
Ally is about to find out ...
The author has a way of conveying break up woes we can all relate to. If you've got the winter blues, this will give you hope
—— New WomanA charming romantic comedy
—— RedA great light-hearted read
—— My WeeklyInciteful, humorous and engaging
—— Lancashire Evening PostAn hilarious look at life as a single mum. Wickedly funny, warm and wonderfully perceptive, it's great for those long, cold, dark winter nights
—— Peterborough Evening TelegraphAn amazing story
—— Vanessa Feltz, BBC LondonLiterate chick-lit ... Jayne Buxton is a funny writer who knows that humour is in the detail
—— Boston GlobeThis is one that you won't want to miss - a wonderful debut novel
—— Armchair Interviews.comIntelligent chick-lit ... This laugh-out-loud debut will captivate readers
—— Publishers WeeklyThis debut novel is a fresh, thoroughly enjoyable read
—— Sarah BroadhurstWonderfully comic and touching
—— Sunday TelegraphInterweaves a variety of thoroughly imagined life stories and predicaments with quiet, effective skill
—— Mail on SundayI have greater admiration for Margaret Forster than for most novelists. A very fine, continuously interesting, and often moving work, all the better because it is so firmly rooted in the ordinary world of everyday experience
—— ScotsmanCadwalladr also captures the desperation at the heart of most good comedy. She maintains the tragicomic balance to the end and has the confidence to chose the right, realistic ending over the wrong, romantic one
—— The Observer/ReviewA hilariously funny and moving chronical of three generations of the Monroe family told through the eyes of Rebecca in the 1970s. It is not just a habit of quoting proverbs and a recipe for sherry trifle that have passed down the maternal line. There's a habit of broken marriages, dubiously fathered children and untimely deaths.
—— EliteRebecca Monroe is really stumped when it comes to her family's behaviour. Why, on the day Charles and Camilla got married, did her mum lock herself in the loo and refuse to come out? Was it due to the collapse of her chocolate cake, or because Rebecca's grandmother ended up marrying her first cousin?
Pondering what it is that makes her clan click, Rebecca is determined to discover whether it is genes or fate that affects the different generations.
A fun little romp about the joys of family and the genes we inherit.
Touching and surprising...A moving account of the personal and social pressures that shape our childhood experiences and resonate throughout out lives
—— The Sunday TimesThis exciting first novel by a talented writer is a moving exploration of family life in the twenty-first century...You won't want to put this book down
—— My WeeklyHilariously funny and moving chronicle of three generations
—— Peterborough Evening News
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