Madeleine Wickham Books

Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month. Roxanne: glamorous, self-confident, with a secret lover - and hoping that one day he will leave his wife and marry her. Maggie:capable and high-achieving, until she finds the one thing she can't cope with - motherhood. Candice:honest, decent, or so she believes - until a ghost from her past turns up, and almost ruins her life. A chance encounter in the cocktail bar sets in train an extraordinary set of events which upsets all their lives and almost destroys their friendship...

Fleur is beautiful but lazy and, at forty, spends her life looking for rich men who can provide her and her teenage daughter with a glamorous and effortless existence. A daily trawl through the court pages of The Times provides her with an unusual but fertile search area - the funerals and memorial services of the great and good, where gatecrashers are so much less noticeable than they would be at a wedding or a christening. It is at one of these sad but oddly festive occasions that she meets Richard, dull but well-off, whose mousey wife has died after a lifetime of enjoyable ill-health. Before long Fleur has become an integral part of Richard's life, offending his friends, interfering in his leisure pursuits (golf bores her, so why should he spend so much time on it?) and stirring up his grown-up children to behave badly.

Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and The Gatecrasher is just as clever, chic, and sassy as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series!

Thanks to a mutual friends' invitation, two families meet in a luxury villa in Spain and discover their room is overbooked, igniting old passions and tensions.

Financieel adviseur Rebecca Bloomwood woont samen met Luke Brandon. Als hij haar ten huwelijk vraagt, zegt ze volmondig 'ja'. Dit besluit opent nieuwe deuren voor de koopverslaafde Rebecca. Thema van het boek is echter de organisatie van de bruiloft. Rebecca's moeder organiseert een eenvoudige maar warme plechtigheid in Engeland, Luke's moeder een overdreven kostbare in New York. Beide dames denken de enige te zijn. Op originele wijze heeft de a.s. bruid uiteindelijk een oplossing voor het probleem van twee bruiloften, twee trouwjurken, twee werelddelen tegenover een bruidspaar en een trouwdatum. Vlot verhaal met humor geschreven.

Тем незабываемым оксфордским летом восемнадцатилетняя Милли была готова на любую авантюру. С появлением Руперта и его возлюбленного, американца Аллана, у Милли началась новая, увлекательная жизнь, и когда Руперт предложил ей брак с Алланом, чтобы тот мог легально остаться в Британии, Милли не колеблясь сказала "да". Чтобы все выглядело по-настоящему, она нарядилась в дешевое свадебное платье и с удовольствием позировала перед туристами, щелкавшими фотоаппаратами. Прошло десять лет. Милли очень изменилась. Теперь она помолвлена с Саймоном, серьезным молодым человеком из богатой семьи, который считает свою невесту идеалом. Однако всего за четыре дня до торжества прошлое неожиданно возвращается к Милли. Мир, который она так тщательно выстраивала, вот-вот разлетится вдребезги. Как признаться Саймону о том, что она уже замужем? Тучи сгущаются, и наружу выплывает гораздо больше секретов, чем предполагала Милли…

De huwelijksreis rond de wereld van Becky en Luke was een daverend succes. En natuurlijk heeft Becky enkele souvenirs aangeschaft. Zijden kamerjassen uit Hongkong… vijf Turkse tapijten… een tafel met tien stoelen uit Sri Lanka... de, eh, manshoge giraffebeelden uit Malawi… alles wordt netjes thuisbezorgd. Luke is ziedend. Becky mag zelfs haar 'geheime' tweede creditcard niet meer gebruiken. Er is nog meer ongelooflijk nieuws: ze blijkt een zus te hebben! Maar wanneer Becky Jessica voor het eerst ontmoet, krijgt ze de schrik van haar leven. Het kan toch niet waar zijn dat haar zus een hekel heeft aan... winkelen?

Celebrate Christmas with the ultimate Shopaholic! Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is back in a new adventure for 2019 - Christmas Shopaholic. A brilliant laugh-out-loud festive novel from the Number One bestselling author. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA- ***** 'A gem of a novel' JODI PICOULT 'Funny, fast and farcical. I loved it' JOJO MOYES 'Life doesn't get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel' RED

Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped.The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister!Becky has never been more excited. Finally, a real sister! They'll have so much in common! They can go shopping together... choose shoes together... have manicures together...Until she meets her - and gets the shock of her life. It can't be true. Surely Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister can't... hate shopping?

The irresistible heroine of Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Ties the Knot is back! And this time Becky Bloomwood and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic.... With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to pack light. But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he's moving to New York for business--and he asks Becky to go with him! Before you can say "Prada sample sale," Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury boutiques. Surely it's only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky's bills miles away in London. But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan--but will she have to return it?

Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it–not any of it.Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from the bank –letters with large red sums she can't bear to read–and they're getting ever harder to ignore.She tries cutting back. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something....Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life–and the lives of those around her–forever.

Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a twenty-five-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life.But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007 - she's twenty-eight, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department - and she's married! To a good-looking millionaire! How on earth did she land the dream life?! She can't believe her luck - especially when she sees her stunning new home. She's sure she'll have a fantastic marriage once she gets to know her husband again. He's drawn up a 'manual of our marriage', which should help. But as she learns more about her new self, chinks start to appear in the perfect life. All her old colleagues hate her. A rival is after her job. Then a dishevelled, sexy guy turns up... and lands a new bombshell. What the **** happened to her? Will she ever remember? And what will happen if she does? Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat

Lottie is tired of long-term boyfriends who don't want to commit to marriage. When her old boyfriend Ben reappears and reminds her of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, she jumps at the chance. There will be no dates and no engagement - just a straight wedding march to the altar.

You do a friend a favour - and then, years later, the past catches up with you...

NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie Kinsella's emotionally charged, witty new standalone novel about love and long-term relationship survival - and how those we think we know best can sometimes surprise us the most . . .After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. They have a happy marriage and believe they know everything there is to know about each other. Until it's casually mentioned to them that they could be together for another sixty-eight years... and panic sets in.They quickly decide to create little surprises for each other, to keep their relationship fresh and fun. But in their pursuit of Project Surprise Me - anything from unexpected gifts to restaurant dates to photo shoots - mishaps arise with disastrous and comical results. Gradually, the surprises turn to shocking discoveries. And when a scandal from the past is uncovered, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all...***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA- *****'Left me giddy with laughter. I loved it' JOJO MOYES'One of the most relatable books I've read in a long time, I couldn?t put it down.' LOUISE PENTLAND (SprinkleofGlitter)'Life doesn't get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel' RED

On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May, the Delaneys opened their pool to all the village for charity. The day seemed perfect. But, suddenly the perfect day was shattered, as tragedy struck. And the consequences of a terrible accident developed into a drama of recriminations, jealousy and legal power-play.

Liz and Jonathan are in trouble. They can't sell their old house.Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn't wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house - glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK. Or is it? As Marcus starts to become involved with Liz, while her teenage daughter develops a passion for the lodgers, it seems that some deceptions are too close to home... Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella- "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat

A weekend tennis party becomes study of modern marriage for four very different couples of varying economic, social, and interest levels as together they encounter two days of anger, shock, revelations, and romance.

Het leven is heerlijk, vindt Rebecca Bloomwood. Ze heeft haar schulden afbetaald en carrière gemaakt bij de televisie. Haar nieuwe levensmotto is: koop alleen wat je nodig hebt. Becky is vastbesloten zich daaraan te houden, hoewel... Die nieuwe broek is noodzaak en die twee paar schoenen pure overmacht. De rekeningen belanden in de la, die kloppen toch niet. Dan gaat haar vriend Luke voor zaken naar Amerika. En zij mag mee! Op naar de opera en het museum. Maar éérst naar het winkelwalhalla op Fifth Avenue. Voordat ze het weet is Becky veel te ver gegaan. Haar creditcards worden waardeloos en haar relatie met Luke ook. Rebecca probeert te redden wat er te redden valt...