Author: Jill Mansell lives with her partner and children in Bristol, and writes full time. Actually that’s not true; she watches TV, eats fruit gums, admires the rugby players training in the sports field behind her house, and spends hours on the internet marvelling at how many other writers have blogs. Only when she’s completely run out of displacement activities does she write.
Jill Mansell's books have sold over three million copies and her titles include: Rumour Has It, An Offer You Can't Refuse, Making your Mind up, Fast Friends, Good at Games, Sheer Mischief and Solo, among many others. (Info came from here.)
Synopsis: The book starts out with Millie getting asked to move in with her boyfriend when she sees Orla, a well-known author, contemplating suicide. By talking Orla out of it she gains a friend and looses a boyfriend. Orla realizes what a complex life Millie and her friends have so she hires Millie to allow her to write about her. A fictional story based on Millie's life. Orla wants romance so spends a lot of time trying to set Millie up with other men. She is secretly in love with someone she can't have.
Review: This book had me laughing out loud with the situations Millie and her friend Hester manage to get themselves into. There are several stories followed throughout this book. At times, I felt it dragged on a little bit but overall, it was very entertaining and fun. You must remember that the author is from the UK so there are terms that Americans aren't quite used to that I had to figure out. Like the book of a car is the trunk. hehe! Stuff like that. There was more language than I would have liked however. Other than that, a fun read! :)
Rating: *** Three Stars
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