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October 8, 2007 10:07 AM

BOOK REVIEW: Perfect Alibis by Jane Wenham-Jones

You know we don’t like to do things properly at Trashionista, which is why I’m reviewing Jane Wenham-Jones’ second book third (we’ve already done Raising the Roof, her first book and Wannabe a Writer?, her fourth).

Stephanie is a bored housewife. She’s given so much of herself to her family that she needs something back, something for herself, something that can make her Stephanie again. So she decides to take a job. When she gets a job at PAs she think it will be ideal, after all what could be more interesting than being a personal assistant? As it turns out things get a lot more interesting when she finds out that PAs stands for Perfect Alibis, a company that provides alibis to people having extra-marital affairs.

Throw Stephanie’s first love, Troy, into the mix and life suddenly becomes very frenetic for Stephanie. Should she leave her husband for Troy? Should she be helping people cover up affairs? And what exactly are her new friends up to?

I bought this book when I went to see Jane Wenham-Jones speaking about her writing (and it’s a signed copy!) and she’s a very funny woman, and that humour comes across brilliantly in her writing. Okay, a book about covering up affairs may not be moral, but it’s funny and that’s what I’m looking for when I read a book.

Rating: 4/5

Like this? Try Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA by Ellen Meister

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Posted by Nicola pedley on October 8, 2007 in British Authors, Rating: 4/5 | Permalink

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