Most
chick-lit fans would recognise the work of Madeleine Wickham as the hugely popular
Shopaholic series. (Editor's note: If you haven't heard of those, then clearly you're living
under a rock. Or you're an alien. Either way: Hello!) However, aside from
penning the wonderful tales of fashionista and retail freak Becky Bloomwood,
Madeleine has also been writing books under her...well, actual name...for years.
Madeleine's
novel A Desirable Residence was first published in 1996, and has now been
re-published in the States by St Martin's Press. For those unfamiliar with the
book, here's the synopsis:
The
asking price for this house includes a stunning renovation of hearts and
dreams....Liz and Jonathan Chambers were stuck with two mortgages, mounting
debts, and a miserable adolescent daughter. Then realtor Marcus Witherstone
came into their lives--and it seemed he would solve all their problems. He knew
the perfect tenants from London who would rent their old house: a glamorous PR
girl, Ginny, and her almost-famous husband, Piers.
But soon
Liz is lost in blissful dreams of Marcus, Jonathan is left to run their
business, and neither of them has time to notice that their teenage daughter is
developing an unhealthy passion for the tenants, Piers and Ginny. Everyone is
tangled up with everyone else, and in the most awkward possible way. As events
close in, they all begin to realize that some deceptions are just a bit too
close to home...
To
find out more about the book and hear an audio synopsis, click here.
Most
chick-lit fans would recognise the work of Madeleine Wickham as the hugely popular
Shopaholic series. (Editor's note: If you haven't heard of those, then clearly you're living
under a rock. Or you're an alien. Either way: Hello!) However, aside from
penning the wonderful tales of fashionista and retail freak Becky Bloomwood,
Madeleine has also been writing books under her...well, actual name...for years.
