On Monday, Trahsionista headed to the book bloggers' event at London's Club at The Ivy, to celebrate the release of Jane Fallon's new novel, The Ugly Sister. Jane (who previously penned Getting Rid of Matthew, Got You Back and Foursome) was absolutely lovely, and I had fun chatting to not only the lovely ladies at Penguin but also some fantastic fellow book bloggers including Novelicious, High Heels and Book Deals, Chick Lit Club and NewtowritingGirl.
I was thrilled to be invited to the event, and had such a great time meeting Jane!
Mel from High Heels and Book Deals, Trashi's Elle and the lovely Jane Fallon!
Laura from Novel Kicks, Elle from Trashionista and Kate from FMcM.
The Ugly Sister is a wonderfully addictive read - which is not really a surprise given the success of her previous novels! - which focuses on two sisters with completely different lives...
As Abi would the first to know. She has spent her life in the shadow of her stunningly beautiful, glamorous older sister Cleo.
Headhunted as model when she was sixteen, Cleo has been all but lost to Abi for the last twenty years, with only a fleeting visit or brief email to connect them. So when Abi is invited to spend the summer in Cleo's large London home with her sister's perfect family, she can't bring herself to say no. Despite serious misgivings. Maybe Cleo is finally as keen as Abi to regain the closeness they shared in their youth?
But Abi is in for a shock. Soon she is left caring for her two young, bored and very spoilt nieces and handsome, unhappy brother-in-law - while Cleo plainly has other things on her mind. As Abi moves into her sister's life, a cuckoo in the nest, she wrestles with uncomfortable feelings.
Could having beauty, wealth and fame lead to more unhappiness than not having them? Who in the family really is the ugly sister?
Read more about Jane Fallon and her novels at her website.
