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by: Madeleine Wickham
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312383428
ISBN: 0312383428
Label: Thomas Dunne Books
Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: July 08, 2008
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Release Date: July 08, 2008
Sales Rank: 11903
Studio: Thomas Dunne Books
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Product Description:
Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain--perfect.
Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in her new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it, he barely has time for his children. Maybe he'll have a chance to bond with them on holiday. His old friend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain--perfect.
Both families arrive at the villa and realize the awful truth--Gerard has double-booked. What no one else realizes is that Chloe and Hugh have a history; and as tensions rise within the two families, old passions resurface. It seems that Gerard's 'accidental' double booking may not be an accident after all...
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Sleeping Arrangements left me a little sleepy...
This was my first Madeleine Wickham book. It was good reading but I didn't feel there was an "umph" to the story. I am a Sophie Kinsella/Wickham fan.
This one just wasn't one of my top picks. For me, it wasn't too memorable.
Rating:  - Shows us the many nuances that come with any long-lasting, functional relationship
Chloe is just about ready to pull her hair out, so her family's Spanish vacation is coming at a perfect time. She, her partner Philip, and her two kids, Sam and Nat, desperately need the time away, so she's thankful that her old friend Gerard has offered them his villa. All of a sudden a little unsettled about the fact that she and Philip have been together for years but never gotten married, Chloe wants to use the trip to figure out what their relationship means. Philip needs to stop worrying about ... Read More
Rating:  - Not my expectation
As a loyal Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic series) fan, I anticipated another fun read under her real name, Madeleine Wickham. However, the author's writing style differs greatly between names, and I was somewhat dissapointed with this book.
Rating:  - Immerse Yourself in some Stellar Chick Lit
I'm not going to lie. My ideal summer reading is part trashy romance, part travelogue (cue the reel for Vicky Christina Barcelona). If that's also your literary cocktail of choice for beach side reading, "Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham is a perfectly satisfying bet.
From the first page of "Sleeping Arrangements" you are drawn in by the strong-but-delicate heroine Chloe and her fab job as a wedding dress designer. Stellar supporting characters arrive in the form of the inscrutable ... Read More
Rating:  - From S. Krishna's Books
In case you aren't aware, Madeleine Wickham is none other than the true identity of Sophie Kinsella, the author of the popular Shopaholic novels. Wickham uses her real name when she wants to write edgier chick lit (is there even such a thing?). In my experience, I've found that I don't like Wickham's novels as much as Kinsella's; the lack of character growth was a frustration in The Gatecrasher, and it seems that trend has continued in Sleeping Arrangements.
I did enjoy Sleeping Arrangements ... Read More
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