Thursday, October 22, 2009

On Hiatus . . .

In case you haven't noticed, the Barefoot Bookworm is on temporary hiatus . . . I've had to put shoes on for a bit.

I should be back mid-December, although I may post here and there, and I'll try to keep the "What I'm Reading Now" section updated.

Email me if you need suggestions for books as gifts for the upcoming holidays! thebarefootbookworm@gmail.com

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham

Milly Havill has a big problem . . . and only a few days until her wedding to Simon Pinnacle to sort it all out. When Milly was eighteen, she married a gay American professor named Allan who wanted to stay in England with his one true love, Rupert. She thought the divorce was eventually taken care of - but when her wedding photographer shows up and recognizes Milly from her first wedding so long ago she realizes she has to do something fast! Her mother Olivia is planning the wedding of the century, all because Milly is marrying a billionaire's son.

Like all of Wickham's (and pseudonym Kinsella) work, The Wedding Girl creates "memorable characters, who are unpredictable and multifaceted as they are stylish." (Publishers Weekly). I love the Shopaholic series and you may have seen my review on The Gatecrasher, so you already know I'm a Madeleine Wickham fan. Her latest novel follows in the same funny, exciting fashion as all the others.

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