Book reviews.Angry housewives eating bon bons by Lorna Landvik, published in paperback by Bantam Bantam Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th century it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. priced pounds 6.99. Available now. A good friend is hard to find. Or so at least the saying goes. Therefore the achievement of the lead characters in Lorna Landvik's latest novel is all the more remarkable. They each manage to find four. The five main characters are Faith, Audrey, Merit, Kari and Slip, through whose distinctive voices the narrative unfolds. Faith is the envy of most, with an ability to maintain a fabulous house, whilst simultaneously juggling the demands of new motherhood, and making it all look so easy. But behind the relaxed facade, she is tormented by her past, and finding that her lies are getting harder to hide. Audrey exudes confidence and sexuality, she thinks she has the perfect marriage, but that is all due to change thanks to her husband's wandering hands. Merit possesses the sweetest nature and the most angelic face imaginable, but it's not enough to stop her husband abusing her. Kari, having resigned herself to the life of a widow and the heartbreak of being unable to have children, cannot believe her luck at being offered the thing most precious in the world to her ( a baby. And finally, Slip feels a growing sense of despair at the world in which she's bringing her children up. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons spans the decades of their friendships, the highs and the lows that they could never imagine they would have to face. The story is told well, and with real warmth. Vikki Nilsen Being Jordan by Katie Price, is published in hardback by John Blake John Blake may refer to:
Labelled a tart, a man-eater and even a freak by the very red-tops that made her name, the long-awaited autobiography from the UK's most infamous glamour model tell a very different story to the `wildchild party girl' cliches that her public image might lead you to expect. Totally compelling to read, the book fizzes with startling honesty about painful events in her life such as an early miscarriage miscarriage: see abortion. miscarriage or spontaneous abortion Spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before it can live outside the mother. , her agonising abortion and an ill-fated suicide attempt suicide attempt, suicide bid n → intento de suicidio suicide attempt, suicide bid n → tentative f de suicide . The revelations in Being Jordan prove once and for all that this outspoken, media-savvy Brighton lass is far more than just an over-hyped product of cosmetic surgery cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose. . As a cleverly marketed vehicle for finally setting the record straight about the men in her life ( of whom there are far fewer than the rumours suggest ( Jordan's autobiography is addictive from the very first page due to the searing honesty and conspicuous lack of self-pity with which she talks about her life and loves. Emma Pomfret |
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