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Loading... The Gatecrasherby Madeleine Wickham
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The book reads well, engagingly well, but it never drew me in. How could it? The main character, Fleur, is a shallow, pathetic, but stylish creature who sponges off of others. And, she dumps her daughter to focus on her own selfish, materialistic needs. Over the course of the book, the reader discovers that Fleur is not so bad as others, at least, she isn't mean. So, that's ok, right? Sorry, that's not enough for me. (  ) smbmom | May 4, 2009 |  Sometimes you just need a book that's not too serious - especially when trying to write a million assignments. Of course it's not the most realistic read (it's Chick Lit, after all) but it's fun and does have some things to say about human nature. (  ) kjhill45 | Jan 1, 2009 | well, that ending came out of nowhere. ( ) lisabee | Nov 2, 2008 | I really enjoyed reading this. Even though most of the characters were unlikeable, they were realistic, and the story was interesting enough without being completely ridiculous. It moved quickly and had enough excitement to keep me reading until the end. And of the ending: it wasn't your typical wishy-washy romance book ending, which was incredibly refreshing. (  ) herebebooks | Oct 31, 2008 | Written by the same author as Shopaholic and Can You Keep A Secret, this book is not too bad. However, I had a hard time liking the main characters in the book. A very fast read and at times amusing. It's not on the same level though as some of her other books. At times it almost felt like a different writer all together (though the book professes to be the same one). ( ) hannahj26 | Oct 12, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0552772267, Paperback)A survivor from the school of hard knocks, beautiful Fleur Daxeny knows the best place to meet a rich widower is--at his wife's funeral. Her modus operandi is to gate crash the service and charm her way into the widower's life, his bed, and his bank account. Then she meets and dazzles multimillionaire golfer Richard Favour. This time the relationship doesn't go quite as Fleur plans after she moves into his mansion and joins his Golf Club community. She's soon entangled in Richard's family and genuinely losing her heart. But she's not the only fortune hunter trying to fleece Richard out of his money. And Fleur, with her expertise at spotting a scam, has a chance to become a real heroine and the woman of Richard's dreams...if her own past doesn't coming rolling into the picture first. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:08 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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