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    <body><![CDATA[This story never really got off the ground, as far as I am concerned. The characters were fairly interesting although almost all rather unpleasant in some way, and I never greatly enjoy spending time with people I don't particularly like - in real life or in books. It wasn't particularly funny, not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55483643">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an enjoyable read. I like Madeline Wickham's books anyway, and this was good. The characters are a lot more flawed in the books she writes as Wickham, rather than the very sugary-sweet characters in her Spohie Kinsella novels. <br/><br/>There were several underhand deals going on, a few a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50864160">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really good read...a tiny bit predictable, but not enough to make me stop reading. Loved the way Wickham created Alice.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yeah, I don't know why, but I tend to like Madeleine Wickham better than Sophie Kinsella (and definitely more than Shopaholic!). But it's the same freakin' writer?!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting but predictable.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year.  Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling.   <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale.  Marcus has two splendid ideas, to rent the house instead of selling it--and have an affair with Liz.  And when teenage Alice becomes infatuated with the dashing out-of-work actor and his wife who lease the property, a wicked comedy of modern marriage begins...and the asking price for a house includes a stunning renovation of dreams and hearts.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hard to believe this is the same author as Sophia Kinsella - different pen name. Or this is her real name. And apparently it was published for a dry, boring British audience in the 90s because it's not very consistent with her newer stuff...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Reminiscent of Rosamunde Pilcher's novels but not quite as charming.  Teachers Liz and Jonathan give up their jobs to purchase a tutorial college.  Being able to afford their business venture means selling their beloved home in a slumping housing market.  The stress of trying to make a success out o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5494769">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel like this book was so abruptly ended with no real tying up of loose ends.  The characters were very one-dimensional.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I understand this book dealt with greed and &quot;the grass is always greener&quot; concept – but I really didn't understand the point of this book. I found myself wondering when this book would be over the entire time.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite from Madeleine Wickham, but I haven't put it away yet.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Madeleine Wickham does a wonderful job of giving us a tiny slice of every day life.  When the book ended, my initial reaction was irritation.  i wanted it to continue.  I didnt understand why it was over.  As the days went by, my thoughts kept returning to the book, and slowly understanding seeped i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11524089">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year.  Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling.   <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale.  Marcus has two splendid ideas, to rent the house instead of selling it--and have an affair with Liz.  And when teenage Alice becomes infatuated with the dashing out-of-work actor and his wife who lease the property, a wicked comedy of modern marriage begins...and the asking price for a house includes a stunning renovation of dreams and hearts.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[As I have mentioned in other reviews of this author's work I love the way she takes such ordinary people and creates such amazing stories. One of the characters who narrates this story is a teenager who is dealing with moving to a new home and struggling to fit into her new life. I recommend anythin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20565192">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year.  Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling.   <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale.  Marcus has two splendid ideas, to rent the house instead of selling it--and have an affair with Liz.  And when teenage Alice becomes infatuated with the dashing out-of-work actor and his wife who lease the property, a wicked comedy of modern marriage begins...and the asking price for a house includes a stunning renovation of dreams and hearts.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be honest, I was expecting more. I had read another of her books (Can You Keep a Secret under her shopaholic pen name) and quite enjoyed it. <br/>This was bland compared to it. Don't get me wrong, it's an OK read. Perhpas if I didn't have such high expectations I would have enjoyed it more. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know if these books are just okay because they were her earlier work or because I just like the Sophie Kinsella books better.  Out of the three books I've read under Madeleine Wickham, I've only liked one and not really loved them.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[So probably my least favorite book by Madeleine Wickham, or (Sophia Kinsella), but it was her first novel, and somewhat entertaining.  Kind of a sad portrayal of what she thinks the average middle class family is like. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not particulary like this book....for me it was kinda dragged out....I love her shopaholic books under the name Kinsella, Sophia...thought I would try these also]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What goes on behind closed doors. . .<br/><br/>Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. They can&#8217;t sell their old house. Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn&#8217;t wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house &#8211; glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.<br/><br/>But soon everyone&#8217;s entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's the second book I've read from this author and I just loved it. <br/>I don't like Sophie Kinsella that much but I'm loving Madeleine Wichkham's books :-)]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year.  Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling.   <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale.  Marcus has two splendid ideas, to rent the house instead of selling it--and have an affair with Liz.  And when teenage Alice becomes infatuated with the dashing out-of-work actor and his wife who lease the property, a wicked comedy of modern marriage begins...and the asking price for a house includes a stunning renovation of dreams and hearts.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[i like this book but i much prefer the books shes written under the pen name sophie kinsella. tis was just kind of a typical boring story.]]></body>
    
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