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66th out of 199 books
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The Wedding Girl
At the age of eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover Allan were all part of her new, exciting life, and when Rupert suggested to her that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, Milly didn't hesitate, and to make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and po...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
August 2nd 2004
by Black Swan
(first published 1999)
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I am a fan of Sophie Kinsella's books, so when I found out that she was also writing as Wickham, I wanted to take a look. This was my first Wickham book and it was definitely different. Kinsella's books a fun and flighty, romantic comedies with little edge. I've often likened them to modern fairy tales and enjoy them very much. In this book, the very first difference was it was written in the third person with shifting view points as opposed to Kinsella's first person stories. The Wedding Girl t...more
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I pulled this off a library shelf on impulse, expecting a light, fun read. Within a chapter, I had a feeling of foreboding. The heroine was flighty, immature, and not terribly bright, her fiance was stubbornly blind, and her mother was atrocious. I hated these people. I'd accidentally gotten myself mired in a brand-name dropping morass of people being shallow.
Fortunately, I was wrong.
Oh, the characters have flaws all right. But it turns out that the author knows what she's doing. People have une...more
Fortunately, I was wrong.
Oh, the characters have flaws all right. But it turns out that the author knows what she's doing. People have une...more
I started listening to the audiobook month ago but never finished it. Now I got my hands on the book itself and I suddenly knew again WHY I couldn't finish this book before.
Wow, what a huge disappointment coming from Sophie Kinsella. I haven't read all of her books under the name Sophie Kinsella but those I've read where funny, charming with quirky and lovely characters. A nice and funny read.
But this???
This is bad. Like really. The whole idea behind this book isn't even bad. In fact it sounded...more
Wow, what a huge disappointment coming from Sophie Kinsella. I haven't read all of her books under the name Sophie Kinsella but those I've read where funny, charming with quirky and lovely characters. A nice and funny read.
But this???
This is bad. Like really. The whole idea behind this book isn't even bad. In fact it sounded...more
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Sophie Kinsella is my favorite author. Her stories are always funny, fast and light. While I enjoyed this book, I didn't find it wither funny or light! Milly is engaged to Simon and their wedding is in just a few days. The problem is, Milly has a big secret...10 years ago, she married a gay, illegal immigrant (Allan), so that he could have the chance to stay and be with his lover (Rupert). Worse, she never completed her divorce proceedings and days before her real wedding, she is still legally m...more
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"It was ok" properly describes my feelings for this book. I was expecting something a little bit lighter in tone but it was a bit of a downer.
There just wasn't much happiness in the book. It was more like one of those depressing indie movies that focuses on how shit relationships can be and at the end, they toss you the slightest glimmer of hope. And then hope you'll be happy with that.
It had potential. It started pretty good and then all of a sudden it got a bit sad and stuff. Just my opinion....more
There just wasn't much happiness in the book. It was more like one of those depressing indie movies that focuses on how shit relationships can be and at the end, they toss you the slightest glimmer of hope. And then hope you'll be happy with that.
It had potential. It started pretty good and then all of a sudden it got a bit sad and stuff. Just my opinion....more
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Saya cukup menyukai Sophie Kinsella, dan salah satu dari sekian banyak pembaca Shophaholic Series. Walaupun suka geregetan sendiri dengan kelakukan Becky, toh saya tetap kagum dengan Kinsella. I really love the way she creates the characters that really can move readers’ feelings.
Novel ini merupakan salah satu dari beberapa novel yang ditulis Kinsella dengan nama pena Madeleine Wickham. Dia sendiri bilang kalau dia menggunakan nama pena yang lain, karena ada beberapa cerita yang sangat berbeda...more
Novel ini merupakan salah satu dari beberapa novel yang ditulis Kinsella dengan nama pena Madeleine Wickham. Dia sendiri bilang kalau dia menggunakan nama pena yang lain, karena ada beberapa cerita yang sangat berbeda...more
This is a really good read and I'd have given it a five but I didn't care at all for the leading man, Simon. The way he was described he seems to be something of a short, stocky, nasty-tempered and controlling childish brat. This doesn't make me hope that he'll end up with Milly. In fact, I kept waiting for the hero to show up, which isn't good since I guess he was the leading man, but certainly not a hero. And I kept waiting for his conversation with his father, to have some undertanding or at...more
Feb 08, 2011
Ciara
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2 of 5 stars
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it's really weird to me that like every single negative review of this book focuses on the "agenda" of featuring gay characters that don't all just die of AIDS or repent their sinning ways. people also complain a lot about the "swears". neither one of those things really bothered me. i was more concerned with the fact that it was kind of a crappy book.
the tagline in the blurb says, "it's a problem when saying 'i do' gives you deja vu!" so you can see what is coming. our protagonist, milly, is ge...more
the tagline in the blurb says, "it's a problem when saying 'i do' gives you deja vu!" so you can see what is coming. our protagonist, milly, is ge...more
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Feb 05, 2011
Katie
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4 of 5 stars
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I properly enjoyed The Wedding Girl. It was full of real-life predicaments including honesty in marriage, honesty in relationships, and honesty within oneself. While reading, Wickham was able to completely throw several surpises at me causing me to physically gasp out loud! I'm sure my hubby had no idea how to respond to my "what, what, what???" comments.
People usually have two comments about Wickham and in particular, this book. One - Wickham's novels under her own name are fantastic. I find th...more
People usually have two comments about Wickham and in particular, this book. One - Wickham's novels under her own name are fantastic. I find th...more
In The Wedding Girl, Milly Havill is set to marry Simon Pinnacle. Just days before the wedding an event from Milly's past comes back to haunt her. A chance encounter leads to the revelation of secrets from Milly's past. As Milly deals with the repercussions, her friends and family are each forced to confront their own secrets and lives to discover the truth of who they are.
I first read Madeleine Wickham a few years ago. I like Brit Chick Lit, and came across one of her books that I enjoyed. I wa...more
I first read Madeleine Wickham a few years ago. I like Brit Chick Lit, and came across one of her books that I enjoyed. I wa...more
This was a light, fast read, but actually did have some depth to it, too. Normally I find Wickham books to be less engaging or likeable than when she writes under the name Sophie Kinsella, but this one was probably a lot closer to her Kinsella stories. I actually liked the main character and I genuinely wanted things to work out for her.
The story is about Milly, who is about to marry Simon, the son of a mulitmillionaire. Milly has a secret, however. 10 years earlier she married an American, Alla...more
The story is about Milly, who is about to marry Simon, the son of a mulitmillionaire. Milly has a secret, however. 10 years earlier she married an American, Alla...more
I've read quite a few negative reviews on this book, most of them depending on the fact that is was written as Madeleine Wickham, instead of Sophie Kinsella. People have been going on about how dark her writing with her own name is, no fun, no laughs, no wit...May I just say, wha??? Were you guys expecting to read top book that'll make you cry from laughters and pee your pants? I'm pretty sure some people will have reasonable critics towards this book, but all of the others are probably just fol...more
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Milly wird heiraten, bald schon. Sie hat einen wunderbaren Mann, Simon, an ihrer Seite und alles scheint zu stimmen. Doch sie hat ein Problem: Sie ist bereits verheiratet. Vor 10 Jahren, heiratet die 18-jährige Milly the schwulen Allan, damit er im Land bleiben kann. Danach war er weg. Milly versucht, die Heirat zu verschweigen, doch so kurz vor der neuen Hochzeit, kommt alles wieder hoch.
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Die Geschichte klingt flach und einfach...more
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Milly wird heiraten, bald schon. Sie hat einen wunderbaren Mann, Simon, an ihrer Seite und alles scheint zu stimmen. Doch sie hat ein Problem: Sie ist bereits verheiratet. Vor 10 Jahren, heiratet die 18-jährige Milly the schwulen Allan, damit er im Land bleiben kann. Danach war er weg. Milly versucht, die Heirat zu verschweigen, doch so kurz vor der neuen Hochzeit, kommt alles wieder hoch.
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Die Geschichte klingt flach und einfach...more
Same fun plot that I've come to enjoy from Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham, but this is definitely my least favorite.
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* I did have a problem with the Milly. I have a hard time following a story when the protagonist is so stupid. Milly is getting married in a couple of days and doesn't decide to check if she is divorced from her first husband until now! Then she goes about feeling sorry for herself. Ugh! Did not like her.
* To many people to follow. Every character had some spotlight tim...more
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* I did have a problem with the Milly. I have a hard time following a story when the protagonist is so stupid. Milly is getting married in a couple of days and doesn't decide to check if she is divorced from her first husband until now! Then she goes about feeling sorry for herself. Ugh! Did not like her.
* To many people to follow. Every character had some spotlight tim...more
The biggest problem with Madeleine Wickham is that I continue to expect her to be Sophia Kinsella. While the two are technically the same person, each time I dive into a work published under the name Wickham I find myself missing the charm of a Kinsella book. It's become clear to me that Wickham's style is a bit darker than the lighthearted Kinsella I've grown to love. However the complicated plots found in a Wickham book do make for an interesting read and tend to be better than cookie cutter p...more
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At age 18 Milly was up for anything, but now 10 years later she is a different person. She is about to marry a wealthy, serious. caring man, but a secret from her past comes back to cause her a great deal of trouble.
I have read the majority of works by Sophie Kinsella and have enjoyed them. I don't read many chick-lit books, but when I do I think these are a great choice. They are quick, fun reads that make you laugh! So when I saw that her real name is Madeleine Wickham I had to check out thos...more
For something I thought was going to be fluffy chick lit, I was pleasantly surprised at how much depth there was to this book. (don't get me wrong; it's not Proust or anything).
Firstly let me say I get annoyed by 'literature snobs' who look down their noses at the 'chick lit' genre. Like in any other literary genre there is well written chick lit (CL!) and badly written CL. Sometimes I'm just in the mood for such a book and I think the reader has to accept the element of predictability. Yes, we...more
Firstly let me say I get annoyed by 'literature snobs' who look down their noses at the 'chick lit' genre. Like in any other literary genre there is well written chick lit (CL!) and badly written CL. Sometimes I'm just in the mood for such a book and I think the reader has to accept the element of predictability. Yes, we...more
Milly Havill's perfectly happy in her life at the moment, currently engaged to Simon Pinnacle the love of her life, he's the son of millionaire tycoon Harry Pinnacle but that's not the reason she's with Simon, her mother Olivia is happy about this fact though and wastes no time planning the wedding of the year, inviting anyone and everyone she knows. Milly's sister is a high flier, with a career as a translator she always on the road and is currently in Paris. But what her family don't know is t...more
Aug 24, 2009
Ella Perkins
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5 of 5 stars
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This book is about Milly. When she was eighteen she went to Oxford. She got married to this gay man, Allan. She married him so he could stay in the US, or else he would get deported. A few years later Milly met a man, Simon. She loved him very much, but everything was to perfect. When she asked him to marry her she said yes. Then when her wedding happened Alexander, this man who saw her get married before, and the photographer, tried to ruin her wedding. But he wasn’t the one who told Canon Lytt...more
This was my first Madeleine Wickham book. I've read virtually every Sophie Kinsella. I can see where Kinsella fans are not as excited about Wickham's books. I can also see why Wickham, who was already a published writer, created a pen name to write her more current books. They are very different in style. Furthermore, I see why she hasn't written any as her true self since Kinsella took over. Obviously, the majority of people prefer Kinsella. I'm probably one of those people, but I did enjoy The...more
I actually think Sophie Kinsella is a good chick-lit writer, so I wanted to try out one of her books as author Madeleine Wickham, which is apparently her real (uber-British sounding) name.
This isn't deep or anything, but I was entertained. And I appreciated Wickham's realistic/modern treatment (at least as 1999 goes) of topics like abortion, homosexuality, divorce, money and class.
Although certainly not a classic, this book follows the classic tradition of British chick lit, which was further b...more
This isn't deep or anything, but I was entertained. And I appreciated Wickham's realistic/modern treatment (at least as 1999 goes) of topics like abortion, homosexuality, divorce, money and class.
Although certainly not a classic, this book follows the classic tradition of British chick lit, which was further b...more
Aug 16, 2009
Liz
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
any chick lit fans
Recommended to Liz by:
april purtell (co-worker)
What happens when someone's past catches up with them...disaster strikes. Married at an early age as a favor to a gay couple, Milly goes home and lives the next 10 years of her life completely forgetting that day long ago, until she gets a shock the week she is to be married to another. She gets the surprise of her life as the photographer shows up at her doorstep, to find he is one who witnessed her earlier marriage. He threatens to expose her. Milly goes to great lengths to find the gay couple...more
Actually, I wasn't too impressed with The Wedding Girl. I mean, it was okay but it was VERY unrealistic. The thought of someone neglecting to admit that she had married someone so he could stay in the country is sort of absurd.. like, if you were getting married, don't you think you might think to yourself "I'd better make sure I'm not still married"????
Milly was an overall likable character (except, of course, for the above mentioned stupidity). You could get in her corner and hope it all work...more
Milly was an overall likable character (except, of course, for the above mentioned stupidity). You could get in her corner and hope it all work...more
I love Sophie Kinsella books. But I have come to realize why she uses the pseudonym. Her writing style as herself, Madeleine Wickham is very different. It's not the fluff read you are used to while reading say, The Shopaholic Series. She still writes Chick-lit, but it's a more dramatized chick-lit. Let's say it has more of a backbone.
The Wedding Girl was not entirely what I was expecting. It had too much drama and too many issues that weren't mentioned in the book flap. We are talking gay, Chri...more
The Wedding Girl was not entirely what I was expecting. It had too much drama and too many issues that weren't mentioned in the book flap. We are talking gay, Chri...more
As I read this book I kept thinking back to a communications class I took in college and Michael Medved. He did a study questioning whether media shaped the future of society with its messages or whether it merely reflected what existed already within society.
I truly believe that Madelaine Wickham thinks that this book is a pretty accurate reflection upon society and the struggles of human relationships in every stage. I don't know if she is accurate but I found myself thinking that I hope she...more
I truly believe that Madelaine Wickham thinks that this book is a pretty accurate reflection upon society and the struggles of human relationships in every stage. I don't know if she is accurate but I found myself thinking that I hope she...more
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How many times have you tossed and turned at night, worried about something, only to find in the morning that there was nothing to fear? How many times have you rushed in with an excuse for some misdemeanour, only to find no one realized you'd done anything wrong?
- Esme
Nine times out of ten, it's better to say nothing and keep your head down and hope that everything will proceed smoothly. And no one need ever know. Hypothetically speaking, of course.
- Esme
And the truth is, you can't be complete...more
- Esme
Nine times out of ten, it's better to say nothing and keep your head down and hope that everything will proceed smoothly. And no one need ever know. Hypothetically speaking, of course.
- Esme
And the truth is, you can't be complete...more
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Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her...more
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