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Who Gets Fluffy?
On Christmas Day, forty-year-old fashion makeover expert Annie Curtis decides to divorce her unfaithful house-husband, wannabe rock star Mark. It's all too civilized - until Mark claims sole custody of Fluffy, their scruffy mongrel. Annie is outraged. The designer gloves are off, and the fur starts flying in the divorce courts. Just whose dog is Fluffy? And how did Annie acquire him? A hilarious novel with plenty of twists and turns, "Who Gets Fluffy?" is this Christmas' perfect stocking-filler.
270 pages, Paperback
First published November 27, 1992
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Judith Summers
29 books14 followersJudith Summers was born and brought up in London, England.
A journalist, novelist and historian,she has published five novels and five non-fiction titles.
Her memoir, My Life with George, and its sequel, The Badness of King George, both became international bestsellers, and her definitive history of Soho won the London Tourist Board Book of the Year award in 1990.
Judith has recently re-published her early novels - Dear Sister, Crime and Ravishment, and Frogs and Lovers - as ebooks.
A journalist, novelist and historian,she has published five novels and five non-fiction titles.
Her memoir, My Life with George, and its sequel, The Badness of King George, both became international bestsellers, and her definitive history of Soho won the London Tourist Board Book of the Year award in 1990.
Judith has recently re-published her early novels - Dear Sister, Crime and Ravishment, and Frogs and Lovers - as ebooks.
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December 7, 2022
The writing and story were ok, but the main character is incredibly stupid and naive, which just annoyed me no end. I'm sure there are women who do stupid things like Annie, but it didn't make for enjoyable reading, nor did I care for the ending.
December 15, 2008
Grr! The premise of this book was very interesting, a womanising husband, and a workaholic wife fighting over custody of their pet dog. Their civilised divorce turned into a nightmare as they fought to prove they were the best able to look after the dog... and at the end, what happens... the woman who had done everything for her work shy layabout of a cheating husband, decides that she misses him, and takes him back. Can you believe it? I couldn't! He cheated on her repeatedly, with three different women, incuding one of her friends, but that's okay, she was neglecting him by working all the time to pay all the bills, 'cause he didn't have a job, nor any intention of getting one... give me a break. It really bothered me that you were supposed to feel this was a happily ever after ending.
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August 1, 2016
I really enjoyed this chick lit story. There is a bite to it - and I am not talking fluffy the dog! A divorcing couple are having an amicable divorce - until he sues for custody of Fluffy.
Then the fur flies!
They both have compelling reasons to be the total carer of Fluffy - but both have reached the point where they can't be reasonable about the situation. Told from Annie's point of view there is real growth in her character I was very impressed with how the author developed her.
Will certainly read more of Judith Summers works
Then the fur flies!
They both have compelling reasons to be the total carer of Fluffy - but both have reached the point where they can't be reasonable about the situation. Told from Annie's point of view there is real growth in her character I was very impressed with how the author developed her.
Will certainly read more of Judith Summers works
February 21, 2023
Een paar jaar geleden heb ik dit boek gelezen en er erg van genoten, dus toen ik nu een luchtig boek zocht besloot ik hem te herlezen. En… ik vond het verschrikkelijk. Let op, major spoilers door de hele rant maar ik zou toch afraden het boek te lezen, dan maken die spoilers dus niets meer uit. Lol.
Ik moest mezelf echt dwingen verder te lezen, zat regelmatig met mijn ogen te rollen en hardop te zuchten. Omdat ik wist hoe leuk ik hem vroeger vond (ik gaf hem ooit 5 sterren) heb ik doorgezet maar daar heb ik nu spijt van.
De hoofdpersonen waren beiden frustrerend. De man gaat vreemd, naar eigen zeggen omdat hij zich ontmant voelt. Hij gedraagt zich als een tiener die geen weet heeft van hoe de wereld echt in elkaar steekt. Wil kinderen maar het enige wat we zien met kinderen is dat hij de vrouw alles laat oplossen. De vrouw wil koste wat koste de hond ook al kan ze daar niet voor zorgen (dit wordt door het hele boek zo duidelijk gemaakt) en wordt boos wanneer mensen haar dit zeggen. Halverwege ofzo beseft ze ineens dat ze de hond alleen maar wil om haar ex te straffen, maar ze gaat daarna er direct mee door als hij iets doet waar ze boos over is, en reflecteert daar totaal niet meer op. Uiteindelijk gaan ze tegen elkaar opbieden om de hond te nemen, en daarna proberen ze de hond weer aan de ander te geven?
Daarnaast wil de vrouw geen kinderen maar uiteindelijk raakt ze zwanger en dan is het ineens goed. Als iemand die geen kinderen wil haat ik het idee dat dat vaak geportretteerd wordt als een tijdelijk iets. Oh en uiteindelijk komen die twee weer samen (waarom? Absoluut geen idee) en zeggen ze dat ze kunnen veranderen. Als je moet veranderen voor liefde houd je niet van die persoon zoals die is. Dus ze starten direct weer lekker ongezond.
En de manier waarop iedereen constant zo neerbuigend doet over Fluffy en deze strijd wordt ook frustrerend. Ik heb geen verstand van rechtszaken enzo, maar het lijkt me stug dat advocaten en rechters zo zouden praten.
Daarnaast wordt er constant gezegd wat mensen dragen, is de vrouw een enorme snob, ben ik klaar met alle opsommingen en uggghhhh. Alleen maar 2 sterren omdat het soms wat vermakelijk is en me af en toe wat liet voelen. Maar bizar hoe ik dit vroeger zo geweldig vond. Einde rant.
Ik moest mezelf echt dwingen verder te lezen, zat regelmatig met mijn ogen te rollen en hardop te zuchten. Omdat ik wist hoe leuk ik hem vroeger vond (ik gaf hem ooit 5 sterren) heb ik doorgezet maar daar heb ik nu spijt van.
De hoofdpersonen waren beiden frustrerend. De man gaat vreemd, naar eigen zeggen omdat hij zich ontmant voelt. Hij gedraagt zich als een tiener die geen weet heeft van hoe de wereld echt in elkaar steekt. Wil kinderen maar het enige wat we zien met kinderen is dat hij de vrouw alles laat oplossen. De vrouw wil koste wat koste de hond ook al kan ze daar niet voor zorgen (dit wordt door het hele boek zo duidelijk gemaakt) en wordt boos wanneer mensen haar dit zeggen. Halverwege ofzo beseft ze ineens dat ze de hond alleen maar wil om haar ex te straffen, maar ze gaat daarna er direct mee door als hij iets doet waar ze boos over is, en reflecteert daar totaal niet meer op. Uiteindelijk gaan ze tegen elkaar opbieden om de hond te nemen, en daarna proberen ze de hond weer aan de ander te geven?
Daarnaast wil de vrouw geen kinderen maar uiteindelijk raakt ze zwanger en dan is het ineens goed. Als iemand die geen kinderen wil haat ik het idee dat dat vaak geportretteerd wordt als een tijdelijk iets. Oh en uiteindelijk komen die twee weer samen (waarom? Absoluut geen idee) en zeggen ze dat ze kunnen veranderen. Als je moet veranderen voor liefde houd je niet van die persoon zoals die is. Dus ze starten direct weer lekker ongezond.
En de manier waarop iedereen constant zo neerbuigend doet over Fluffy en deze strijd wordt ook frustrerend. Ik heb geen verstand van rechtszaken enzo, maar het lijkt me stug dat advocaten en rechters zo zouden praten.
Daarnaast wordt er constant gezegd wat mensen dragen, is de vrouw een enorme snob, ben ik klaar met alle opsommingen en uggghhhh. Alleen maar 2 sterren omdat het soms wat vermakelijk is en me af en toe wat liet voelen. Maar bizar hoe ik dit vroeger zo geweldig vond. Einde rant.
December 10, 2020
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would and the story goes much deeper and darker than the front cover would suggest!
December 5, 2009
Annie Curtis has decided enough is enough with philanderer husband Mark, and on Christmas Day tells him their marriage is over.
They decide to carry on living together with their dog Fluffy in order to maintain an amicable divorce, but that is thrown into chaos when Mark decides to go for full custody of Fluffy.
Annie is outraged because to her, the dog is her baby. Annie is determined to win the battle between the pair as several shocking truths come out, and Annie’s life is turned upside down…
Now I’ll be honest and say that I don’t particularly understand people substituting children for dogs, or indeed treating their dogs like they are humans, but I was prepared to let this go for the sake of the story! As I said, the cute cover of a little doggy clutching a Christmas stocking in his mouth was too cute to resist, and I hoped the story would be good enough to make me want to read it! The book started off quite well, introducing us to the character of Annie in her solicitors office discussing the demise of her marriage and terms of her divorce. I actually thought she was a bit of a sap at the beginning because of certain things she says, but thankfully my opinion did change a bit as the book goes on!
As the book begins with the divorce of the pair, I was wondering whether the author Judith Summers was going with the story after this, but thankfully all because clear. The majority of the book is told to us in flashback style, with Annie recounting the main reason for her divorce, and then as the story progresses, how she got Fluffy, how she met Mark and then later on the “custody battle” over the dog. As its told this way, we do cover a good time period in the book and therefore get to know the characters quite well too. Because of this, I felt I could enjoy the book more because I knew the ins and outs of the lives of Annie and Mark, and consequently felt something for both of them as the book progressed!
From the start, I could tell that the book was going to be quite funny and I was definitely right. It has me laughing throughout, albeit not huge bellows of laughter but still made me at least crack a smile on quite a few occasions! Summers writing style is incredibly easy to read and you really don’t have to work too hard when you read this because it just flows so well and is thoroughly enjoyable to read. Summers has chosen to write in the first person from the character of Annie’s perspective and this allows the story to become really in-depth about Annie’s emotions and life, which I felt gave the comedy book a bit of a more grown-up edge.
The book is really a good read, and definitely falls into the chick-lit genre of books but for me that is not a bad thing! However, what I felt was a bit different about it was a few twists and turns that the book took towards the end that really surprised me. They weren’t the sort of twists you’d expect in this type of book at all, and for me it sort of made it a bit more realistic and gritty than it otherwise would have been. The overall ending seemed a bit disappointing to me but did work well for the story and rounded things off in a nice way, not leaving any endings untied just like you’d expect from this sort of book. Summers’ writing is great, very easy to read and just a thoroughly funny and enjoyable read. I’d highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of the genre, and I’ve already passed my copy on to my mum who I am sure will love it. Recommended.
They decide to carry on living together with their dog Fluffy in order to maintain an amicable divorce, but that is thrown into chaos when Mark decides to go for full custody of Fluffy.
Annie is outraged because to her, the dog is her baby. Annie is determined to win the battle between the pair as several shocking truths come out, and Annie’s life is turned upside down…
Now I’ll be honest and say that I don’t particularly understand people substituting children for dogs, or indeed treating their dogs like they are humans, but I was prepared to let this go for the sake of the story! As I said, the cute cover of a little doggy clutching a Christmas stocking in his mouth was too cute to resist, and I hoped the story would be good enough to make me want to read it! The book started off quite well, introducing us to the character of Annie in her solicitors office discussing the demise of her marriage and terms of her divorce. I actually thought she was a bit of a sap at the beginning because of certain things she says, but thankfully my opinion did change a bit as the book goes on!
As the book begins with the divorce of the pair, I was wondering whether the author Judith Summers was going with the story after this, but thankfully all because clear. The majority of the book is told to us in flashback style, with Annie recounting the main reason for her divorce, and then as the story progresses, how she got Fluffy, how she met Mark and then later on the “custody battle” over the dog. As its told this way, we do cover a good time period in the book and therefore get to know the characters quite well too. Because of this, I felt I could enjoy the book more because I knew the ins and outs of the lives of Annie and Mark, and consequently felt something for both of them as the book progressed!
From the start, I could tell that the book was going to be quite funny and I was definitely right. It has me laughing throughout, albeit not huge bellows of laughter but still made me at least crack a smile on quite a few occasions! Summers writing style is incredibly easy to read and you really don’t have to work too hard when you read this because it just flows so well and is thoroughly enjoyable to read. Summers has chosen to write in the first person from the character of Annie’s perspective and this allows the story to become really in-depth about Annie’s emotions and life, which I felt gave the comedy book a bit of a more grown-up edge.
The book is really a good read, and definitely falls into the chick-lit genre of books but for me that is not a bad thing! However, what I felt was a bit different about it was a few twists and turns that the book took towards the end that really surprised me. They weren’t the sort of twists you’d expect in this type of book at all, and for me it sort of made it a bit more realistic and gritty than it otherwise would have been. The overall ending seemed a bit disappointing to me but did work well for the story and rounded things off in a nice way, not leaving any endings untied just like you’d expect from this sort of book. Summers’ writing is great, very easy to read and just a thoroughly funny and enjoyable read. I’d highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of the genre, and I’ve already passed my copy on to my mum who I am sure will love it. Recommended.
October 13, 2024
Natale è sempre stato un periodo delizioso per Anna e suo marito Mark, ma quest'anno, per puro caso, Anna scopre tra i pacchetti di Mark un regalo chiaramente indirizzato a un'altra donna. È la fine della loro relazione, dopo quattro anni all'apparenza felici, in cui Anna si è costruita una solida carriera mentre Mark provava senza successo a sfondare come musicista. Le procedure per il divorzio potrebbero concludersi in fretta e i due restare in buoni rapporti, se non fosse che nessuno è intenzionato a cedere all'altro la custodia del dolce cagnolino Fluffy. All'inizio della storia d'amore di Anna e Mark era stato al centro dei loro primi incontri, un cucciolo cresciuto tra mille attenzioni, e molto viziato. Ma ora i due sono pronti a darsi battaglia per l'affidamento, costringendo gli avvocati a sferrare colpi bassi, giurando e spergiurando il falso, pur di ottenere in esclusiva le coccole di Fluffy...
E' un chick lit in piena regola - mettono la marca di ogni cosa che appare nelle pagine (e mi fa morir dal ridere questa cosa perché a parte vere fashion addicts, chi le conosce ste marche famose?)- ... dove oltre a lei e lui, protagonista è anche il tenero bastardino Fluffy.
Io non sono un animalista convinta, cioè sono per non maltrattare gli animali, ma non sono colei che ama gli animali sopra tutto e tutti.
Ma qui il cagnolino è molto tenero e carino, quando lei assicura che lui gli ha sorriso!
Lei, già alla prima pagina, è dall'avvocato che vuole battagliare, ma è tutta presa dai buoni sentimenti (ma come fai? io non sopporterei essere presa per i fondelli, un conto se lui, orecchie basse viene a dirti almeno la verità per cui lo odi perchè ti ha rotto il cuore ma non perché ti ha mentito, no mentire non si fa proprio)... lo perdonerà? Il cane a chi finirà?
Le aspettative iniziali erano quelle della favola, la copertina ha una texture morbida, quasi vellutata; in copertina c'è questo cagnolino adorabile; dopo trenta pagine lui è il classico stronzo e lei la donna in carriera ma che sa amare...
Come sempre un chick lit fa sorridere, che altro? Nulla, perchè qui non appare neanche il principe azzurro.
E' un chick lit in piena regola - mettono la marca di ogni cosa che appare nelle pagine (e mi fa morir dal ridere questa cosa perché a parte vere fashion addicts, chi le conosce ste marche famose?)- ... dove oltre a lei e lui, protagonista è anche il tenero bastardino Fluffy.
Io non sono un animalista convinta, cioè sono per non maltrattare gli animali, ma non sono colei che ama gli animali sopra tutto e tutti.
Ma qui il cagnolino è molto tenero e carino, quando lei assicura che lui gli ha sorriso!
Lei, già alla prima pagina, è dall'avvocato che vuole battagliare, ma è tutta presa dai buoni sentimenti (ma come fai? io non sopporterei essere presa per i fondelli, un conto se lui, orecchie basse viene a dirti almeno la verità per cui lo odi perchè ti ha rotto il cuore ma non perché ti ha mentito, no mentire non si fa proprio)... lo perdonerà? Il cane a chi finirà?
Le aspettative iniziali erano quelle della favola, la copertina ha una texture morbida, quasi vellutata; in copertina c'è questo cagnolino adorabile; dopo trenta pagine lui è il classico stronzo e lei la donna in carriera ma che sa amare...
Come sempre un chick lit fa sorridere, che altro? Nulla, perchè qui non appare neanche il principe azzurro.
September 29, 2018
A fun, sweet, mindless , slightly boring read that spins out of control into wacky hijinks straight out of a 90's comedy, an increasingly high level of suspension of disbelief from the reader and an ending which is supposed to be happy but really feels like eating a plain week old cracker that you have to eat because its late and you have nothing else.
May 4, 2024
Decided to put it down after 4 chapters. Too many filling which adds absolutely nothing to the story.
Read some reviews and I am glad that I put it down so quickly. Both main characters sound like complete pain in the asses.
Read some reviews and I am glad that I put it down so quickly. Both main characters sound like complete pain in the asses.
August 21, 2014
E' ormai -purtroppo- lo stereotipo della donna moderna: bella - o quanto meno formosa -; esperta di moda; in carriera; incurante dell'orologio biologico; una frana con i bambini, e ancor di più in cucina, darebbe un anno di vita pur di non scheggiarsi le unghie appena laccate o di indossare le ultime Manolo Blahnik.
Questa è Annie, personal shopper all'Haines e Hampton, personaggio poco originale, che ricorda troppo la Becky kinselliana.
Il libro si apre con la causa di divorzio tra lei e Mark. Lui, naturalmente, è uno che indossa solo magliette improponibili e calzoncini kaki, nullatenente dog-sitter a tempo perso, che la moglie ha mantenuto per tutta la durata del matrimonio.
E naturalmente è bravissimo in cucina, adora i bambini e ne vorrebbe uno, e ancor più naturalmente - che prevedibilità, sigh...- tradisce Annie a causa di questo desiderio frustrato e del suo senso di solitudine.
L'unico problema nella causa di divorzio è l'affidamento di Fluffy, un bastardino conteso tra i due quasi-ex-coniugi.
Da qui, in prima persona, Annie ci racconta del suo incontro con il cagnolino prima e con Mark poi, della loro storia d'amore, del naufragio del matrimonio.
Il tutto sempre abbastanza prevedibile (dalla prima entrata in scena di Mark, sappiamo già bene come andrà a finire), con pochissimi momenti divertenti, ed una protagonista che a volte pecca di stupidità (come quando porta per la seconda volta l'irrequieto Fluffy a lavoro, in un prestigioso negozio; o quando lascia il cane al suo padrone di casa, palesemente inadatto a prendersi cura di un animale del genere).
Con un finale banale e scontato, in un capitolo in cui si paragona Mark a Colin Firth in "Orgoglio e Pregiudizio".
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Questa è Annie, personal shopper all'Haines e Hampton, personaggio poco originale, che ricorda troppo la Becky kinselliana.
Il libro si apre con la causa di divorzio tra lei e Mark. Lui, naturalmente, è uno che indossa solo magliette improponibili e calzoncini kaki, nullatenente dog-sitter a tempo perso, che la moglie ha mantenuto per tutta la durata del matrimonio.
E naturalmente è bravissimo in cucina, adora i bambini e ne vorrebbe uno, e ancor più naturalmente - che prevedibilità, sigh...- tradisce Annie a causa di questo desiderio frustrato e del suo senso di solitudine.
L'unico problema nella causa di divorzio è l'affidamento di Fluffy, un bastardino conteso tra i due quasi-ex-coniugi.
Da qui, in prima persona, Annie ci racconta del suo incontro con il cagnolino prima e con Mark poi, della loro storia d'amore, del naufragio del matrimonio.
Il tutto sempre abbastanza prevedibile (dalla prima entrata in scena di Mark, sappiamo già bene come andrà a finire), con pochissimi momenti divertenti, ed una protagonista che a volte pecca di stupidità (come quando porta per la seconda volta l'irrequieto Fluffy a lavoro, in un prestigioso negozio; o quando lascia il cane al suo padrone di casa, palesemente inadatto a prendersi cura di un animale del genere).
Con un finale banale e scontato, in un capitolo in cui si paragona Mark a Colin Firth in "Orgoglio e Pregiudizio".
http://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/
December 25, 2010
Really enjoyed this, just a real nice, uncomplicated Christmas romance.
May 1, 2012
A different divorce battle..........
December 30, 2012
This book reminded me of the shopaholic series! Liked it very much!
February 8, 2023
Ridiculous, I don't know how books like this get published. It will be going back to the charity shop I got it from asap.
May 28, 2017
hillarisch
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