Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award 2010.
What does an It girl do if she loses all her money? Sophie Chesterton is a girl about town - she knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes. But after one shocking evening her life is changed for ever. This is one spectacular fall from grace. Sophie is desperate to get her life back - but does a girl really need diamonds to be happy?
What does an It girl do if she loses all her money? Sophie Chesterton is a girl about town - she knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes. But deep down she suspects that her best friends are actually rather nasty, and that her lifestyle doesn't really amount to much. Her father wants her to make her own way in the world, to make him proud. But after one shocking evening her life is changed for ever. Scraping a living as an assistant to a 'glamour' photographer; living in a hovel on the Old Kent Road with four smelly boys; eating baked beans from the can - this is one spectacular fall from grace. Sophie is desperate to get her life back - but does a girl really need diamonds to be happy?
'A naturally funny, warm-hearted writer who creates characters to love and care about long after you've finished reading' Lisa Jewell
'A delicious comedy' Red
'Fast-paced, funny, poignant and well observed' Daily Mail
'Hugely entertaining and very funny' Cosmopolitan
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About Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous bestselling novels for adults, including Meet Me at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery. When Neil the puffin from Little Beach Street Bakery caught her readers’ attention, Jenny knew she needed a story of his own – and so the idea for Polly and the Puffin was born. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.
Click here to read an interview with Jenny Colgan by Mary Hogarth.
