Pants on Fire

by Maggie Alderson

Overview

When a heartsick London woman moves Down Under to start over, she finds that Sydney is populated with men who look all too familiar-making it far too easy for her to repeat the mistakes of her past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440684661
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/06/2005
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	342 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Maggie Alderson was born in London and lives in Sydney. She was editor of Elle in the UK, has worked for many other magazines and newspapers, and is a popular writer with the Sydney Morning Herald.

Editorial Reviews

A sassy magazine editor searches for romance among flamboyant artists and social climbers in Sydney. Georgia Abbott has all but given up on love after walking in on her cheating fiance. Tired of sulking around London, Georgia decides a change of scenery will be just the thing to cure her broken heart. On a whim, she accepts an editorial job at Glow Magazine and heads down under. Alderson, an editor at British Elle, understands the magazine business and does a magnificent job of sweeping the reader up in the glamorous world of fashion. She also has a special gift for dialogue and makes each chapter more outrageous than the last as Georgia gets to know the recovering addict, the bulimic and the self-absorbed promiscuous princess who make up Glow's editorial staff. Though Georgia quickly adopts the staff's insouciant attitude and quirky style, her introduction to Sydney's men doesn't go quite as smoothly. Alderson gets right to the heart of the matter-the men that women are drawn to and the men that women actually need are often quite different. Georgia falls for a succession of wrong men: the pathological womanizer, the handsome dim-wit who's in love with another woman and the underachieving artist who is far too fond of marijuana. The author is adept at exposing the powerlessness women often feel in relationships. Until Georgia builds her self-confidence and properly heals from her breakup, she'll never meet Mr. Right. Here, copious amounts of champagne can be a great way to kick up your heals with friends, but the path to happiness is found in self-reflection and purposeful living. As her year in Sydney comes to an end, there's a surprise or two in store for Georgia, providing hope thatthere are still good men out there. A lively romp down under. Vibrant characters, a beguiling setting and a plot that engages from start to finish.

Kirkus Reviews

Georgia Abbott, editor for a London magazine, is suffering from a broken heart, so she moves to Australia to work for GLOW, a magazine that focuses of women’s love lives. In Australia await numerous men--sweet and tender, gay and funny, married and one-night stands. Katrina Baylis recounts all of Georgia’s adventures, complete with parties and guys. Her narration is intense--full of the drama of life, love, and loss. Baylis has a sharp edge to her voice that comes out in all the characters, and she hardly differentiates between narration and dialogue. Listeners will get caught up in Georgia’s quest to find an Australian love to heal her broken heart. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

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