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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The usually reliable Wickham (Shopaholic series author Sophie Kinsella’s alter ego) falters with this overplotted and heavy-handed smorgasbord of weddings and family shenanigans. Upon meeting wedding photographer Alexander Gilbert, Milly Havill realizes that he had photographed her when she first married 10 years earlier. Since that wedding was done as a favor to help keep Allan Kepinski, the American half of a gay couple, in England, Milly never told anyone about it, including her now-fiancé, Simon Pinnacle. The thought of Alexander revealing her past sends Milly into a panic. But that’s just the beginning: Simon is bent on bettering his multimillionaire father in business and in marriage; Milly’s bitter father, James, seems to appreciate Milly’s independent older sister, Isobel, more than Milly; Isobel gets pregnant and is certain the father would not want a baby; and Rupert, the other half of the couple Milly had helped out, is now a born-again Christian. Unfortunately, the characters’ struggles with identity, abortion and homosexuality are filtered through strained prose and too-obvious setups. A lighter touch and a tighter story would have helped. (June)
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Review
Praise for Wedding Girl:
“Gutsy prose and an excellent ear for social comedy.”
–Independent
Praise for Sleeping Arrangements:
“A rare breed of beach read that’s breezy but doesn’t wriggle out of difficult adult choices.”
–Entertainment Weekly
“Lightness of touch and witty observation make this a perfect holiday read.”
–Sunday Mirror
“Wickham spins a delightful story… [She] does a bangup job of creating believable characters… Surprises abound as the plot unfolds.”
–Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Gatecrasher:
“Wickham has a shrewdly malicious touch with her characters.”
–The Atlantic Monthly
“A savage and witty social satire.”
–Daily Mail (UK)
“Wickham creates memorable characters who are as unpredictable and multifaceted as they are stylish. Jolly fun.”
–Publishers Weekly
“[A] witty and deeply biting novel of modern manners and morals.”
–Library Journal
Product Description
At the age of eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover, Allan, were an important part of her new, exciting life, so when Rupert suggested to her that she and Allan should get married to keep Allan in the country, Milly didn’t hesitate.
Ten years later, Milly is a very different person and engaged to Simon—who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect. Milly’s secret history is locked away so securely she has almost persuaded herself that it doesn’t exist—until, only four days before her elaborate wedding. To have and to hold takes on a whole new meaning when one bride’s past catches up with her and bring the present crashing down.
With her trademark style of keen insight, and razor sharp wit, Madeleine Wickham introduces her fanatical fan-base, plus a host of new readers to a fresh and irresistible heroine in The Wedding Girl.
About the Author
MADELEINE WICKHAM is the author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Gatecrasher and Sleeping Arrangements. As Sophie Kinsella, she has written the Shopaholic series as well as her recent hardcover, Remember Me. She lives in London.
