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This winter has seen the release of a number of awesome new books. So pull up those covers, fluff up those pillows and get ready to jump in bed with these pages of pure escapist fiction. Stephanie Pegler, editor of the Chicklit Club gives us the low down on her fav new books for July and August...
 Big name best seller
The Beach House, Jane Green (Publisher: Michael Joseph)
Don’t let the fact that the main character is a 65-year-old woman put you off this novel set on Nantucket island. For Nan – the free-spirited woman who lives in a ramshackle house - shares the storyline with a number of other characters. When Nan finds her savings are running out, she decides to rent out rooms for the summer. Her guests include Daniel, who has finally worked up the courage to leave his wife; and Daff, a divorced mother who’s finding it hard to handle her attention-seeking teenage daughter. Even Nan’s son Michael, a jeweller, comes home to escape a risky love affair. But as they settle in, there is one more visitor to come who will really shake up the happy household.
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 Divine intervention
The Ten Best Days of My Life, Adena Halpern (Publisher: Hachette)
From the woman once called ‘the real-life Carrie Bradshaw’ comes this truly heavenly novel. Personal shopper Alex is hit by a car while walking her dog at 4am. When she gets to heaven she finds herself in seventh heaven - a place where there’s no cellulite, she has a designer wardrobe and a gorgeous guy lives next door. But Alex has to earn her right to stay in this heaven by proving she led a fulfilling life - she has to write about her 10 best days on earth. This is the first novel from magazine columnist Halpern, whose memoir is titled Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown. Click here to buy it now!  Boyfriend bluesRubbish Boyfriends, Jessie Jones (Publisher: HarperCollins) Got a rubbish love life? Then maybe you’ll empathise with Dayna, who has had more than her fair share of no-good boyfriends. First up was Simon who’s got the libido of a rabbit on Viagra. Then there was Chris, a wannabe rock star. And don’t forget wisecracking Archie, oh-so-cool artist Gabriel, too-good-to-be-true Mark and finally Cristian. As we’re taken through Dayna’s romantic history, the present day finds her in a maternity ward - in labour. It’ll keep you turning the pages to find out which one is the father. Jessie Jones is the pseudonym of author Maria Beaumont who wrote last year’s tale of a housewife’s anguished descent, Motherland. Click here to buy it now! Family drama Perfect Match, Jane Moore (Publisher: Century) Get ready for a real heart-wrenching story where a couple learn that their young son has a terminal illness. Their only hope is having a designer baby to provide him with a perfect match bone-marrow transplant. But first a devastating family secret has to be revealed that may just destroy their marriage. Click here to buy it now!  For fashionistasAir Kisses, Zoe Foster (Publisher: Michael Joseph) This debut from a former Australian magazine beauty editor sees Hannah bluff her way into becoming beauty editor at Gloss magazine. Just as she's forging her way in the world of lip glosses, makeovers, PR launches and goodie bags, she reads about her boyfriend and another woman in the gossip pages. If you love your glossies, you’ll love getting an insider’s view into the magazine world.
Click here to find out where to buy this book!  Old-world glamour Holly Would Dream, Karen Quinn (Publisher: Pocket Books) Fashion historian Holly is obsessed with Audrey Hepburn. And with both a wedding and a promotion coming up, her own happy ending seems assured. But over the course of a day she’s left jobless, penniless and single, cruising the Mediterranean in pursuit of a real estate tycoon and a suitcase of stolen Audrey Hepburn gowns. With the Mediterranean and Rome as the backdrops, Holly's adventures begin to resemble one of the 1950s Hollywood movies she so adores. Watch out for more than 125 hidden references to Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant movies. Click here to buy it now!  Blast from the pastDon’t You Forget About Me, Jancee Dunn (Publisher: Ballantine) If you used to have Simon Le Bon posters on your wall, can still remember all the words to Rick Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl and wanted to be Molly Ringwald when you grew up, then you’ll get a nostalgic kick from this novel by a former Rolling Stone writer. The newly divorced Lillian, a New York TV producer, moves back to her parents’ home. With a 20-year school reunion looming, she is forced to confront not only the 80s paraphernalia in her bedroom, but also all the people she thought she’d left behind – including her high school sweetheart. Click here to buy it now!  Rich pickingsSchooled, Anisha Lakhani (Publisher: HarperCollins) Imagine a world where there’s no “the dog ate my homework” excuses – a world where affluent families hire tutors to do their children’s homework. That’s the world Ivy League graduate Anna Taggart lands in when she gets a job at an elite private school in Manhattan. She soon realises that the papers she marks are not the work of her seventh graders, but of their college–educated tutors. Discovering she can make the same hourly rate as a lawyer, Anna secretly works as a tutor by night and starts splashing out on designer items. This is the debut novel from a Manhattan socialite and former teacher. Click here to buy it now!  Fantasy lifeThe Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder, Holly McQueen (Publisher: Arrow) Ready for a new chick lit heroine who’s funny, charming – and whose propensity for daydreaming leads her into all sorts of scrapes? Then Isabel Bookbinder may be just the girl for you. For Isabel, there's no doubt about where she's headed. She wants to be a best-selling author living a glamorous life - only problem is she hasn't yet quite got around to putting pen to paper yet. But Isabel’s not one to let a little thing like that stand in her way. Click here to buy it now!  Independence daysAvoiding Mr Right, Anita Heiss (Publisher: Bantam) In this follow-up to Not Meeting Mr Right, one of the friends, Peta, has finally found her man - the only trouble is, she’s not sure she’s ready to settle down. So when she’s offered a job opportunity in Melbourne, she packs her bags, leaving her doting boyfriend James behind in Sydney. While assimilating into the Melbourne culture by dressing in mostly black, she finds sticking to her vow of celibacy harder than she thought. Click here to buy it now! Stephanie Pegler (9).jpg)
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