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| Original Title: | Monday's Child |
| ISBN: | 144500206X (ISBN13: 9781445002064) |
Louise Bagshawe
Audio CD | Pages: 125 pages Rating: 3.6 | 1139 Users | 74 Reviews
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| Title | : | Monday's Child |
| Author | : | Louise Bagshawe |
| Book Format | : | Audio CD |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 125 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2008 by ISIS Audio Books (first published January 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Fiction. Humor |
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According to the old rhyme "Monday's child is fair of face" - but life isn't always so simple Gorgeous goddesses seem to surround script-reader and wannabe movie-maker Anna Brown - from her deranged glamour-queen boss to her perfect pouting flat-mates. For Anna, being less-than-beautiful is very hard to bear. With a dead-end job and a ghastly boyfriend, she wonders if she can ever be a success. In fashion and beauty crazed London, perhaps being talented just isn't enough. Enter Mark Swan, Britain's hottest director. Rugged, reclusive and powerful, everybody wants a piece of him - from studio heads to supermodels. He could be Ann's ticket to the top, but how can she ever hope to snag such a big star? Fed up of being downbeat and dowdy, Anna decides to chase her dreams and, with a little help from her friends, embarks on a madcap scheme to get just what she's after...Rating Based On Books Monday's Child
Ratings: 3.6 From 1139 Users | 74 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books Monday's Child
Great pool/beach read - read this over a long weekend on vacation. Interesting story, but I felt like it ended very abruptly. I would have liked to have seen an epilogue of some sort. I enjoyed the development of the character Janet, but was surprised she didn't become a stylist or something in the fashion industry since they focused so much on how she was able to pick clothes out for Anna that looked good on her.Ive read this book every summer for almost ten years, actually maybe its longer. Always makes me giggle ❤
Good read with a likeable heroine. I enjoyed reading her slow transformation and seeing her gain confidence. Anna is a script reader for a production company and low on the totem pole, she often finds herself scurrying around for her boss and sneered at by her fellow coworkers. She rooms with two models both terrified of getting older or gaining weight and losing their jobs. A common theme seems to be other characters putting Anna down to make themselves look and feel better. When power
I picked this up as a quick-read with no high hopes, but I was pleasantly surprised. Although the story is an old one and not very surprising, I was really enthralled with Bagshawe's good writing and character development. Of course it would make a great movie:) And, I have to say, I'm disappointed that the end ended when it did; I'm sad I didn't get to see the heroine more happy! Great read!
Typical, plain-dowdy-but-smart-girl-works-as-assistant-for-powerful-industry-type (skip-skip-skip) she's-gonna-make-it-after-all (toss hat in air). There is a keen sense of humor at work here and some well developed characters... too bad I discovered whilst reading and online interview that the author is somewhat of a right-wing, Conservative Party shill with political ambitions. Silly - that only happens in books...
funny, sometimes a little angsty little thing. Somewhat similar to The devil wears Prada in the set up. Anna, "the go-to-girl" works for this really b* on wheels of a movie producer in London. As a script reader, Anna is mandated to find "the" script that will prevent her boss from being axed by the new management. In the process, Anna finds love and happiness. A very light, funny read.
Actually I was surprised I liked it as much as I did. When I first opened the book I was slightly dreading the many pages at the beginning of most novels where you have to wait in vain for the lead man to finally show up. Instead, I was delighted to discover the main man only a few pages in! This book was also at some moments surprisingly funny. And I do not often laugh. It's usually the surprises that make you laugh.
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