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Sleeping Arrangements | 
 enlarge | Author: Madeleine Wickham
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 8373
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312383428
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312383428
ASIN: 0312383428
Publication Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain--perfect.
Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in her new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it, he barely has time for his children. Maybe he'll have a chance to bond with them on holiday. His old friend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain--perfect.
Both families arrive at the villa and realize the awful truth--Gerard has double-booked. What no one else realizes is that Chloe and Hugh have a history; and as tensions rise within the two families, old passions resurface. It seems that Gerard's 'accidental' double booking may not be an accident after all...
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 A WINSOME, WINNING ROMANCE July 8, 2008
Gail Cooke (TX, USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you enjoyed the Shopaholic series which Wickham penned as Sophie Kinsella, you'll relish Sleeping Arrangements, especially as narrated by actress Katherine Kellgren. She has an appealing voice that easily expresses emotions with inflection or tone. Having appeared on the stage in London, New York, and Frankfurt, she's also a whiz at accents (many will remember her well for her reading of a Princess Diana bio). Careful listeners will note with appreciation how she carries off a change in the perfectionist, Amanda.
Speaking of Amanda, she has a new kitchen which is her pride and joy. She's wed to Hugh, who labors almost 24/7 to keep her in the style she wishes. Nonetheless, Amanda always seems to find something else that needs to be bought or done. They have two young children, but Hugh feels like he's on a constant treadmill. What he needs is a respite, a vacation.
Relief comes in the form of his good friend, Gerard, who lends the couple his luxurious villa in Spain.
Chloe also needs a vacation from making wedding dresses. Her partner, Philip, has worries of his own - he's concerned that the takeover of his company may cost him his job. This once happy couple is enduring a strained relationship. You may have guessed - help comes in the form of Gerard who offers Chloe the use of his Spanish villa.
Now, leave it to Wickham - Gerard has put both couples in the villa at the same time, and Chloe and Hugh aren't strangers - he's the guy who stole her heart some years back. What a mix-up or was it?
Sparkling dialogue, likable, amusing characters, sharp wit are Wickham's trademarks, and they're all at the fore in this winsome, winning romance.
- Gail Cooke
 Very funny July 29, 2008
D. Alvarez (Naples, FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was surprised a bit by this book, in that I was expecting a very Shopaholic type of story since this is the same author for those books as well (though she writes under a different name, Sophie Kinsella). Instead, I got a story that was a lot more family and relationship oriented, which is not a bad thing at all. Just different. Despite this surprise, I really enjoyed what I read, and the story is a very funny romp about a summer vacation gone awry. It is a great summer beach book and will make you chuckle quite a bit. Just don't expect to get a Shopaholic like story from it! I would recommend it.
 Boring July 29, 2008
Julia (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's hard to believe that Sophie Kinsella wrote this. She's come a long way in her writing since then. It was almost like a child wrote this book. Her books since and including the Shopaholic series are clever, witty and the characters are always endearing. These characters were very one-dimensional. It had a nice premise but just didn't follow through for me.
Sophie Kinsella 2.0! July 21, 2008
S. Meyer
Winsome is the best word to describe this book...it is a breezy, delightful story about domestic troubles and the allure of past romance. If you liked any of the Sophie Kinsella books, you will want to read this one. It's the same author!!!
 Quick, breezy read August 12, 2008
Mary Longorio (Eagle Mountain, UT)
Sleeping Arrangements is the "newest" installment from Madeline Wickham (aka Sophie Kinsella of the Shopaholic series). First published in the UK in 2001, Sleeping Arrangements is newly released in the United States. It was easy to get caught up in the holiday arrangements gone awry storyline. Chloe who once loved Hugh, but is now raising two boys with Phillip, is off to a family holiday in a borrowed villa in Spain. Hugh, who is now married to Amanda and the father of two girls, is also on his way to Spain for a much needed family holiday at the villa generously loaned by his old school friend Gerard.
With a sharp eye for human foibles and current storylines, Wickham brings the once lovers together and lets the fun begin. Can Hugh convince Chloe he made a mistake when he left without an explanation all those years ago? With the merger of the bank Philip works at with a huge computer firm, is Phillip in danger of losing his job? Will Amanda ever get the wallpaper hangers to stay on the phone? Will Chloe finally be able to understand Hugh's abandonment? This is a quick read and doesn't require much investment. There is one side story line involving the nanny and a teenager that I found distasteful. The story moves quickly and the dialog is sharp. That having been said, this was a fun summer read.
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