I picked up this book in a bargain bookstore - more for the cover truthfully - but once I started to read it the story just flowed along naturally. The story centres around a character called Scarlett who lived her life through the movies but was bored with her non-movie life and had begun to doubt her impending nuptials. Securing a house sitting job in Notting Hill for a month, Scarlett decides to give herself time to think about what she really wants. Whilst in Notting Hill she appears to be living in a film set - walking past THAT blue door, bumping into someone who pours his drink on you, finding yourself in THAT bookshop - you get the ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the 2010 book 'From Notting Hill with Love... actually' by Ali McNamara (her first novel). The front cover of the book is quite appealing of a big cinema front and nice silver sparkly snowdrops. I got it as a swap on read it swap it as I had picked it up (and put it down) in the book shop already. I wasn't sure whether I fancied reading it or not but decided to give it a go. A bit about the book The book follows popcorn machine seller and fixer (what a job!) Scarlett as she faces a sort of mid life crisis. About to get married to the boring David (sounds like more of a business deal with his company of cinemas) and wondering just who ...  Read the complete review