Glamour - Louise Bagshawe

Glamour is the 11th novel by best selling writer Louise Bagshawe. I first discovered her several years ago when I read Tall Poppies. Since then I have read all of her books including her back catalogue and she has become one of my favourite writers. Her books normally centre around very strong, successful female characters. The book written prior to Glamour was called Sparkles and was listed in the Sunday Times as a top five bestseller. Sparkles was a book that I could not put down and enjoyed from start to finish. It was full of intrigue, mystery and great characters. So could the latest book possibly live up to its predecessor? -The Main ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of Louise Bagshawe for a good few years now, and when I heard she had bought out another book, I decided to purchase it in hardback, something I don't really do, but this was on special offer. I did have a quick look on Amazon before I ordered the book and was shocked by the low ratings people have given the book. I do in a way understand why they have rated it low, but I will explain why I am giving it 3 stars as I go through the review. *The Author* Louise Bagshawe has written many successful novels, and is now a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party. Her sister is also a successful novelist. For more imformation on the ...  Read the complete review

Sometime ago a friend loaned me the books Monday's Child and Tuesday's Child by Louise Bagshawe, both of which I very much enjoyed, so when I spotted "Glamour" by the same author in the library I had no hesitation in taking it home and looked forward to a good read. The book starts at the end of the story, where 3 young women who were once very close friends are preparing to meet to battle it out as to who should control the Glamour Empire of stores that they started as a threesome a few years before. The story then takes you back to when the friends first met at school in Los Angeles in 1987. Sally Lassiter is the all American girl, ...  Read the complete review

Having been to the car boot sale this weekend, I snagged this up for a grand total of 50p (though it's £3.99 on Amazon). Having now read it, I see why the woman wanted rid of it! It's based around three girls, all of whom go to a swanky private school in America - one from Jordan, one with a very rich Daddy in oil, and one who's father is the British Ambassador. And then things go terribly wrong for them. On the same day, the British Ambassador is sacked for being a drug addict and commits suicide, the Jordan girl's parents trick her into an arranged marriage, and the oil girl's father gets confronted by evidence people in his company have been ...  Read the complete review

Having read the vasy majority of Louise Bagshawe's other novels I wasn't disappointed. She usually sticks to a similiar theme with her writing, with strong, powerful female characters, money, fame and more than a little 'glamour'. This time the book revolves around 3 girls who become unlikely best friends in the playground of their exclusive cliquey girls school in LA. Sally - blonde, rich, beautiful, bubbly, all round american princess, Jane - English, booky, very intelligent and mousy with an English ambassador for a father and Helen or Haya as we come to know later is of Arabian descent with strict upbringing. The story plots the riches to rags ...  Read the complete review