Making of Minty Malone - Isabel Wolff

~~~ The Story ~~~ This tale begins on the title character's wedding day as she is preparing for the biggest day of her life. Unfortunately the day turns out to be not quite as Minty had planned when her fiancé Dominic dumps her at the altar in front of all her family and friends. So Minty and her best friend head off to Paris on what would have been Minty's honeymoon. In Paris, Minty meets a British writer named Joe who pops up again when she returns home. The book follows Minty through the course of a year or so. During this time she makes lots of changes to her life and eventually ends up much happier without ...  Read the complete review

This was the second of Isabel Wolff's novels that I had read, the first being The Trials of Tiffany Trott, which I reviewed not long ago. I quite enjoyed that one, so I was looking forward to reading this. ~The Plot~ We first meet Minty Malone on her wedding day. She's getting married to successful insurance salesman Dominic. As Minty begins to tell us about Dominic, we start to realise that he might not quite as perfect as she would have us believe. She tells us how Dominic tells her what to wear, and how he won't go to any of the places she likes, yet drags her on golf and fishing holidays. She tells us though, that she doesn't mind, because love ...  Read the complete review