I love Adele Parks, and this book was no exception. Rarely do we hear about women and affairs without the author making a long list of excuses or portraying them as being easy, so it's refreshing to read a book that allows you to make your own decisions. First we are introduced to Connie and Luke, who are a happily married couple. Or so we think, until Connie goes on a business trip, and starts a passionate affair with the charming and cheeky John. While Connie deceives her lovely, but quite dull, husband, John takes her to grubby pubs far away and late night dirty phone calls after nights drinking. This was the most interesting part of the book, ...  Read the complete review

"I'm married," I said. "I'm a tart," John smiled Both the defence and the challenge. I. Simply. Can't. Resist Connie lives a happy and normal life - a 9-5 job, a group of brilliant friends, and a fantastic husband she's been happily married to for only a year. But then she meets John Harding, the sexiest and most outrageous man she's ever met. He is confident, funny, arrogant, rude, disrespectful and completely unscrupulous and Connie can't resist. After reading my first of Adele Park's books, Tell Me Something, which I absolutely loved, I was quite excited to get into my second of her novels with some high ...  Read the complete review

I had been told by two friends that this was the best book they had ever read, so I was excited to see this in the library and borrow it. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype. The cover boasts that reading the book will be the closest you will get to having an affair, without actually having one. I don't think so. The plot is about a successful woman called Connie, who has a good career, lives a very nice life and is recently married to Luke. We see her life, her job, her friends and everything seems rosy. Then she goes away to a conference with her work and sees a man from her firm, who is called John and is drop dead gorgeous. ...  Read the complete review

This is so not my cup of tea but picked it up while at my daughters and after reading a few pages decided I would give it a go. The story is basicaly about a young woman Connie who has it all, a wonderful succsessful Husband Luke, a well paid job and a lovely house with a great assortment of friends. The problem is she really hates her job and feels that after a year of marraige something is missing from her life. Her friends are a strange bunch Lucy is the carear woman who cannot se the attraction of marraige and has had her fair share of other peoples husbands. Rose is married to Peter and they have twin boys. Daisy is Roses sister ...  Read the complete review

A friend at work lent me Playing Away by Adele Parks to take on holiday with me. She had thoroughly enjoyed it and suggested I would too. The book is about a group of 30 somethings and the fun, problems and everyday occurences they have during their highly entertaining lives. I think the book was very well written and true to life, you really felt you could relate to the characters. I don't think Adele Parks has written any other books, yet, but if she does I will certainly be buying them. This is a book that will appeal to a wide range of ages, although those with very high morals may be slightly miffed! A fantastic holiday read that you couldn't wait to ..  Read the complete review