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 Spa Wars - Chris Manby
 Spa Wars - Chris Manby ... from Carina Lees, immaculately-groomed reality TV star and Z-list celebrity, she can't believe her luck.With just one other member of staff to help her out at her Essex salon 'The Beauty Spot', Emily is pushed for time as well as money, and so Carina's patronage -- and the subsequent financial success of the salon is more welcome than a sunbed session in December. But even with the assistance of skilled-yet-shabby new girl Natalie, things start to go mysteriously wrong, and it soon becomes clear that someone's got it in for the salon. And with tactics dirtier than a gardener's fingernails, the battle of the beauticians commences. For under all the makeup and manicures, Carina is not who she seems, and although confronting the past can be more painful than a bikini wax, Emily eventually has to stare the truth in the face and realise it's what's inside that really counts.Newest Review: ... in Matt, The Beauty Spot's male client, come business advisor, Emily finds herself turning to Matt for business advice but ... more ... appears too scared to expand the business. When Carina pops back for a quick manicure, she also suggests Emily takes on more staff to expand the business.
Enter Natalie, a scruffy lady with the right qualifications for the job. Emily takes one look at Natalie and refuses to hire her thinking she hasn't got the right appearance for a job in the beauty industry. When Emily's one and only colleague goes off sick right at the moment Natalie walks through the door, Natalie takes over and proves she can do the job ...more |
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Spa Wars - Chris Manby: Don't upset the lady with the wax pot! (596 words)
by - written on 17/10/09 (Very useful, 55 readings)
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I had read a lot of reviews about Spa Wars and it had been on my wish list for quite some time before I finally got around to reading it. Emily Brown has her own beauty salon called "The Beauty Spot". The salon is Emily's dream but she just isn't as busy as she would like to be, that is until she is paid a late evening visit from reality TV star Carina Lees. Carina happens upon the Beauty Spot when her acrylic nail breaks and Emily fixes it for her in time for her to attend an evening of TV awards. Carina is grateful to Emily for saving the day that she gives the Beauty Spot a mention on TV the following day. Once this happens Emily and her ... Read the complete review
Catfights and Cuticles (459 words)
by - written on 06/10/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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I have read a few off Chris Manby's books, and although I wouldn't describe her as one of my favourites, I have found them very enjoyable. I picked up this one as part of a 3 for £5 deal in The Works. Emily Brown has always dreamed of being a beauty therapist and has just opened her own salon, The Beauty Spot. Determined to make a success of her new business she is looking at new ways to promote her business, when by chance hot new reality TV star Carina Lees breaks an acrylic nail on the way to an award ceremony and calls on Emily's services. Suddenly business is booming, with people coming from out of town to book an appointment at Carina's favourite salon, ... Read the complete review
Spa Wars - Chris Manby: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the salon! (490 words)
by - written on 01/03/09 (Very useful, 348 readings)
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I've read quite a few of Chris Manby's novels and they are always lighthearted enjoyable reads. Spa Wars is no exception and it's the sort of book that you can read very easily in just a few days. Spa Wars tells the story of Emily Brown, a young woman who achieves her ambition of opening her own beauty salon. Things start off going very well especially when she receives a public endorsement from latest reality star, Carina Lees. It looks as though The Beauty Spot is going to be a roaring success! That is until everything starts to go wrong - the salon is burgled, gentlemen start making appointments expecting treatments very different from the ones that Emily ... Read the complete review
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