After enjoying a couple of Tess Stimson's other books I couldn't wait to get stuck into another one! This book I bought at the same time as her book 'The Infidelity chain' but, I had saved this one to take away with me and read on the plane as that way I knew I would have an author I liked to keep me company on the long flight! The author: Tess Stimson is an English author who now lives in Vermont, USA with her husband and three children. She has written 6 fiction books and two none fiction and also writes for the Daily Mail. She also sometimes writes for women's magazines and was once a producer for ITN. Plot: Clare ...  Read the complete review

At first glance The Cradle Snatcher looks like a standard chick lit offering with its metallic pink cover, but having read and really enjoyed The Adultery Club and The Infidelity Chain I was expecting more than fluffy fiction in Tess Stimson's latest offering. As her previous titles suggest, Stimson tends to tackle the grittier side of relationships and The Cradle Snatcher is no different. For every women who ever wished they had a handsome, rich toy boy she book will certainly tell you that the grass is not always greener. Although there is some overlap of minor characters from the two previous novels, this is a stand alone novel, so no reading of the ...  Read the complete review

I finished reading this book yesterday after several days of being unable to put it down as it was a real page-turner, and I couldn't wait to find out how it all ended. The main character is Clare, who is a businesswoman with her own chain of flower shops in London. Despite being hugely successful in her career, she finds it impossible to cope after giving birth to twins. Much to the dismay and anger of her younger husband, Marc, she hires a nanny (Jenna) so that she can get back to work. The book charts the relationships between these three characters, as well as with the slightly more minor characters such as Xan (Clare's brother), Davina (Clare and Xan's ...  Read the complete review