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The Good Bride Guide - Matt Dunn


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The Good Bride Guide - Matt Dunn

 
Description: ISBN 1847395236 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Matt Dunn / Paperback / 384 Pages / Book is published 2009-10-01 by Pocket Books

Newest Review: ... life really that bad? Should he just swallow his pride and go crawling back to his most-recent and rather evil ex, and grovel ... more

 ... for another shot? If this were chick-lit of the normal kind, the answer would be predictable, with him meeting a nice girl, probably right at the last minute, though potentially someone he has known all along but overlooked until now, and sailing off into the sunset with her. But this is bloke-lit, so things aren't so simple. Ben is a nice enough character whose situation you can certainly empathise with, but he's a definite bloke under all his new-man pretences, and that's where things begin to get interesting. Gon...more

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Crowned Review The Good Bride Guide - Matt Dunn: Wife Wanted: Apply Within (581 words)
by - written on 02/12/09 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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As he approaches a milestone birthday, Ben begins to think back on his old relationships. While none of them seemed right at the time, he's not quite sure that the other option - his current single status - is really any better. With a good friend about to enter into an arranged marriage, Ben has the by this point predictable yet wacky idea that he needs the same thing - a nice young woman hand-picked for him by his parents. After all, who knows him better than they do? Except, lovely people though they are, they're not exactly what anyone would call 'with it', as their early attempts at matchmaking clearly show. Has Ben made a huge mistake in enlisting their ...  Read the complete review

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Premium Review The Good Bride Guide to NOT Letting Your Parents Choose Your ... (655 words)
by - written on 30/09/09 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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Ben Grant has just been dumped by his 29th girlfriend. Not only that but he is also having to face his thirtieth birthday which is rapidly approaching. Desperate to find the perfect woman, like his friend Ash who is having an arranged marriage with Priti, Ben sets out to find himself his perfect bride. He enlists the help of his parents in his bid to find his perfect bride but soon finds out that the women his parents pick out for him just aren't for him. His parents, however, love the idea and set about their task with gusto. After a bunch of disastrous dates, Ben calls off his search for the perfect bride. But what will happen when Ben meets his ideal ...  Read the complete review

 

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