The WAG's Diary - Alison Kervin

I have just finished reading The Wags Diary!! Now, I like to consider myself something of an intellectual so before you start to judge there are two reasons why I even picked up this book: 1. I borrowed it from a friend so did not actually purchase it myself. 2. The lead Wag character's husband plays for Luton Town and I am a Luton Town supporter so wanted to see if it contained any information about the Hatters! The Wag's diary is a fiction book that capitalises on this nations love and/or hate of WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends for those of you who don't know what it means). Basically the term was coined during the last football World Cup where ...  Read the complete review

Through the very productive book club that myself and a couple of my friends run through work I managed to finally get my hands on this little gem of a book. Getting a little jaded from reading my normally favourite "salt of the earth" wartime books, where the families managed to live on three pence halfpenny a month, this new book made a very welcome change! The book I will now review is "The wags diary, by Alison Kervin" My friend had previously read it, and through our morning coffee break at work she couldn't stop herself from laughing out loud in places, even telling us the barest of details, giving the general jist of ...  Read the complete review

Tracie and Dean are the Posh and Becks of Luton Town FC - him as captain of the team, her as queen of the WAGs. A veteran with some 12 (shhhh) years experience, Tracie knows all there is to know about being a footballer's wife, and is happy to help the new, inexperienced girls find their way through a maze of fake tan, killer heels and skirts so short they'd show your pants if you were actually wearing any. When one of these newbies suggests she publish her wisdom she initially dismisses the idea - she's a WAG, not a writer - but with a little encouragement she soon finds herself in a brand new world of blogs, magazine columns and TV appearances. Tracie truly ...  Read the complete review

Normally this is not a book I would have even considered reading, but I got a copy free with last months Glamour magazine, so thought I would give it a shot. ~The Plot~ Tracie Martin is wife of Luton Town footballer Dean Martin, who is also team captain. Married for 12 years with a daughter, Paskia Rose, Tracie is considered queen WAG (the nickname given to Wives and Girlfriends of football players in case you're not familiar). With her tiny micro skirts, brassy blonde hair extensions, and luminous orange tan, Tracie's life is a whirlwind of hair appointments, spray tans and shopping trips. She has a nightmare of a mother, Angie, who ...  Read the complete review

The Wag's Diary is a book that was lent to me by a friend when I had nothing else to read. They had gotten it free in a magazine. When I finished the book, I was very glad that neither of us had spent any money on it! The Wag's Diary is centred on wag's as you might expect from the title. For those of you who don't know, a 'wag,' is the term used to refer to the wives and girlfriends of footballers. They all have a very stereotypical image of being thick, very skinny and using their husbands money to go on countless shopping sprees. Its safe to say that this book does nothing to disprove the stereotypes, and in fact encourages them. However, this book must be ...  Read the complete review