Janey is a lingerie model who enjoys trading on her beauty and sex appeal and the power that she has over men. Throughout her adult life, she's thought nothing of trading on this power to snare rich men and bag a piece of the lifestyle that she's coveted, but is it really all it's cracked up to be? From the previous two sentences, you're probably thinking that Janey is one of those characters who comes across as hugely unlikeable and you'd be right for much of the book. I couldn't say that I particularly liked her character, despite a few waves of sympathy and there was a point around three-quarters of the way in that I started to see her character as vindictive as well .  Read the complete review

I loved the American television show Sex and the City so when I obtained Trading Up by the same author I was expecting astute observations on whatever topic was under the microscope delivered with a razor sharp wit. In fact everything that made Sex and the City fabulously entertaining. It has all the ingredients necessary to achieve this. Janey Wilcox might have come from working class roots but both she and her sister have hit the big time. Patty is the wife of the multimillionaire musician Digger whilst Janey is the lingerie model of the moment. The face of Victoria's Secret, she has a wardrobe to die for and invitations to all the hip and happening parties, ...  Read the complete review