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 Venus Envy - Louise Bagshawe
 Venus Envy - Louise Bagshawe ... bad case of 'Venus' envy ...Her little sister Gail is an irritating waif-like beauty. Femme fatale Keishahas shotup the ladder of successin her career. And Bronwen istotally hip and supremely funky.It's time for Alex to take some action --get out, strut her stuff and give Venus a run for her money. Though she's more or less solvent, Alex's life isn't getting any simpler, thanks to her dreary City job, lack of dates and spending money, and her infatuation with her very charming, very married boss. An invitation to the wedding of an old school friend and the brother of her old friend Tom seems like the perfect escape - until super-babe Snowy turns up and sets her cap at the groom, the charming boss turns up with his immaculate wife, and Tom takes it into his head to blame Alex for the ensuing disasters.Newest Review: ... younger sister who doesn't really do much, and Alex herself, our little heroine. Alex is supposed to be the typical type ... more ... of girl with whom we can all identify, but somehow it doesn't really work. After all, how many of us go to Oxford, can sculpt, erm, sculptures at the flick of a wrist and sleep with out married bosses without being after a raise. (Lol, not that I would ever sleep with my boss to get a raise, but then she's female and straight so I wouldn't really be her type). Alex's mother w
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Venus Envy - Louise Bagshawe: Do You Envy My Venus? Do You? (1063 words)
by zoe_page_1 - written on 21/12/01 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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Last Summer, I did the standard "stocking up on big thick magazines that might last me a fraction of my 3 months stay" thing before going away to Vienna. One of the magazines I bought was Company, and being the summer issue it came with a free beach novel, Venus Envy. I wasn't that impressed by the blurb on the back, but never being one to throw books away, I stashed it neatly on a shelf for a while. Fast forward 5 months and we've popped home for a family party. I have with me all the books I've read since going back to uni in September and need some new ones to return to Manchester with, so open comes my bag and in plops this lovely novel. I ...
Top of the (beach trash) crop! (639 words)
by missbrowneyedgirl - written on 31/08/01 (Very useful, 167 readings)
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Beaches and trashy novels. Why, they go hand in hand just like peaches and cream, pen and paper, me and a Jaguar XK8... Oops! Drifted off into dreamworld again! Well my point is that when you are lazing on the beach, with a fair sized hangover and a restless nature you need a book. Not just any old book though! Something easygoing, that keeps your interest and preferably is quite amusing. Louise Bagshawe has the fine art of writing acceptable (and in this case outstanding) beach book down to a tee. Previous years I have had the pleasure of The Movie and Career Girls so when Company magazine were kind enough to offer me Venus Envy for free, who was I to turn my ...
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