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A Desirable Residence: A Novel of Love, Family, Adultery, and Real Estate
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In mortgage trouble, Liz and Jonathan Chambers are relieved when real-estate agent Marcus Witherspoon appears with the perfect people to rent their second home, but the couple soon finds themselves in the midst of an adulterous tryst.
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Binding CD
Release Date Jun 22, 2010
ISBN 1427210063
EAN 9781427210067
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 | Not as Good as Kinsella Sep 11, 2008 |
I love Sophie Kinsella, so I decided to read all the Wickham books as well. I'm a little sorry I read this one (which I think was her first). I found most of the characters at best unpleasant and at worst reprehensible. Only Jonathan had any decency and deserved better than an adulterous wife who "deserved" her affair. And that's all it was. She wasn't in love. If she had been, I might have forgiven her. Anthea, I think, meant well, but she really didn't know how to go about motivating her sons. And Alice was a brat, although I could understand her loneliness when her best friend moved away. Ginny may have wanted the best for Piers, but she didn't really give him the support he needed. Marcus was a jerk. I admit to feeling bad for Piers at the end, and I hope things eventually went well for him. By the end, I really didn't care that much about what happened to the characters.
Wickham's later books, The Tennis Party, Swimming Pool Sunday, Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three (although I have some issues with that as far as a pregnant woman/new mother having cocktails on a regular basis), and Sleeping Arrangements are better, but Kinsella has a light touch and sense of humor that Wickham lacks. | | |  | Depressing Read May 18, 2006 |
| I just finished this book and it was HORRIBLE! I thought maybe if I kept reading it would get better...guess what? It didn't, it got worse. It's described as being sharp and funny by Family Circle but I honestly think they read another book because there was absolutely nothing funny whatsoever about this thing. It's about a bunch of different people that are connected because of a house that the Chambers are trying to sell. The only people that I weren't annoyed with in this book were Jonathan Chambers, Witherstone's two boys, and Piers. The rest are shallow and superficial. I also hated the way one person is telling the story and in the next paragraph someone else is and it's all in first person. I don't understand! I love everything written under her other name (Sophie Kinsella)! | | |  | if you like wickham Sep 9, 2002 |
| check out Confessions of a Shopaholic, written under her pseudonym Sophie Kinsalla | | | | Lots of fun Jun 1, 2001 |
| This was a great read, well worth the money I spent, which I can't say for every book I buy. I wish this author had more available, because this is the kind of book I like to take on trips. It has interesting characters, a compelling story line that moves along quickly, intelligent writing, and lots of charm. | | |  | hated for it to end Jan 17, 2001 |
| Madeleine Wickham describes her characters in such a manner that you are drawn to each one..although they all have human failings.There were so many twists and turns and I couldn't see how it all would get together..much less turn out well. But....everything came together in a very satisfying way. I loved this book and really was sorry to end it. If you're a fan of Rosamunde Pilcher, you will love this book too. | | | Write your own review about A Desirable Residence: A Novel of Love, Family, Adultery, and Real Estate
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