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The Cinderella of Old Kent Road

Jenny Colgan

The Cinderella of Old Kent Road

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ISBN:
9781847441607

Sphere

A Sphere title

Maderia is a girl about town - living the party lifestyle with daddy footing the bill. But when she gets embroiled in a scandalous affair, she is thrown out of home and left to fend for herself on the mean streets of London.

Scraping a living as a cleaner in a photographic studio, living in a bedsit on the Old Kent Road, eating baked beans from the can - this is one spectacular fall from grace. On top of that, she is papped by photographers every time she leaves the flat, with her so-called friends laughing at her downfall. But stepping in to solve a crisis at the studio, Maderia discovers that she is also quite handy with a camera, and a new career behind the lense is born.

But when she is hired as the photographer for a society wedding, Madeira is thrust back into her old lifestyle, and discovers that perhaps money can't buy you happiness after all …

Reviews

Praise for Jenny Colgan:

  • 'A delicious comedy' Red
  • 'Witty and clever' Heat
  • 'Fast-paced, funny, poignant and well observed' Daily Mail
  • 'Hugely entertaining and very funny' Cosmopolitan
  • 'A funny, clever page-turner' Closer
  • 'A quirky tale of love, work and the meaning of life' Company
  • 'She is very, very funny' Express
  • 'A smart, witty love story' Observer
  • For West End Girls: 'A delicious comedy' Red
  • 'Witty and clever' Heat
  • 'Fast-paced, funny, poignant and well observed' Daily Mail
  • 'Hugely entertaining and very funny' Cosmopolitan
  • 'A funny, clever page-turner' Closer
  • 'A quirky tale of love, work and the meaning of life' Company
  • 'She is very, very funny' Express
  • 'A smart, witty love story' Observer
  • For West End Girls: ‘a chick-lit writer with a difference . . . never scared to try something different, Colgan always pulls it off . . . West End Girls is very funny, very sweet and very entertaining’ Image
  • ‘A Colgan novel is like listening to your best pal, souped up on vino, spilling the latest gossip – entertaining, dramatic and frequently hilarious’ Daily Record
  • ‘an entertaining read’ Sunday Express
  • ‘West End Girls is the perfect summer sunbather, easy to read, packed with gags and truths’ Irish News

Hardback

Published 07/08/2008

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