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Denial
The Girl Talk presenters are out of work and out for revenge on the man who publicly humiliated them and destroyed their careers. So when James Almond, the ruthless controller of Channel 6, is murdered, suspicion falls on all five women. Was it icy Julia Hill, recovering from the car crash that almost killed her and blaming James for her crippling injuries? Naughty diva Lesley Gold, who is famed for holding a grudge? Sweet Karen King, who has finally learned to stand up for herself? Ambitious Cheryl, or weak Faye? As the girls battle to get back on television, sort out their tangled love lives and avoid arrest, the body count starts to rise. Who is the killer, and will they be able to stop her - or him - in time? Full of glamour, scandal and intrigue, Denial is a funny and fabulous read.
409 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2011
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Coleen Nolan
11 books17 followersSince joining Loose Women in 2000, Coleen has caused controversy with her outspoken opinions and often headline-grabbing stories. Her loose lips and saucy innuendos regularly get her in trouble too, but she can’t help it, she's a big flirt. Actually her flirty antics have often left gorgeous male guests in shock – do you remember a rather upfront chat with Enrique Iglesias? She's a massive fan of Simon Cowell and have even had erotic dreams about him! She was thrilled when the L.W panel presented her with a surprise birthday card from him on the show but she's still waiting for the real thing! As much as she loves her job, she's a real home-body and loves being a wife and mother. She tied the knot with musician Ray Fensome in November 2007 after he proposed to her on her 40th birthday. They have one daughter together, Ciara, who was born in June 2001. Previously married to actor Shane Ritchie for 10 years they have two sons, Shane Jnr and Jake. She has spoken openly on Loose Women about her struggle with the break-up. Actually her appearance on Trisha's Celebrity Heartbreak led to a guest appearance on Loose Women and an offer to become a regular panellist!
As you may know she is a member of The Nolan Sisters, whose success chalked up two Royal Performances, record sales in Britain and more than nine million records sold in Japan - that's more than The Beatles!. She joined the band in 1980 aged just 15. Their biggest hit, I'm In the Mood For Dancing has become a cult classic. She's also presented on This Morning and appeared as a panellist on The Wright Stuff. Coleen also had a weekly column in Woman magazine and a parenting column in the Daily Mirror. As well as a regular panellist on Loose Women Coleen also took part in ITV’s Dancing On Ice in 2009 reaching the semi final.. Although she was dreading it at first, she really enjoyed it, even if she was being held together by sellotape by the end!. Her autobiography 'Upfront and Personal' was a top seller followed by her 1st novel 'Envy', which also charted highly. Her 3rd fitness Dvd 'Lets get Physical' was released in 2010 following on from The Nolans 2009 sellout reunion tour. In 2010 Coleen was asked to return to ITV's flagship morning show 'This Morning', almost a decade after they discarded her. Coleen has worked hard to prove her detractor's wrong and is currently one of the shining jewels in ITV's crown.
As you may know she is a member of The Nolan Sisters, whose success chalked up two Royal Performances, record sales in Britain and more than nine million records sold in Japan - that's more than The Beatles!. She joined the band in 1980 aged just 15. Their biggest hit, I'm In the Mood For Dancing has become a cult classic. She's also presented on This Morning and appeared as a panellist on The Wright Stuff. Coleen also had a weekly column in Woman magazine and a parenting column in the Daily Mirror. As well as a regular panellist on Loose Women Coleen also took part in ITV’s Dancing On Ice in 2009 reaching the semi final.. Although she was dreading it at first, she really enjoyed it, even if she was being held together by sellotape by the end!. Her autobiography 'Upfront and Personal' was a top seller followed by her 1st novel 'Envy', which also charted highly. Her 3rd fitness Dvd 'Lets get Physical' was released in 2010 following on from The Nolans 2009 sellout reunion tour. In 2010 Coleen was asked to return to ITV's flagship morning show 'This Morning', almost a decade after they discarded her. Coleen has worked hard to prove her detractor's wrong and is currently one of the shining jewels in ITV's crown.
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February 24, 2011
The ladies of Girl Talk are back, and out for revenge against their former boss James Almond after their unceremonious sacking from their hit day time talk show. Julia is still recuperating from her horrific car crash, and has been shunning the public eye ever since. She’s still determined to make James pay for ruining her life, at whatever cost. Karen King is off the bandwagon when it comes to her diet, and has piled on the pounds once more, convincing herself as well that her husband Dave is having an affair behind her back. Faye Cole is coping with life as a single after husband Mike’s desertion after her lesbian affair with co-presenter Cheryl. Faye is struggling with the demands of baby Daisy, and is turning to something else to get her through the day. Will the 5 women, all out for revenge, make James pay for ruining their careers in one fell swoop? Or is he the one who will get the ultimate revenge?
Denial is the follow up to Coleen Nolan’s fabulous debut novel Envy, which both Leah and I loved last year. I was surprised to be honest that she chose to bring back the characters, as often a sequel can disappoint if it isn’t done properly but I am really pleased to say that bringing back the Girl Talk characters was absolutely the right move by Nolan, and made for a great reading experience! You can read this as a stand alone novel if you want to, as things are explained well enough for you to get the gist of Envy‘s storyline but it of course works better if you have read the previous novel.
The book begins with what is happening to the ladies after the scandalous ending of the last book, and everything certainly isn’t rosy for them after their careers at Girl Talk have ended. Each of them has their own grudge to bear, be it against one of their former colleagues or their former boss James, but they have no idea how to go about getting revenge for it. They all want a career back again, especially Julia and Lesley but know they probably won’t be able to work as a team again, especially if James get back at the helm of the television channel once more. It’s an exciting ride to see just what 5 women scorned are going to do next, and it certainly is a fantastic ride!
Again, Nolan has brought alive these 5 women characters, who I am convinced must all be loosely based on some her colleagues at Loose Women, simply because they are so well written, and you can’t help but get engrossed with their story as you read. At first, I did find it a little difficult to keep up with some of the other characters that come into the book, but once I got into my stride, I found it easy to keep up and the constant switching was not a problem at all. In fact, it keeps the momentum of the book going really well, and I didn’t want to put it down for fear of missing yet another revelation! The writing style is very easy to read, with the third person past narrative working well for the multiple characters. Nolan switches back and forth between them with ease, and
There are some really shocking events within this book, 1 of which was an absolute shock and I could not believe what I was reading! Nolan has really chosen to shock her readers with the turns she takes this book on, and breaks away from the mould of usual chick-lit with the direction this goes in. I absolutely loved that she did this, it was such a bolt out of the blue that was completely unexpected, and I read until the end because I was so desperate to find out the consequences of the events that occurred and how it would all end for the women of Girl Talk! I think the ending has been left open enough for Nolan to bring back the 5 women again, yet I do feel it’d be nice to see something new from her, because this could also be a good ending for this set of characters.
Everything about this book is brilliant, and despite the fact I don’t really like Nolan on the television and tend not to like “celebrity” written books, I have to say Nolan has produced an absolutely fantastic read here, and I can’t recommend it highly enough, especially if you were a fan of her first book “Envy”. The characters are all fantastic, well written and perfectly fit the story they are surrounded by, the narrative moves at a good pace and keeps the book moving and exciting, and the story is shocking and completely compulsive. It’s certainly not what you’d expect from normal chick lit but I love that it broke the mould and did something totally different – you really do have to read it, if only to find out what shocking events take place! Brilliant!
Denial is the follow up to Coleen Nolan’s fabulous debut novel Envy, which both Leah and I loved last year. I was surprised to be honest that she chose to bring back the characters, as often a sequel can disappoint if it isn’t done properly but I am really pleased to say that bringing back the Girl Talk characters was absolutely the right move by Nolan, and made for a great reading experience! You can read this as a stand alone novel if you want to, as things are explained well enough for you to get the gist of Envy‘s storyline but it of course works better if you have read the previous novel.
The book begins with what is happening to the ladies after the scandalous ending of the last book, and everything certainly isn’t rosy for them after their careers at Girl Talk have ended. Each of them has their own grudge to bear, be it against one of their former colleagues or their former boss James, but they have no idea how to go about getting revenge for it. They all want a career back again, especially Julia and Lesley but know they probably won’t be able to work as a team again, especially if James get back at the helm of the television channel once more. It’s an exciting ride to see just what 5 women scorned are going to do next, and it certainly is a fantastic ride!
Again, Nolan has brought alive these 5 women characters, who I am convinced must all be loosely based on some her colleagues at Loose Women, simply because they are so well written, and you can’t help but get engrossed with their story as you read. At first, I did find it a little difficult to keep up with some of the other characters that come into the book, but once I got into my stride, I found it easy to keep up and the constant switching was not a problem at all. In fact, it keeps the momentum of the book going really well, and I didn’t want to put it down for fear of missing yet another revelation! The writing style is very easy to read, with the third person past narrative working well for the multiple characters. Nolan switches back and forth between them with ease, and
There are some really shocking events within this book, 1 of which was an absolute shock and I could not believe what I was reading! Nolan has really chosen to shock her readers with the turns she takes this book on, and breaks away from the mould of usual chick-lit with the direction this goes in. I absolutely loved that she did this, it was such a bolt out of the blue that was completely unexpected, and I read until the end because I was so desperate to find out the consequences of the events that occurred and how it would all end for the women of Girl Talk! I think the ending has been left open enough for Nolan to bring back the 5 women again, yet I do feel it’d be nice to see something new from her, because this could also be a good ending for this set of characters.
Everything about this book is brilliant, and despite the fact I don’t really like Nolan on the television and tend not to like “celebrity” written books, I have to say Nolan has produced an absolutely fantastic read here, and I can’t recommend it highly enough, especially if you were a fan of her first book “Envy”. The characters are all fantastic, well written and perfectly fit the story they are surrounded by, the narrative moves at a good pace and keeps the book moving and exciting, and the story is shocking and completely compulsive. It’s certainly not what you’d expect from normal chick lit but I love that it broke the mould and did something totally different – you really do have to read it, if only to find out what shocking events take place! Brilliant!
July 8, 2015
There is no "Denial" that the author has tried really hard to express the woes of women in the industry which gets progressively uglier as you read on. You tend to lose track and keep up with the suspense which gets paler and paler just like Fayes' face. If you some how like the Kardasians, you'll probably like this too.
April 4, 2011
I'd give this 3.5 stars. I enyoyed the book- but did enjoy the first one more. It follows the 'girls' after they were axed from the 'Girl Talk' show. The Head of the tv channel is killed and the stars are under suspicion. Who killed him?!
February 13, 2011
Wow this was amazing better than the 1st sequel to this one. I hope she continues writing about girl talk :-)
March 16, 2011
Another fab book from Coleen, really enjoying them and a good follow up from the first one
June 7, 2011
love it so far!!
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