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Getting Mad, Getting Even
Georgie and Flick are a girl's best friend - and secret weapon. Their agency, Domestic Angels, provides invaluable help to armies of harassed women. After years of hard work, Georgie and Flick have built a small but grateful clientele - doing everything from booking the plumber to replacing dead hamsters. Then one evening, they are visited by a pale, nervous-looking woman who makes the strangest request yet. Her husband has combined a take-over with a leg-over. Would Georgie and Flick help her get her own back? It isn't long before word gets out. Inundated with requests from angry wives, Georgie and Flick begin to wonder whether all these men are really as black as they are painted. Meanwhile, the disgruntled husband of a client has rumbled them. It may be that they aren't the only masters of revenge after all...
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Annie Sanders
21 books51 followersAnnie Ashworth and Meg Sanders met at ante–natal classes and bonded as they learnt the benefits of raspberry leaf tea and relaxation breathing. Neither remedy worked but a friendship was born.
Annie's background is in advertising copywriting and journalism. She cut her teeth on a great little magazine called Southside, and put in the journo donkey work at Essentials, editing knitting patterns, and the late lamented Woman's Journal. Since going freelance in 1990, she has written for several publications including the Evening Standard and Homes and Gardens, as well as editing Inspector Morse for serial in the Sunday People, without giving away whodunnit. She has three boys and has built her own house on a hill in Warwickshire. She is director of the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival.
Meg comes from a book publishing background, though she started out by translating thirteen volumes of robot technology from French to English. Things got more interesting when she edited and wrote a series of activity books telling children how to cover the kitchen table in glitter and PVA glue. This was obviously before she had children of her own. After a diploma in horticulture, she edited and wrote gardening books but still can't work how to prune apple trees. She is married, has twins – a boy and a girl – and lives near Stratford upon Avon.
They started out together with a mission to save the planet from grammatical horrors and badly placed apostrophes by offering their services as website content writers. Luckily they were rescued from catatonia (after a very dull foray with a government quango report) by the commission to write a book. Trade Secrets resulted, a spin off from the cult BBC2 series of the same name, and was followed by Trade Secrets Christmas, How to Beat the System, Trade Secrets Parenting, Fat Club, Celebrity Fit Club, The Property Chain, but they definitely didn't write a Channel 4 book called Am I Good In Bed? (A title that doesn't bear an answer but the research was entertaining.)
A tedious train journey spawned the germ of an idea for a novel and the rest is literary legend...
Annie's background is in advertising copywriting and journalism. She cut her teeth on a great little magazine called Southside, and put in the journo donkey work at Essentials, editing knitting patterns, and the late lamented Woman's Journal. Since going freelance in 1990, she has written for several publications including the Evening Standard and Homes and Gardens, as well as editing Inspector Morse for serial in the Sunday People, without giving away whodunnit. She has three boys and has built her own house on a hill in Warwickshire. She is director of the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival.
Meg comes from a book publishing background, though she started out by translating thirteen volumes of robot technology from French to English. Things got more interesting when she edited and wrote a series of activity books telling children how to cover the kitchen table in glitter and PVA glue. This was obviously before she had children of her own. After a diploma in horticulture, she edited and wrote gardening books but still can't work how to prune apple trees. She is married, has twins – a boy and a girl – and lives near Stratford upon Avon.
They started out together with a mission to save the planet from grammatical horrors and badly placed apostrophes by offering their services as website content writers. Luckily they were rescued from catatonia (after a very dull foray with a government quango report) by the commission to write a book. Trade Secrets resulted, a spin off from the cult BBC2 series of the same name, and was followed by Trade Secrets Christmas, How to Beat the System, Trade Secrets Parenting, Fat Club, Celebrity Fit Club, The Property Chain, but they definitely didn't write a Channel 4 book called Am I Good In Bed? (A title that doesn't bear an answer but the research was entertaining.)
A tedious train journey spawned the germ of an idea for a novel and the rest is literary legend...
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January 29, 2021
Leider gar nicht mein Fall.
Die ersten 50% des Buches waren, wenn ich mich nicht gerade über die Dummheit der Handlung aufregen musste, einfach nur schnarchlangweilig. Ich war wirklich kurz davor das Buch abzubrechen.
Ich mein es kommt eine Ehefrau in die Agentur, die Rache an ihrem Mann nehmen will weil er Pornos konsumiert und in Striplokale geht? Ist Reden denn keine Option mehr? Und was sich die Agentur als Rache ausdenkt ist noch viel dämlicher. Sie schicken eine Mitarbeiterin in das bevorzugte Striplokal des Mannes, damit sie ihm vor der Nase rumtanzen kann, eine andere Mitarbeiterin der Agentur filmt dies, stellt das Video auf Youtube und schickt den Link an alle seine Arbeitskollegen?! Ich mein gehts noch?! Das war der Punkt wo ich fast abgebrochen hätte. Die zweite Hälfte des Buches war dann allerdings wieder ok - typisch Chick Lit. Sie hat nur leider sehr auf diesen vorangegangen Plot aufgebaut, so dass ich mich auch hier wieder aufregen musste.
Naja eins muss ich dem Buch lassen. Es ist leicht und angenehm zu lesen und viel nachdenken muss (sollte) man auch nicht.
Die ersten 50% des Buches waren, wenn ich mich nicht gerade über die Dummheit der Handlung aufregen musste, einfach nur schnarchlangweilig. Ich war wirklich kurz davor das Buch abzubrechen.
Ich mein es kommt eine Ehefrau in die Agentur, die Rache an ihrem Mann nehmen will weil er Pornos konsumiert und in Striplokale geht? Ist Reden denn keine Option mehr? Und was sich die Agentur als Rache ausdenkt ist noch viel dämlicher. Sie schicken eine Mitarbeiterin in das bevorzugte Striplokal des Mannes, damit sie ihm vor der Nase rumtanzen kann, eine andere Mitarbeiterin der Agentur filmt dies, stellt das Video auf Youtube und schickt den Link an alle seine Arbeitskollegen?! Ich mein gehts noch?! Das war der Punkt wo ich fast abgebrochen hätte. Die zweite Hälfte des Buches war dann allerdings wieder ok - typisch Chick Lit. Sie hat nur leider sehr auf diesen vorangegangen Plot aufgebaut, so dass ich mich auch hier wieder aufregen musste.
Naja eins muss ich dem Buch lassen. Es ist leicht und angenehm zu lesen und viel nachdenken muss (sollte) man auch nicht.
November 16, 2009
Four years ago Georgie and Flick started a business called Domestic Angels which does everything from replacing dead hamsters to dyeing pets to match their owners’ clothes. One night though, Domestic Angels turns into Avenging Angels when Flick and Georgie agree to help a woman get revenge on her cheating husband. From then on, the girls get more requests to help out wronged wives until finally a wronged husband wants his own back. Can the girls wriggle out of it scot-free?
I’ve previously read three of Annie Sanders’ books and was a huge fan of them. As soon as I saw the synosis for their new one Getting Mad, Getting Even I eagerly awaited it’s release. You’ll be pleased to know it didn’t disappoint. In fact, it’s shot up to the top of the four books I’ve now read of theirs.
I thought the plot of the book was inspired. An agency that deals with all of life’s domestic duties is nothing I’ve ever heard of before nevermind read about. Domestic Angels sounds like something that could be a huge hit for anyone willing to do the boring domestic duties other people can’t be bothered to do! I thought Annie and Meg described the business beautifully and easily brought in the ‘avenging’ element to the whole business. Yes, you could question how moral it was of Flick and Georgie to do that but I thought it was perfectly acceptable. So often cheaters get away with it so Flick and Georgie agreeing to help the wives get revenge got a thumbs up from me.
I thought the added ‘who-was-it’ added that extra bit of spice to the book and I enjoyed trying to figure out exactly who it was and exactly how it would all go down. I was worried the book was going to turn into a murder-plot and almost forgot what I was reading for a moment! The whole thing worked really well and it had a very satisfying conclusion.
Flick and Georgie were wonderful characters and I liked them both immediately. I questioned a few things at the beginning about Flick’s affair and then again with Georgie’s problems with her husband Ed but neither of those lasted long enough to spoilt the book for me. Flick’s affair was resolved quickly and Georgie woke up and smelled the coffee. I thought Flick was the ultimate in independent woman but I also enjoyed reading about her softer side, the side that came out nearer to the conclusion of the book. I also liked how Flick handled herself during the whole ‘who-was-it’ plot and kept her nerve as best as she could. I also loved Georgie. She seemed to want to have the perfect family but Ed really didn’t make it easy for her and I just couldn’t warm to him. It also seemed that Ed was quite controlling although it wasn’t in an obvious way nor in a particularly abusive way, it was just in the way he was period so when Georgie finally woke up to that made for great reading. Both of the girls got on really well and I thought their friendship came across really genuinely.
The only other main characters seemed to be Joanna who worked at Domestic Angels as the ‘Girl Friday’, Ben a client, Tim a client and Ed Georgie’s husband. I liked Joanna and although she wasn’t featured too heavily I could see she was integral to Domestic Angels. I loved Ben and Tim and knew right from the start Ben wasn’t at all like he was described. I thought Tim was incredibly sweet and knew right from the start he seemed to like Georgie. As I said before I couldn’t stand Ed, I didn’t believe a word he said and thought he eventually got his just desserts.
Everything about the book was great. I thought the writing was fabulous, something Annie and Meg excel at. The third-person narrative switched seamlessly between Georgie and Flick and the whole book was a pleasure to read. I loved the whole revenge aspect to the book and I loved how it questioned whether you can take revenge into your own hands and deal out the appropriate punishment without having to deal with the fallout. Annie and Meg approached the subject very well and without any pre-amble and finished it even better – I was laughing out loud during the end scenes. A really really enjoyable read.
I’ve previously read three of Annie Sanders’ books and was a huge fan of them. As soon as I saw the synosis for their new one Getting Mad, Getting Even I eagerly awaited it’s release. You’ll be pleased to know it didn’t disappoint. In fact, it’s shot up to the top of the four books I’ve now read of theirs.
I thought the plot of the book was inspired. An agency that deals with all of life’s domestic duties is nothing I’ve ever heard of before nevermind read about. Domestic Angels sounds like something that could be a huge hit for anyone willing to do the boring domestic duties other people can’t be bothered to do! I thought Annie and Meg described the business beautifully and easily brought in the ‘avenging’ element to the whole business. Yes, you could question how moral it was of Flick and Georgie to do that but I thought it was perfectly acceptable. So often cheaters get away with it so Flick and Georgie agreeing to help the wives get revenge got a thumbs up from me.
I thought the added ‘who-was-it’ added that extra bit of spice to the book and I enjoyed trying to figure out exactly who it was and exactly how it would all go down. I was worried the book was going to turn into a murder-plot and almost forgot what I was reading for a moment! The whole thing worked really well and it had a very satisfying conclusion.
Flick and Georgie were wonderful characters and I liked them both immediately. I questioned a few things at the beginning about Flick’s affair and then again with Georgie’s problems with her husband Ed but neither of those lasted long enough to spoilt the book for me. Flick’s affair was resolved quickly and Georgie woke up and smelled the coffee. I thought Flick was the ultimate in independent woman but I also enjoyed reading about her softer side, the side that came out nearer to the conclusion of the book. I also liked how Flick handled herself during the whole ‘who-was-it’ plot and kept her nerve as best as she could. I also loved Georgie. She seemed to want to have the perfect family but Ed really didn’t make it easy for her and I just couldn’t warm to him. It also seemed that Ed was quite controlling although it wasn’t in an obvious way nor in a particularly abusive way, it was just in the way he was period so when Georgie finally woke up to that made for great reading. Both of the girls got on really well and I thought their friendship came across really genuinely.
The only other main characters seemed to be Joanna who worked at Domestic Angels as the ‘Girl Friday’, Ben a client, Tim a client and Ed Georgie’s husband. I liked Joanna and although she wasn’t featured too heavily I could see she was integral to Domestic Angels. I loved Ben and Tim and knew right from the start Ben wasn’t at all like he was described. I thought Tim was incredibly sweet and knew right from the start he seemed to like Georgie. As I said before I couldn’t stand Ed, I didn’t believe a word he said and thought he eventually got his just desserts.
Everything about the book was great. I thought the writing was fabulous, something Annie and Meg excel at. The third-person narrative switched seamlessly between Georgie and Flick and the whole book was a pleasure to read. I loved the whole revenge aspect to the book and I loved how it questioned whether you can take revenge into your own hands and deal out the appropriate punishment without having to deal with the fallout. Annie and Meg approached the subject very well and without any pre-amble and finished it even better – I was laughing out loud during the end scenes. A really really enjoyable read.
June 10, 2023
Listened on borrowbox box.
Georgie and Flick couldn't be more opposite if they tried. Georgie is married with one daughter and so desperately wants another child. Whereas Flick goes from fling to fling. However together they run an extremely successful business. Doing any domestic tasks from paying builders to replacing dead hamsters. Until one day a lovely lady comes and asks for a task never done before. They accept as a one off until this job recommends them far and wide. Will this blow up or explode in their face? Will his begin to affect them personally?
I was looking through borrowbox for an easy listen to try and get me over my reading slump. This fitted the bill perfectly! It was the title which drew me in initially.
The characters are all likeable in their own way. Them all being polar opposites really provide multiple dimensions to the story. Showing you how working to people strengths and weaknesses can pull anyone together. I also love how these characters support each other both personally and professionally which gives such a family vibe to the book.
This book does exactly what it says on the tin! The only thing I would say is at the beginning it is extremely busy. With lots of things happening and names thrown around with little explanation or back story. This does make its beginning very confusing but once your in your in!
Georgie and Flick couldn't be more opposite if they tried. Georgie is married with one daughter and so desperately wants another child. Whereas Flick goes from fling to fling. However together they run an extremely successful business. Doing any domestic tasks from paying builders to replacing dead hamsters. Until one day a lovely lady comes and asks for a task never done before. They accept as a one off until this job recommends them far and wide. Will this blow up or explode in their face? Will his begin to affect them personally?
I was looking through borrowbox for an easy listen to try and get me over my reading slump. This fitted the bill perfectly! It was the title which drew me in initially.
The characters are all likeable in their own way. Them all being polar opposites really provide multiple dimensions to the story. Showing you how working to people strengths and weaknesses can pull anyone together. I also love how these characters support each other both personally and professionally which gives such a family vibe to the book.
This book does exactly what it says on the tin! The only thing I would say is at the beginning it is extremely busy. With lots of things happening and names thrown around with little explanation or back story. This does make its beginning very confusing but once your in your in!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 12, 2023
This is another Cuprinol book (does what it says on the tin). The story of Flick and Georgie is harmless enough, with the tables turning from avenging to avenged. The sideline of avenging angels is interesting but absurd (yes, I know it's not supposed to be real!), and kind of paints the men and women who are of 'means' as being cheaters and hugely obnoxious. Of course, that excludes the love interests...
It is an easy read, nothing too taxing, and not time wasted.
It is an easy read, nothing too taxing, and not time wasted.
November 10, 2025
Really pacey and entertaining throughout, but my only hesitation in giving it a fifth star is that revenge is a concept very alien to me and I wonder if it ever really achieves anything. Still, I really enjoyed the story.
May 9, 2017
Nothing special. Easy read
March 5, 2019
Disappointing
September 10, 2019
I loved this book. Avenging angels are the best
December 26, 2022
Slow starter, great twist & reading towards the end. Nice easy read, stick with it.
November 7, 2011
A business catering to the elite of London, Domestic Angels is owned by Georgie and Flick. When Caroline asks for some discrete help with a specific problem, the women decide it will make a nice change from feeding feral hamsters and waiting for the plumber to turn up. Caroline is more than satisfied and word of mouth brings more clients to their door. What begins as an amusing sideline becomes more serious when a husband wants revenge, a wife is less that truthful and Georgie discovers she is likely to be their next client.
Not quite chick lit, not quite women's fiction but somewhere in between, Getting Mad, Getting Even has an interesting premise which plays out with humor and drama.
The main characters are studies in contrast, as their story progresses and their circumstances change, their complexities are realistic.
Georgie is warm though reserved and likeable. Her marriage breakdown is a key part of the storyline and you can't help but be on her side.
Flick is outgoing, independent, thoughtless and hard to warm up to. She is obviously a loyal friend to Georgie though and suprisingly sympathetic. I am less impressed with the romantic storyline for Flick, which affected by rating decision. Ben might be lovely and his wife a shrew, but that doesn't change the fact he is still married.
While this book has two authors, the writing is seamless and it's an easy, accessible read. I'd recomend it for fans of mature chick lit looking for something different.
Not quite chick lit, not quite women's fiction but somewhere in between, Getting Mad, Getting Even has an interesting premise which plays out with humor and drama.
The main characters are studies in contrast, as their story progresses and their circumstances change, their complexities are realistic.
Georgie is warm though reserved and likeable. Her marriage breakdown is a key part of the storyline and you can't help but be on her side.
Flick is outgoing, independent, thoughtless and hard to warm up to. She is obviously a loyal friend to Georgie though and suprisingly sympathetic. I am less impressed with the romantic storyline for Flick, which affected by rating decision. Ben might be lovely and his wife a shrew, but that doesn't change the fact he is still married.
While this book has two authors, the writing is seamless and it's an easy, accessible read. I'd recomend it for fans of mature chick lit looking for something different.
August 11, 2021
Domestic Angels; a service for the rich, who have money but not time. Georgie and Flick run this unique business which is thriving. But when Georgie and Flick are approached by a woman who wants to get revenge on her husband, as they state they do anything, have they bitten off more than they can chew?
After a successful humiliation and a very happy client, their names spread further afield than ever before. They soon start to take on more and more revenge projects; for, what is a bit of harmless fun?
A question our protagonists soon discover an answer to. As one 'harmless' prank is taken too far, Flick finds herself on someone else's revenge list; whilst Georgia finds a revenge project that is very close to home.
This novel explores different themes such as; friendship, revenge, romance and boundaries. Each character having depth, allowing the reader to be surprised by the different twists and turns in the storyline.
This is a very light and enjoyable novel; which is great if you want something easy after a hard day.
I've given this a 5⭐ because it left me interested throughout, and novels are always good with a happy ending.
After a successful humiliation and a very happy client, their names spread further afield than ever before. They soon start to take on more and more revenge projects; for, what is a bit of harmless fun?
A question our protagonists soon discover an answer to. As one 'harmless' prank is taken too far, Flick finds herself on someone else's revenge list; whilst Georgia finds a revenge project that is very close to home.
This novel explores different themes such as; friendship, revenge, romance and boundaries. Each character having depth, allowing the reader to be surprised by the different twists and turns in the storyline.
This is a very light and enjoyable novel; which is great if you want something easy after a hard day.
I've given this a 5⭐ because it left me interested throughout, and novels are always good with a happy ending.
January 18, 2016
Georgie and Flick are a girl's best friend - and secret weapon. Their agency, Domestic Angels, provides invaluable help to armies of harassed women. After years of hard work, Georgie and Flick have built a small but grateful clientele - doing everything from booking the plumber to replacing dead hamsters.
Then one evening, they are visited by a pale, nervous-looking woman who makes the strangest request yet. Her husband has combined a takeover with a leg-over. Would Georgie and Flick help her get her own back? It isn't long before word gets out. Inundated with requests from angry wives, Georgie and Flick begin to wonder whether all these men are really as black as they are painted.
Meanwhile, the disgruntled husband of a client has rumbled them. It may be that they aren't the only masters of revenge after all..
Ben Elton
Tom ?
Then one evening, they are visited by a pale, nervous-looking woman who makes the strangest request yet. Her husband has combined a takeover with a leg-over. Would Georgie and Flick help her get her own back? It isn't long before word gets out. Inundated with requests from angry wives, Georgie and Flick begin to wonder whether all these men are really as black as they are painted.
Meanwhile, the disgruntled husband of a client has rumbled them. It may be that they aren't the only masters of revenge after all..
Ben Elton
Tom ?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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August 28, 2010Iam a great fan of annie sanders and this book was another great read from the duo.
women with busy lives can now get help with all of lifes little problems - the need for an emergency plumber or the feeding of animals with just one phonecall to The Domestic Angels agency. Georgie and Flick have set up the agency for harassed women everywhere and they are soon busy with lots of clients.
as i previously said, i loved this book, a real good summer read to enjoy while relaxing in the garden or on the beach. i was unable to put this book down after i started. i found myself getting drawn into agency life, their clients lives and the problems along the way.
if you want to escape to a world where you can forget all your own problems and enjoy others, this is the book for you!
women with busy lives can now get help with all of lifes little problems - the need for an emergency plumber or the feeding of animals with just one phonecall to The Domestic Angels agency. Georgie and Flick have set up the agency for harassed women everywhere and they are soon busy with lots of clients.
as i previously said, i loved this book, a real good summer read to enjoy while relaxing in the garden or on the beach. i was unable to put this book down after i started. i found myself getting drawn into agency life, their clients lives and the problems along the way.
if you want to escape to a world where you can forget all your own problems and enjoy others, this is the book for you!
August 15, 2012
Female revenge agency: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, true but if you want a revenge dig two graves. True but getting over one's head could be a problem as it is in this book.
Great idea for plot, perhaps not the most original, a bit of a fairy tale but it is a fun, light read, a rarity. I wish I could have found an agency like that to play a little trick to my ex-husband.
Great idea for plot, perhaps not the most original, a bit of a fairy tale but it is a fun, light read, a rarity. I wish I could have found an agency like that to play a little trick to my ex-husband.
July 1, 2012
This was the first book I have read from this author. I enjoyed it and it was easy enough to read, but it didn't blow me away.
March 19, 2012
I thought that the book was good and I liked the characters very much.
Annie Sanders are good writers ( two people one author).
Annie Sanders are good writers ( two people one author).
July 5, 2012
Meh, its chick lit. But thats ok. I did enjoy the moral issues that it brought up. But other than that, its a super light read.
August 18, 2012
Great easy summer read. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Will look out for others by the same author a x
January 14, 2014
Never read anything by this author before and I would read something else by her. it was good, a good mix of funny and serious in parts and the end revenge had me in stitches! great read
November 7, 2015
3.5 stars
February 12, 2015
very good
March 1, 2016
Most enjoyable read, funny
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