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Recovering in hospital from an appendix operation, Ali Harris whiles away her time by entering magazine competitions. A few weeks later, she's delighted to discover that she's won first prize in Complete Woman magazine's Most Romantic Couple of the Year competition. There's just one problem. Ali has been dumped by her fiance, and there's no way she can claim her prize - a romantic holiday for two in Antigua - on her own. Help is at hand in the unlikely form of Jeremy 'Boily' Baxter, the spotty boy next door. But Ali's troubles have only just begun.
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Chris Manby
38 books122 followersThis author has also released books under the name Chrissie Manby.
Encouraged my by English teacher, Mrs. Pocock, I published my first short story in Just Seventeen when I was fourteen years old. The story was called ‘Whatever happened to the wonderful boy I fell in love with’ and I published it under the pseudonym ‘Carolyn Lane’ because it largely consisted of a transcript of an argument I’d had with my boyfriend. I bought a black denim jacket from C & A with the proceeds.
I continued to contribute short stories to Just Seventeen to help pay my way through university. I studied Experimental Psychology at St Edmund Hall in Oxford. Alas, I devoted rather too much time to my social life and staggered away with an unimpressive 2:2. In retrospect, that 2:2 saved my life. It meant that none of the graduate training schemes I had hoped to join would have me. I wouldn’t become an accountant after all. I moved to London and took a series of temp jobs to support myself. It was while I was working at Prelude Audio Books, a company which took erotic ‘classics’ and put them on tape, that I met my first real novelist: David Garnett.
David is a very well respected science fiction writer, who once dabbled with writing erotica under the name Angelique. Prelude was recording the Angelique novels. One afternoon, David spent a couple of hours sitting on my desk, waiting for my boss to come back from a very long publishing lunch to discuss some unpaid royalties. I told David I’d always wanted to be a writer. He dared me to write a novella like Angelique’s. A few weeks later, I handed him my first full-length manuscript. David cast his experienced eye over my scribblings, helped me tweak it and then passed it on to his editor at Little Brown. Incredibly, she made an offer on it. My dream of becoming a proper writer was reborn.
That first book was called ‘Inspiration’. It centred on the sexual shenanigans of a group of artists in St Ives. Wary of embarrassing my parents, I published ‘Inspiration’ as Stephanie Ash. Four more Stephanie Ash novellas followed, helping me to pay my rent and attract the attention of a literary agent. In 1997, I published my first Chris Manby novel, ‘Flatmates’…
Thirteen novels on the single life as Chris Manby later, I’ve just published ‘Getting Over Mr. Right’ as ‘Chrissie Manby’ (apparently too many people are under the impression that I am a bloke!).
I live in London and when I’m not writing (in fact, even when I’m supposed to be writing) I spend an awful lot of time on Twitter. Follow me on @chrissiemanby.
Encouraged my by English teacher, Mrs. Pocock, I published my first short story in Just Seventeen when I was fourteen years old. The story was called ‘Whatever happened to the wonderful boy I fell in love with’ and I published it under the pseudonym ‘Carolyn Lane’ because it largely consisted of a transcript of an argument I’d had with my boyfriend. I bought a black denim jacket from C & A with the proceeds.
I continued to contribute short stories to Just Seventeen to help pay my way through university. I studied Experimental Psychology at St Edmund Hall in Oxford. Alas, I devoted rather too much time to my social life and staggered away with an unimpressive 2:2. In retrospect, that 2:2 saved my life. It meant that none of the graduate training schemes I had hoped to join would have me. I wouldn’t become an accountant after all. I moved to London and took a series of temp jobs to support myself. It was while I was working at Prelude Audio Books, a company which took erotic ‘classics’ and put them on tape, that I met my first real novelist: David Garnett.
David is a very well respected science fiction writer, who once dabbled with writing erotica under the name Angelique. Prelude was recording the Angelique novels. One afternoon, David spent a couple of hours sitting on my desk, waiting for my boss to come back from a very long publishing lunch to discuss some unpaid royalties. I told David I’d always wanted to be a writer. He dared me to write a novella like Angelique’s. A few weeks later, I handed him my first full-length manuscript. David cast his experienced eye over my scribblings, helped me tweak it and then passed it on to his editor at Little Brown. Incredibly, she made an offer on it. My dream of becoming a proper writer was reborn.
That first book was called ‘Inspiration’. It centred on the sexual shenanigans of a group of artists in St Ives. Wary of embarrassing my parents, I published ‘Inspiration’ as Stephanie Ash. Four more Stephanie Ash novellas followed, helping me to pay my rent and attract the attention of a literary agent. In 1997, I published my first Chris Manby novel, ‘Flatmates’…
Thirteen novels on the single life as Chris Manby later, I’ve just published ‘Getting Over Mr. Right’ as ‘Chrissie Manby’ (apparently too many people are under the impression that I am a bloke!).
I live in London and when I’m not writing (in fact, even when I’m supposed to be writing) I spend an awful lot of time on Twitter. Follow me on @chrissiemanby.
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April 10, 2020
Oh my goodness a fabulous book to read when you are in isolation. A totally Laugh Out Loud extravaganza!
I really enjoyed this book, I love chris manbys humour she really does have a great sense of this.
Highly recommend
Ten star 🌟
I really enjoyed this book, I love chris manbys humour she really does have a great sense of this.
Highly recommend
Ten star 🌟
October 14, 2018
Lots of fun to read. A very cliched view of men and women ( Mars and Venus) but a refreshing ending.
June 3, 2023
A good summer read. A bit slow to start but ended well. Enjoyable chic lit.
December 23, 2025
A lot of unnecessary swearing. What is with all these Authors and swearing?
September 29, 2008
Ali's life is an emotional rollercoaster that goes a bit too crazy in the last third of the book. All the lies Ali had to tell come back to haunt her and get her into real trouble. For my liking it was a bit over the top then, too unrealistic. And all those things where then solved on 2 pages at the end... Not very satisfying.
By the way: I considered the guy she ends up with briefly as the "final" guy when he first turned up, and at the end I knew it would be him.
By the way: I considered the guy she ends up with briefly as the "final" guy when he first turned up, and at the end I knew it would be him.
July 15, 2016
The first half is really good, perfect chick lit. Then things get a bit far fetched and it doesn't stop really. I just couldn't figure out why Jeremy would bother proposing when he'd got his free holiday already? And the chances of Ali dating two such vile men in a row....
But I still have quite a few Chris Manby's on my tbr, and I'm looking forward to reading them.
But I still have quite a few Chris Manby's on my tbr, and I'm looking forward to reading them.
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April 8, 2019
Pretty conflicted. I wasn't sure if there was supposed to be a feminist theme to this (I really don't wanna overthink a simple book, really) but I personally feel like the author may have gotten a bit carried away with the twists. But hey, if you're looking for a book to just take your mind off things for a bit, here's one for you.
April 25, 2013
although I couldn't seem to put this book down, I didnt really find it that exciting.
it had some good twists and turns but some of them you could see coming a mile off.
it was a nice light read, and flowed very well. I think this is a book you will either love or hate from the beginning.
it had some good twists and turns but some of them you could see coming a mile off.
it was a nice light read, and flowed very well. I think this is a book you will either love or hate from the beginning.
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July 27, 2011A good laugh, bubble gum for the brain.
June 10, 2012
Couldn't put it down!
September 6, 2012
Enjoyable reads though its not outstsnding.
Found that the heroine was a bit too naive for my liking. Ending wss a bit too conveniently tidy.
Found that the heroine was a bit too naive for my liking. Ending wss a bit too conveniently tidy.
August 15, 2013
Made me laugh so I couldn't put it down but it was brilliant.
February 21, 2015
book was great till about 3/4 of the way through then became boring and samey to last two chapters where it picked up again
July 5, 2013
Very enjoyable and funny. Very easy read.
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April 7, 2019Review coming soon
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