Andrea Ashworth

Advantages: An interesting, though provoking read from a quite unknown author
Disadvantages: Not a happy, warm-feeling-in-your-tummy inducing read

...of this book, which she’d read and though I might enjoy. She was right. The book is what I would call fact based fiction, or maybe a semi-true autobiography. What I mean is that we have a heroine called Andrea, who grew up in a situation no unsimilar to the author’s own, but I get the feeling that no one could have that good a memory. While I don’t doubt that she had a horrendous upbringing, I sense that some points have maybe changed through time. Whether this be true or not, the resulting tale is a fascinating one. The style of the book is unusual. If it were pure fiction, I might go so far as to say it was badly structured, because the story flits here and there, this way and that, throwing the reader all over the place. Since this is not the case, however, I’m happy to make an exception. The book reads as if we... Read review

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Advantages: Gripping, Edge of your seat suspense
Disadvantages: Some details were too much

...Mary Higgins Clark has yet again created another amazing book. In Daddy’s Little Girl Clark takes us to small town USA with your average American Family attempting to provide a healthy stable environment for their children. Dad, a highway patrolman, Mom, a homemaker with two young girls Ellie and Andrea. Clark bases this story around the main character, Ellie. She is the youngest child in the family who admired her father deeply. But to Ellie, daddy’s favorite was her big teenage sister Andrea. But Ellie did not envy Andrea; in fact they were the best of friends and kept each others secrets. But in the end, one of these secrets would change the whole family’s lives forever. Andrea was dating the town trouble maker, Rob. Not many of the other teens liked him. Because he was known for causing problems and his wealthy family covering... Read review

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Advantages: funny, inventive, insightful into other peoples lives at work
Disadvantages: Miranda can wear thin on your nerves after a while

...The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger is the story of Andrea Sachs, a newly graduated journalist who dreams of writing for The New Yorker. Although Andrea has no interest in fashion and no desire to work in fashion publishing she takes a job as the junior assistant to Editor-In-Chief of Runway magazine Miranda Priestly after being assured that after a year she will be able to walk into any job she wants. She soon learns that Miranda Priestly is the boss from hell who expects her employees to work 14 hours days doing everything from finding her a new skirt to wrapping her Christmas presents. As a result of her job and Miranda's insistence that her assistants are on call 24 hours, Andrea finds her relationships with her boyfriend, best friend and family fall to the side line. The plot takes a twist in New York at a big fashion... Read review

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