Azur Like It - Wendy Holden

I was pondering what book to read in the library, and on display for summer holiday reading, was Azur Like It by Wendy Holden. A No.1 Best Seller, apparently, with quite an impressive list of positives on the back cover. At 473 pages, I decided that it must be a good'en, so popped it on the counter to take away with me. I usually only read books at night, before falling asleep, so I was a bit concerned that I may take too long to read this before my expiry date. I was right to be worried! The book did not live up to its reputation. The plot line was too stupid, and the pages leading up to any ... more

I'd only read one of Wendy Holden's books before (Country Manors) and although lighter than my usual kind of novel I enjoyed it. So when I was looking for books to take to Nice and came across this one in Waterstone's, it seemed the obvious choice. Very much in the style of "Country Manors", it didn't disappoint me; several times I was caught giggling out loud at parts of it. SETTING The story begins in Slackmucklethwaite, a typical Yorkshire mill town where the big news is the latest talk given to the WI members and the heroine lives with her parents and gran in a semi called Wits' End! It ... more

~~~Azur Like It~~~ Azur like it is the 2004 novel from British author Wendy Holden. Its quite obvious her previous job as a journalist has rubbed off on her books with a good dose of glamour, romance, cat fights and humour. ~Synopsis: Kate, a journalist in a small northern town, is fed up with covering black pudding championships for the Slackmucklethwaite Mercury and living with Mum, Dad and Gran in a semi called Wits End. When evil tycoon Peter Hardstone takes over the paper, slashes budgets and sacks staff, Kate's career hits an all-time low. Gloom turns to glamour once Hardstone's sexy son ... more