The Mercury Travel Club
Helen Bridgett
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Amazon UK (K £0.99 / P £8.99)
Synopsis:
He took her to dinner: that was annoying
He slept with her: that was hurtful
He bought her new underwear to impress her: quite frankly astounding
He left me to bloody wash his FILTHY WHORING PANTS: INFURIATING!
After twenty-four years and eleven months of marriage, Angie Shepherd is divorced, dejected and facing a future of cardigans and cats. Best friend Patty is having none of it, and launches Angie into a variety of crazy schemes in search of her lost mojo.
But it's just not enough; what she really dreams of is beating her ex and becoming Entrepreneur of the Year. Channelling her inner Richard Branson, Angie invests her divorce settlement into The Mercury Travel Club, a travel agency with a twist. But as the club gets going, things don't go according to plan, and in this digital age, a little chaos brings recognition Angie's been looking for.
Witty, entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny, this feel-good novel shows that it's never too late for a second chance.
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About the Author:
Helen Bridgett was born in North-East England and now lives in Manchester having stopped off at a few places in between. Having failed miserably with every New Year's resolution that involved giving up food and drink, one year, she set herself a completely different goal - to write a novel and give it as a Christmas present. The Mercury Travel Club was born and the characters took on a life of their own. Outside of writing, Helen loves hiking and wine - not usually at the same time.
Helen is currently developing the next novels in The Mercury Travel Club series.
helenbridgett.com
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Review:
I must say that this has been on my TBR pile for quite some time now. The cover drew me in, and the blurb sounded to interesting that I knew I wanted to read it desperately. So when Rachel asked if I wanted to be part of the blog tour, I jumped at the chance, I immediately replied with a big fat 'YES PLEASE' and was so excited to start reading it.
When I read the blurb, I was actually smiling to myself. It was obvious that even from the blurb that the book was going to be full of humour, and (to confirm) from the start there is a lot of humour used and this gives the story an easy to read feel and you'll soon be gliding through the pages at ease, laughing at the storyline. I love reading about books that are based on travel, so I really enjoyed this novel and was flying through it (please pardon the pun).
The book follows main character Angie, after a bad split from her husband of over 24 years (he ran off with their daughters party caterer!), she moves house into what was described as a 'start up home' and basically begins her new life as a single woman. Of course we feel for Angie, she's split up from the other half of their 'A Team' (her ex-husband was called Alan) and for me I really started off the book hating Alan and feeling really sorry for what Angie had gone through, it must be awful to find out your partner is cheating on you!
The whole story is based throughout a year so it's nice to see the progression of Angie's relationship and of course to get to know her and the other characters a whole lot better in this time. I just found that it was such an easy book to read and I love Helen Bridgett's style of writing, it's unique and funny and makes the reader want to read on! I enjoyed reading about all the characters actually, but I found Pattie to be particularly funny. Her ways were hilarious and some of the things she said made me laugh out loud.
Overall, a fabulous book about new life, friendships and happiness. I really enjoyed reading this book and I think you will too. Thank you to Helen Bridgett and Rachels Random Resources for a chance to read this book, which I have reviewed honestly.
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You can view the other bloggers posts who were part of the blog tour
About the Author:
Helen Bridgett was born in North-East England and now lives in Manchester having stopped off at a few places in between. Having failed miserably with every New Year's resolution that involved giving up food and drink, one year, she set herself a completely different goal - to write a novel and give it as a Christmas present. The Mercury Travel Club was born and the characters took on a life of their own. Outside of writing, Helen loves hiking and wine - not usually at the same time.
Helen is currently developing the next novels in The Mercury Travel Club series.
helenbridgett.com
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Review:
I must say that this has been on my TBR pile for quite some time now. The cover drew me in, and the blurb sounded to interesting that I knew I wanted to read it desperately. So when Rachel asked if I wanted to be part of the blog tour, I jumped at the chance, I immediately replied with a big fat 'YES PLEASE' and was so excited to start reading it.
When I read the blurb, I was actually smiling to myself. It was obvious that even from the blurb that the book was going to be full of humour, and (to confirm) from the start there is a lot of humour used and this gives the story an easy to read feel and you'll soon be gliding through the pages at ease, laughing at the storyline. I love reading about books that are based on travel, so I really enjoyed this novel and was flying through it (please pardon the pun).
The book follows main character Angie, after a bad split from her husband of over 24 years (he ran off with their daughters party caterer!), she moves house into what was described as a 'start up home' and basically begins her new life as a single woman. Of course we feel for Angie, she's split up from the other half of their 'A Team' (her ex-husband was called Alan) and for me I really started off the book hating Alan and feeling really sorry for what Angie had gone through, it must be awful to find out your partner is cheating on you!
The whole story is based throughout a year so it's nice to see the progression of Angie's relationship and of course to get to know her and the other characters a whole lot better in this time. I just found that it was such an easy book to read and I love Helen Bridgett's style of writing, it's unique and funny and makes the reader want to read on! I enjoyed reading about all the characters actually, but I found Pattie to be particularly funny. Her ways were hilarious and some of the things she said made me laugh out loud.
Overall, a fabulous book about new life, friendships and happiness. I really enjoyed reading this book and I think you will too. Thank you to Helen Bridgett and Rachels Random Resources for a chance to read this book, which I have reviewed honestly.
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You can view the other bloggers posts who were part of the blog tour
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