Love, Life, Lies...and of course Cocktails!
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Three best friends, all smart successful journalists meet up one a month for cocktails and converstation. Nothing could ever get the way of their friendship...or could it?
Maggie: The cool calm and collected editor of Londoner Magazine. It seems nothing can ruffle her feathers - until the early arrival of her first child throws her world into chaos and she finds the one thing that she can't cope with...motherhood! Follow her journey as she desperatly tries to get to grips with her baby and her whole new life.
Roxanne: Glamourous, fiery and oozing confidence, Roxanne has been having a secret fling with a married man for 6 years. Even her two best friends don't know his identity. And just as it looks like he might just leave his wife for her, tragedy strikes, leaving her broken hearted and with no-one left to turn to.
Candice: Honest, kind and decent, but with a dark family secret that once revealed almost destroys her career - and her life!
When a face from the past walks into the cocktail bar it will change the lives of one of the three forever - and this unannounced stranger threatens to irrevesably ruin their friendship once and for all.
This is the first book I've read under Madelaine Wickham, having been used to her writing under her other alias Sophie Kinsella, but this novel is a world away from the shopoholic series. For starters this book is written in the 2nd person, and takes time to explore each of the girls lives seperatly, before neatly bringing them back together. If, like me you've only ever read any of her books under Sophie Kinsella, then give this a go, its totally different but just as good. I'll deffo be on the look out for more Madelaine Wickham books now.
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Why didn't anyone tell me!?!?
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Sophie Kinsella is one of my favorite authors and I have been anxiously anticipating a new release from her to no avail, but I had no idea that she had previously penned five novels under the name Madeleine Wickham! Although 'COCKTAILS FOR THREE' is not her usual fare it still contained all of the spark and flare that we have come to expect from Ms Kinsella, or should I say Ms Wickham. 'COCKTAILS FOR THREE' is the story of three best friends who are each keeping major secrets from each other. The sexy and worldly Roxanne has been seeing a married man for the last six years but has yet to reveal his identity to anyone but when her friends find out it is sure to astound them. Candice is the sweet-faced girl that is easily taken advantage of and when a new "friend" sets her sights on Candice she attempts to do just that. Maggie the high powered, no-nonsense editor of the magazine where they all work finds herself overwhelmed when she finds herself relinquishing all of her power to her newborn daughter. At a time when these three need each other more than ever their secrets seem to be breaking them apart. Will these three ever be able to come clean and get their lives as well as their relationships back on track? Anyone who has read Ms Wickham's books penned under the name Sophie Kinsella will be able to clearly tell that these are two very different sides to the same personality. While Sophie Kinsella's books kept me laughing so hard I'd have to put the book down at times to regroup, Madeleine Wickham's books are more refined and subdued in comparison. I will, however, be purchasing all books by Madeleine Wickham as well as all future books by Sophie Kinsella!
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Laugh out loud yet sobering at the same time!!
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Madeline Wickham has a way with making you fall in love with her characters, feel like you are part of their group, and keeps you laughing at the same time. This book is a great read for someone who wants in depth character development and a great story line in a few words. The story is believable, honest, and laugh out loud funny yet sobering at the same time.
This was my first book by Wickham but I am hooked and cannot wait to read her other books!
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A Rare Find - Wonderful
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I've been searching for a book that really makes me laugh, characters I can relate and enjoy and a story that keeps me interested beyond the first 30 pages. Well, I found it! "Cocktails for Three" by English author Madeleine Wickham had me completely enchanted. I found the three main characters (Maggie - the pregnant one on maternity leave / Roxanne - the dating a married man one / Candice - the trusting and will do anything for a person in need one) all well rounded and hilarious. "Cocktails" goes beyond your basic "friends forever" novel and dives into real life problems and the effects those decisions have on you and those around you. I found this book really unique and sparkling with touches of really dark and edgy comedy. A great find! I hope others will discover this secret of mine.
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The *dawgrrl* review
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Madeleine Wickham proves once again that she is more than just a "chick lit" author. Though her novels are short, they do pack a punch and try to teach a little life lesson besides. Candice, Maggie and Roxanne are best friends who work at the Londoner, a monthly magazine in - where else? - London, and meet on the first of the month for cocktails at the Manhattan Bar. This particular month finds Maggie ready to give birth, Roxanne still with her married with children boyfriend and Candice having just broken up with her co-worker boyfriend, Justin. Candice recognizes their waitress as a girl she was at school with and says her name, just as she realizes that her recognition was probably best kept to herself as the waitress, Heather Trelawney, had to leave school when her family lost all their money due to Candice's swindling father. It strikes good-hearted Candice that she can try and make amends to Heather by helping her get a job at the magazine. Unfortunately, her good deeds don't stop there and as the saying goes, "No good deed goes unpunished." Follow these friends through the ups and downs of motherhood, affairs, death and evil machinations and enjoy every page of it.
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