Overall I enjoyed this book. There were times when the plot seemed a little far-fetched and I felt like Helen was acting more like a twenty-something than a soon to be forty something. In the end, though I enjoyed the book and was almost late to a lunch trying to finish. ( )

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Rereading this yet again. Still so, so great. With this book, Jane Fallon earned a lifetime pass where I'll always read any book she ever writes. Such a clever twist on a sort of sitcommish plotline (the other woman befriends her lover's wife, and schemes to get rid of him, meanwhile falls in love with his son by accident) but the characters are all so realistically rendered it feels grounded, rather than just silly. So funny and heartfelt. Also great reading about a woman in her 30s, rather than the 20somethings in Sophie Kinsella's books. ( )

Helen has an affair for 4 yrs with Matthew. Matthew finally leaves his wife and moves in with Helen. Helen becomes friends with his ex-wife. Then falls in love with his son. She finds she doesn't want Matthew anymore so she tries to get rid of them and play the ex wife and her boyfriend back together. Listened to on audio Rosalyn Landor - Great (London) ( )

Bridget Jones with a brain. I never could quite bring myself to like the "heroine", Helen. To be honest, she is a bit of a bitch, although she is self aware enough to know that she should try to be a better person. Although I thought the ending was a bit too tidy, I did enjoy it. ( )