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Getting Rid of Matthew, by Jane Fallon
Fifty ways to leave your (married) lover.
A hilarious novel of a mistress who meets -- and likes -- the Mrs.
Helen loves Matthew. She's sure of it. Otherwise, why would she have endured years as his faithful mistress? Years without a full night spent together, years of waiting to be called "the Mrs."
But when someday becomes today and Matthew leaves his wife, Sophie, Helen suddenly realizes she isn't so keen. Matthew is mopey and messy— and impossible to get rid of. So Helen decides she needs a plan: Stop shaving my armpits. And bikini line. Pick holes in the way he dresses. When that fails, new plan: Accidentally, on purpose, bump into Sophie. Fake a new identity and befriend her. Begin to really like Sophie (unplanned). Befriend Matthew's two teenage daughters. Unsuccessfully. Let everyone at work believe that another co-worker is the real home-wrecker. Watch your whole plan go wrong. Absolutely. Terribly. Wrong.
With her caustic wit, intelligently drawn characters and a story that's a terrific contemporary twist on the classic "other woman" tale, Getting Rid of Matthew is a highly entertaining, completely satisfying read.
About the author
She's a very talented lady
Jane Fallon is a well-known producer of British television and has won several awards for producing the series This Life for the BBC and Teachers for Channel 4. Getting Rid of Matthew is her first novel. She lives in London with her partner, Ricky Gervais. Praise for Getting Rid of Matthew
The ladies love it
"Getting Rid of Matthew is the Brit Chick Lit Hit of the year. Jane Fallon leads us through a hysterical maze of mistaken identities, office high-jerks and true love....sickness.Immensely relatable and gently moving it will leave you full and smiling like the best of novels do. A dazzling debut."-Jamie Lee Curtis
"A hugely satisfying novel of tables being turned.Smart and funny, it has an underlying tinge of melancholy which adds depth and resonance plus an understanding of just how complicated human relationships are"
-Elizabeth Buchan, author of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
"This is better than reading your best friend's diary, it's like reading your worst enemies diary; which is of course impossible to resist."
-Adele Parks, author of bestselling Another Womans Shoes
"Forget chick-lit and hen-lit -- Jane Fallon's first novel is sharp, funny, tell-it-like-it-is lit. Getting Rid of Matthew is an incredibly accomplished debut, with not a single misplaced word in an honest, hilarious and yet searingly real portrayal of love and friendship. Turn off the TV and pull up the duvet: you won't be able to put it down until you've finished it."
-Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of Best of Friends
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