FOH - The Hollysinbox Selection

These books have been recommended by readers of Holly's Inbox - the experts at top chick lit! Choice titles not to be missed - Fashion Babylon, Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon, Cents and Sensibility, The Dirty Girls Social Club, Milk Run, Fish Bowl.

Fashion Babylon
by Imogen Edwards-Jones

Publisher: Corgi Adult; New Ed edition (2 Jul 2007)

ISBN-10: 0552154431

ISBN-13: 978-0552154437

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Book Description

By British author and journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous", exploring the world of fashion. The book is set to follow the life and times of a small fashion house based in London. Over a six month period from the day after the house's fashion show in London to there next season, the narrator describes the journey for producing a new collection.

Hotel Babylon
by Imogen Edwards-Jones

Publisher: Corgi Adult; TV Tie in Ed edition (1 Feb 2006)

ISBN-10: 0552153702

ISBN-13: 978-0552153706

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Book Description

Another classic by Imogen Edwards and Anonymous, Hotel Babylon is a tantalizing insight into the world of 5-star hotels. Only the richest and the most famous stay at this exclusive hotel. More than ten years' worth of Anonymous's hotel experience are condensed into a fictionalised day.

Air Babylon
by Imogen Edwards-Jones

Publisher: Corgi Adult; New Ed edition (2 Jul 2007)

ISBN-10: 0552153052

ISBN-13: 978-0552153058

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Air Babylon (ISBN 0-593-05456-3) is a 2005 book by British journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous", described as "a trawl through the highs, the lows, and the rapid descents of the travel industry". It combines various allegedly true incidents into a fictionalized day in the life of a duty manager at London Gatwick airport. The day ends with a plane journey from London to Dubai.

Cents and Sensibility
by Maggie Alderson

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (3 Aug 2006)

ISBN-10: 0141019611

ISBN-13: 978-0141019611

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Book Description

Stella Fain has a rule for men she likes: make them wait ...But the gorgeous Jay proves an exception to the rule when he bowls Stella off her Prada wedges at a press junket on the Cote d'Azur. He might seem to have everything going for him, but Stella is about to realize that there's only thing worse than having a boyfriend with no money ...and that's having one with too much. Jetset lifestyles can be fabulous, but Stella's career as a journalist isn't something she wants to jeopardize for any man, no matter how filthy rich or gorgeous. And then there's her father - a six-times-married prime slice of Alpha Male with a grudge against inherited wealth ...and Jay. There's no denying money makes the world go round and diamonds are a girl's best friend, but they don't make the path to love any easier to tread. With or without the Prada wedges.

The Dirty Girls Social Club
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Publisher: Arrow; New Ed edition (31 May 2005)

ISBN-10: 009945324X

ISBN-13: 978-0099453246

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Book Description

It is the story of six very different women who met at college in Boston and swore to be friends for the rest of their lives. They call themselves the Dirty Girls Social Club. The only obvious thing they have in common is that they are all professional women and Latin American, but the real thing about them is that their lives tap into universal truths about women and sisterhood. There is Lauren, a journalist, who is used to getting what she wants and kicking ass when she doesn't, except when it comes to men- Sara, wife of a corporate lawyer, upstanding member of the Jewish community, one of the best interior designers and party givers around, and seriously uptight... Elizabeth, the beautiful co-host for a TV morning show and former runway model with a secret which will test the bonds of their friendship to the limit - Rebecca, owner and founder of the most popular Hispanic woman's magazine in the market; nobody works the room like she does... Amber, a rock singer waiting for her first big break, the spiritual one of the group... And then there is Usnavys, a big gal who is as showy as Liberace; no-one would guess, meeting her for the first time in her full-length white fur coat with the price tag still on the inside, that she is Vice President for Public Affairs for the United Way of Massachusetts. They all feel perfectly licensed to tell each other what do and how to live their lives, and boy do they ever.

Milkrun
by Sarah Mlynowski

Milkrun

Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon (Dec 2001)

ISBN-10: 0373250126

ISBN-13: 978-0373250127

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Book Description

A delighful and hilarious foray into the world of dating follows lively Jackie Norris as she searches for the man of her dreams amidst Boston's Singles Scene, where she learns to deal with life's various challenges and discovers what she really wants. Original.

Fishbowl
by Sarah Mlynowski

Milkrun