Stripped Bare
By (Author) Lowri Turner
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
21st January 2003
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
480
Width 162mm, Height 45mm, Spine 204mm
705g
Three women in a bate:
Beth - director of 'On the House', a prime-time homes and gardens makeover show. It's bad enough juggling the egos of neurotic tv presenters, sex-mad handymen and furious home owners, without the additional pressure from on-high to improve ratings. Tired and stressed (not to mention distressed), at home Beth needs support. So why does her husband have to work late every evening, leaving her, literally, holding the babySiobhan - assistant producer of 'On the House'. On the surface, she's gorgeous and confident, with an exciting love life. But in reality, when it comes to men, she has a kamikaze instinct - and her affair with Simon (married, two children) is more off than on.Olivia - glamorous bohemian wardrobe designer of 'On the House'. Mother of four children, she has the perfect modern marriage (including house husband). So why is Colin spending more time with Nigel, the health visitor, than with his Agent Provocateured wifeThree women, three friends, many, many problems. Just like life really.Stripped Bare is a classy genre piece - solid, polished, back-to-basics chick lit. More sane, touching and balanced than you'd imagine. Turner reveals a good ear for dialogue and some unexpected turns of phrase - Evening Standard
Turner reveals how to fix your job and your man and walk away with your sanity - Daily MirrorLowri Turner is the dynamic, popular presenter of TV shows including DIY SOS (BBC1) and Would Like To Meet (BBC2). She was a prominent fashion journalist at the Observer and the Evening Standard, and continues to write extensively for the national press. She lives in London with her family.