Compromising Position [Paperback]

Carole Matthews (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HEADLINE (HODD)
• ASIN: B000H99A32
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Carole Matthews is an internationally bestselling author of hugely successful romantic comedy novels. Her unique sense of humour has won her legions of fans and critical acclaim all over the world.

As well as appearing on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller lists, Carole is published in 24 different countries. Her novel Welcome To The Real World was shortlisted for the RNA romantic novel of the year award.

In the USA, the hilarious For Better, For Worse was selected by one of America's top TV book clubs - Reading with Ripa on LIVE with Regis and Kelly - as their book of the month. As a result it went straight into the USA Today and New York Times Extended bestseller lists.

Carole co-edited two editions of the hugely popular Girls' Night In charity series called Girls' Night Out - one for the USA and one for Canada. All proceeds go to War Child. She has recently contributed a story to an anthology for the Romantic Novelists' Association, Loves Me, Loves Me Not. Carole has presented on television and is a regular radio guest.

Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Carole has always been an avid reader and dreamed of being a teacher, an air traffic controller, a travel guide or a hairdresser - writer never featured once. Leaving Liverpool for London after a torrid holiday romance in Torquay, she worked as a secretary, an ice-cream lady, a shop assistant and a beauty therapist. It was when she was working in a completely mad holistic clinic that she first thought 'one day I should write a book about this.' She still hasn't got round to it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Saucy Santa" has the last laugh, September 5, 2006

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compromising Position (Hardcover)

Emily is distraught when she discovers her boyfriend Declan has just started a porn site, on which he's posted suggestive photos of her. She's mortified since the photos were meant for his eyes only. Soon she discovers that's not his only betrayal. He's also mortgaged their home, depleted her savings accounts, and as a result of his internet doings, has managed to get her fired from her job as a teacher.

With no home, no job, no money, and no man, she turns to best pal Cara, a reporter. Cara's co-workers have seen the photos and soon her paper creates media buzz by identifying Emily resulting in her inability to get another teaching position. Cara has her own problems - she's nursing a crush for her co-worker, photographer Alex, a single father contemplating custody of his pre-teen son.

While trying to turn her life around, Emily signs with a publicist who arranges for her to attend several local events. She spots a man there that takes her breath away, but unfortunately they never get the chance to actually meet. Unbeknownst to Emily, the man in question is Alex.

It is through a series of miscommunication and misunderstandings that events unfold, as Emily struggles with the newfound fame that has been thrust upon her, and her desire for her anonymity restored. It's an engaging story, and I was rooting for Emily to find Mr. Right all along. Published in the US as "Bare Necessity."

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, December 21, 2004

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Tina "Tina" (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compromising Position (Hardcover)

Another entry into the chick lit genre.

Emily finds out her boyfriend has betrayed her by putting up pictures of her on the Net.

Enter the best friend, Cara who is going to do all she can to make sure that Emily snaps out of it.

The beginning of this book is so boring that I already started regretting having bought it by page 2.

The two main female leads are portrayed as just so different and in fact, this is a huge problem with the story. The two worlds just don't jive.

While the author has a down to earth feeling about her writing, I thought this story was boring, standard, overly done chick lit.

This should definitely be a pass.