You Drive Me Crazy [Import] [Paperback]

CAROLE MATTHEWS (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: HEADLINE REVIEW; New Ed edition (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755309960
• ISBN-13: 978-0755309962
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.2 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,336,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed it, July 28, 2006

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M. E. Newell (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Drive Me Crazy (Hardcover)

Anna Terry and Nick Diamond meet in all places:Their divorce lawyers office. After a few days they meet again. Anna is working at Nick's car lot. Clearly there is some attaction between the two, but first they got to deal with their ex's, who keep showing up. But maybe these two have a chance.

"You Drive me Crazy" was the first book that I have read by Carole Matthews and I really liked. The main reason that I like it is that the characters were real to me and someone I can relate too. Can't wait to read more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ah... (below) average characters, story., November 30, 2005

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kemisha - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Drive Me Crazy (Hardcover)

It's one thing for the characters to be average, or even below average, but it's another if the writing style doesn't compensate and turn it into something beautiful. I stuck it out and the ending was decent, but the story was tedious and plain. I was all excited at first that this wasn't going to be about chiselled jaws and perfect lives, but as I stated before, Ms Matthews did not make up for the averageness in her storytelling.

Basically, Anna meets Nick in the offices of a divorce lawyer. Both make an impression on the other, and coincidentally end up working together. Their ex-es make reappearances in their lives, and both try to make it work, although I'm just left wondering why. There is a subplot about how to reconcile happiness and marriage, and whether tediousness and insensitivity can be overcome within the marriage or by turning outside of the marriage. Everyone finally comes to their senses, with the ending neatly tying itself off (roughly).