Sleeping Arrangements

A Novel

By: Madeleine Wickham

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series Sophia Kinsella delivers another fabulously fun tale writing under Madeleine Wickham. Sleeping Arrangements tells the story of two families who are "accidentally" double-booked at the same lavish Spanish villa of a mutual friend.

Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain--perfect.

Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in her new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it, he barely has time for his children. Maybe he'll have a chance to bond with them on holiday. His old friend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain--perfect.

Both families arrive at the villa and realize the awful truth--Gerard has double-booked. What no one else realizes is that Chloe and Hugh have a history; and as tensions rise within the two families, old passions resurface. It seems that Gerard's 'accidental' double booking may not be an accident after all...

©2001 Madeleine Wickham; (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

<p>“Award winning actress Katherine Kellgren's reading is light-hearted, witty, wise, and spot on. Her accents, even the Australian nanny, are amazing; her pacing perfect. Fun listening.” —<i>SoundLibrary.com</i><br><br>“Wickham creates memorable characters who are as unpredictable and multifaceted as they are stylish. Jolly fun.” —<i>Publishers Weekly on The Gatecrasher</i><br><br>“Wickham has a shrewdly malicious touch with her characters.” —<i>The Atlantic Monthly on The Gatecrasher</i></p>

I enjoyed it

Not one of my favorite books from this author, but I still enjoyed it.

Entertaining

What did you love best about Sleeping Arrangements?

It was entertaining

What about Katherine Kellgren’s performance did you like?

Good definition of each character through her perforrmance

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

no

Any additional comments?

Easy, light and entertaining to listen to

Just OK

Any additional comments?

I saw that this author wrote the Shopaholic series, so I was hoping for something a little more light-hearted and funny.

The word I would use to describe the tone of this book is

witty and charming

I really enjoy sophie Kinsella and Madeline Wickhan 's writing style is very much like her.

Not exactly the ending I would've

Let's just say it was typical. The ending being a bit of a downer on the note of 'dinner' - I liked it up until the end so worth a listen. Everyone may not feel the same.