Book description
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in
possession of a large ego must be in want of a woman to cut him down
to size...
When journalist Jasmin Field lands the coveted role of Elizabeth
Bennet in a one-off fundraising adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
she discovers that the play's director, Hollywood heart-throb
Harry Noble, is every bit as obnoxious as she could have hoped. Which
means a lot of material for her column. And a lot of fun in rehearsals.
And then disaster strikes. Jazz's best friend abandons her for a man
not worthy to buy her chocolate, her family starts to crumble before
her eyes and her award-winning column hits the skids. Worse still,
Harry Noble keeps staring at her. As the lights dim, the audience hush
and Jazz awaits her cue, she realises two very important things, one:
she can't remember her lines, and two: Harry Noble looks amazing in breeches...
Melissa Nathan is the author of the bestsellers
The Nanny
,
The Waitress
and
The Learning Curve
. Sadly she died in 2006, aged thirty-seven. A new literary award, The
Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance was established in 2007 in her
honour. She is survived by her husband, Andrew, and young son, Sam.
