The Finishing Touches - Softcover

Browne, Hester

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416540083 ISBN 13: 9781416540083

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2010

Synopsis

A fading English finishing school gets a twenty-first-century makeover in this "modern-day fairy tale" (Romantic Times Book Reviews) from New York Times bestselling author Hester Browne, whose sparkling novels are "charming and feel-good" (Cosmopolitan).

Twenty-seven years ago, an infant turned up on the doorstep of London's esteemed Phillimore Academy for Young Ladies. Now, Betsy Phillimore returns to the place where she was lovingly raised by Lord and Lady Phillimore, only to find the Academy in disrepair and Lord P. desperate to save his legacy. Enter Betsy with a savvy business plan to replace dusty protocol with the essentials girls need today: cell phone etiquette, eating sushi properly, handling credit cards, choosing the perfect little black dress, negotiating a pre-nup, and other lessons in independent living. But returning to London also means crossing paths with her sexy girlhood crush . . . and stirring up the mystery of who her parents are and why they abandoned her. Will the puzzle pieces of her past fall into place while Betsy races to save the only home she's ever known?

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Review:

"A charming and funny novel . . . moving, too, with some really poignant moments. I loved all the pieces of advice and scribbled some down!" --Sophie Kinsella, Time magazine

"Browne has a sure touch with plot and dialogue." --Entertainment Weekly

A fading English finishing school gets a twenty-first-century makeover in this "modern-day fairy tale" (Romantic Times) from New York Times bestselling author Hester Browne, whose sparkling novels are "charming and
feel-good" (Cosmopolitan).

"A DELICIOUS, ENTERTAINING BOOK!"
--SOPHIE KINSELLA

"Entertaining and highly enjoyable . . . will appeal to fans of Bridget Jones's Diary."
--Library Journal

Book Description:

'What a delicious, entertaining book! Hester Browne writes with such wit and polish, not to mention all kinds of handy tips for life, which I will be noting down for my own use! I loved it.' Sophie Kinsella

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1416540083
• ISBN 13: 9781416540083
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432