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Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:01:04 +0200

Ruby has always been the generous mediator among her friends, family and colleagues, which is why they have all turned up to celebrate her 50th birthday. But after a few too many glasses of champers, Ruby's speech doesn't exactly go to plan. Instead of delivering the witty and warm words her guests are expecting, Ruby takes her moment in the spotlight to reveal what she really thinks of every one of them. She also accuses her husband, Harry, of having an affair.
Saving the best till last, Ruby lambasts her octogenarian mother for a lifetime of playing her three daughters against each other. It's blisteringly brutal. As the stunned gathering gawks at Ruby, the birthday girl concludes her bravura monologue with the throwaway comment that she has terminal cancer. She has cashed in her life savings and plans on taking her two sisters cruising into the sunset for a dose of Husband Replacement Therapy. Courageous? Or ruthlessly selfish?
But, do they even want to go with her now...

Dead Sexy

Thu, 30 Oct 1997 10:15:47 +0200

Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites attract.
Kit Kincade, American, with diamond-studded ears and friends in low places, believes women are little more than a life support system to an ovary.
Shelly Green, pinstripe-underpanted, cultured, classical guitarist, thinks optimism is an eye disease and hates all men. The perfect pair? Yes, according to a 'Desperate and Dateless' reality TV competition.
A computer has matched them – physically and emotionally – with huge financial rewards if they can survive their five-star honeymoon on a paradise island. Kit and Shelly meet the day they are to be married... and it's hate at first sight.
Praise for Kathy Lette:
'Fabulous, fast-paced, funny & unapologetically female. Nobody does it better.' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, THE GUILTY FEMINIST
'Deliciously rude and darkly funny, but with compassion and humanity at its heart. Read with relish.' NICOLE KIDMAN
'Kathy Lette can turn from...

Altar Ego

Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:15:46 +0200

"Query: would it be a serious breach of etiquette to run out on my own wedding?"
This is the question Becky Steele finds herself asking, on the morning of her very own wedding. Having finally managed to fit into her meringue dress after weeks of drinking only skimmed water, she is suddenly uncertain about what exactly she wants.
Yes, she loves Julian, but is she quite ready to become a proper grown-up, and give up on the joys of the single life? Julian might be the right man, but has she had enough wrong ones?
Things get more complicated still when temptation arrives in the form of gorgeous rockstar toy boy Zack. And it looks like Julian might be making a few contingency plans of his own...
Praise for Kathy Lette:
'Fabulous, fast-paced, funny & unapologetically female. Nobody does it better.' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, THE GUILTY FEMINIST
'Deliciously rude and darkly funny, but with compassion and humanity at its heart. Read with relish.' NICOLE...

Nip 'n' Tuck

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:51:26 +0300

Journalist Lizzie McPhee has always thought of beauty as a case of mind over matter – if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
But all that changes when she begins the countdown towards the big 4-0. Suddenly, she's comparing her butt buoyancy to that of women on billboards and worrying about wrinkles.
But the pitter-pitter-pat of tiny crow's feet is soon the least of Lizzie's worries. In the space of twenty four hours, she is replaced as news anchor by a young himbo who keeps fit by doing step aerobics off his own ego. And then she catches her surgeon husband Hugo cheating with catty soap actress Britney Amore – a woman whose bra cup size is bigger than her IQ.
Suddenly, Lizzie is in free fall. Can she turn back the clock, and win back her life? Or will she discover there's a better way to grow older gracefully?
Praise for Kathy Lette:
'Fabulous, fast-paced, funny & unapologetically female. Nobody does it better.' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, THE...

Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do Us Part

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:01:06 +0200

Hearing a news report that a man on his morning swim has been taken by a Great White, teacher Gwen races to the beach, and finds all that remains of Jason Riley, her husband, is his swimming cap and a piece of torn, blood-stained wetsuit.
Her shock and heartbreak are soon interrupted by a woman screeching to a halt on a motorbike. Tish screams for information, convinced it's her husband who's been taken by the man-eater. Gwen reassures her that Jason Riley is the man who's perished. 'I know! Jason Riley's my husband!' Tish sobs.
Needless to say, their grief is somewhat blighted by the realisation they've both been married to a bigamist. And their mutual animosity is not assuaged when they learn that Jason recently sent all his – make that their – money to a mysterious 'business partner' in Egypt, Skye.
They fly to Cairo, confront Skye, and discover that not only did Jason marry her last year, but he's stolen her life savings too.
Till Death, or a...

To Love, Honour and Betray

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:15:48 +0200

Lucy's life was supposed to be idyllic once she and her family moved to sun-soaked Oz – but it couldn't be more of a mess.
No sooner have they unpacked their Marmite, than Lucy catches her darling husband Jasper inflagrante. With her best friend Renee. In one double blow, she loses the two people she trusted most – and now has to fend for herself.
While Lucy battles her daughter (low self esteem is hereditary – you get it from your teenagers) and desperately tries to turn herself into an Aussie love goddess to win Jasper back, she meets Jack "Lockie" McLachlan.
He's a rugged lifeguard with plenty of experience in rescuing damsels in distress. But Lucy can do without any further complications in her life right now. The only question is, without Lockie's kiss of life, will she sink or swim?
Praise for Kathy Lette:
'Fabulous, fast-paced, funny & unapologetically female. Nobody does it better.' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, THE GUILTY...

Men

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:01:07 +0200

"Why don't women tell jokes?""Because we marry them." Kathy Lette has gathered together the very finest of her sparkling witticisms in this tongue-in-cheek guide to men. Devastatingly funny and more than a little outrageous, Kathy offers up advice ("if he wants breakfast in bed, tell him to sleep in the kitchen"), her inimitable insights into the battle of the sexes ("statistically, 100% of divorces begin with marriage") and some scathing observations of the decidedly less fair sex ("all husbands think they're Gods. If only their wives weren't atheists").The perfect gift for women who like to shoot straight from the lip.

The Revenge Club

Wed, 08 May 2024 14:56:15 +0300

When the odds are against you, it's time to get even.

Matilda, Jo, Penny and Cressy are all women at the top of their game; so imagine their surprise when they start to be personally overlooked and professionally pushed aside by less-qualified men.
Only they're not going down without a fight.
Society might think the women have passed their amuse-by dates but the Revenge Club have other plans.
After all, why go to bed angry when you could stay up and plot diabolical retribution? Let the games begin...

PRAISE FOR KATHY LETTE:

'Deliciously rude and darkly funny' Nicole Kidman
'Unputdownable' Stephen Fry
'The thinking lady's hornbag' Kath and Kim

How to Kill Your Husband (and other handy household hints)

Wed, 03 May 2006 13:01:59 +0300

Marriage, it would appear, is a fun-packed frivolous hobby, only occasionally resulting in death. But when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husband's murder, the joke falls flat.
Life should begin at 40 – not with life imprisonment for killing your spouse. Jazz, stay-at-home mum and domestic goddess; Hannah, childless and career-focused; and Cassie, demented working mother of two are three ordinary women. Their engagement, until now, with the police force has been on the television.
Cassie and Hannah set out immediately to prove their best friend's innocence, uncovering betrayal, adultery, plot twists, thinner thighs and toy boys aplenty en route. But will their friendship survive these ever darker revelations?
A novel that will strike a chord with women everywhere and ensure that, from now on, they all read the small print on their marriage licenses.

After the Blues

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 05:04:33 +0200

Now an adult on "L" plates, Debbie and her girlfriends reveal what women talk about when there's no men around. Prepare yourself for full-frontal comedic camaraderie.
After breaking-off with both her best friend and boyfriend Debbie runs away to the inner-city world of punk rock, dodgy jobs, new mates and R-rated adventures.
It's the kaleidoscopic 1980s, a time of perms, shoulder pads, Blondie and Bowie, prawn cocktails, fondue parties and mistaking promiscuity for feminism. The blokes are laughing all the way to the sperm bank - of course they're for 'free love' as they don't have to pay for it.
Preyed upon by married men and misogynistic bosses, girlfriends are the only people you can rely on. Debbie's female pals are her human wonder bras - uplifting and supportive. But it's not until the Girls' Night Out that these friends really peel off to their emotional undies. And it's a psychological strip tease which reveals some jaw-dropping truths.
With equal parts...