CHANGING GROOMS
Changing Grooms
Sasha Wagstaff
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Asda Bookclub pick, April 2009
Red Magazine top ten beach read 2009
'A great plot filled with glamorous characters, a gloriously dysfunctional family and plenty of ‘will they, won’t they’ intrigue [that] kept me engrossed to the end…thoroughly enjoyable’ - The Daily Mail
'A racy debut' - OK! Magazine
'Jilly Cooper and Fiona Walker fans will love this latest romp in the countryside' - Closer Magazine
'This debut novel, set in the country village of Appleton, is brimming with sex, scandal and secrets - not to mention delectable lads' - Heat Magazine
'A thoroughly entertaining read, packed with glamorous girls, fabulously dishy men and all the best ingredients for a racy, rural romp' - Fiona Walker
‘Plenty of sex, sauce and scandal in this marvellous bonkbuster’ - The Sun
‘Sex in the Shires meets Four Weddings And A Funeral in this warm-hearted, witty and definitely wicked debut novel’ - Reveal
‘There is nothing like a wedding and this debut novel by Sasha Wagstaff is a fantastic read’ - Love It!
'Worthy of the great Jilly Cooper' - Waterstone's Books Quarterly Magazine
In their idyllic manor house in the depths of the English countryside, the Forbes-Henry family are having difficulty making ends meet.Caro and Jack Forbes-Henry's utter lack of business sense means that their future at Appleton Manor, home to generations of Forbes-Henrys, is pretty much doomed, so when their eldest son Will, a successful businessman who seems to have inherited all of the family's level-headedness, suggests turning the family home into a boutique hotel, they have little choice but to agree.
Will employs renowned interior designer Gil Anderson to create a stunning country retreat, and Gil and his fiancé (whose existence is a surprise to everyone, given his campness), rent a house nearby.Meanwhile, Will's old schoolfriend Rufus, who has had moderate success as an actor in Hollywood, announces his engagement to Hollywood star Clemmie Winters.Clemmie is apparently dead set on an English country wedding, so they plan to get married at Appleton Manor to coincide with its opening.
The forthcoming nuptials of such a high profile star attract the interest of a TV company, who plan to make a reality show which will follow the couple as they prepare for the big day.Renowned director JB Laurent and presenter Tessa Meadmore move to the locality for the duration of the project.
Meanwhile, Will's younger brother, the hugely successful artist Tristan Forbes-Henry, is deeply troubled by the disappearance of the love of his life.Despite being a known philanderer, Tristan had fallen heavily for Sophie, and all kinds of complications and connections begin to emerge as the new hotel takes shape.
CHANGING GROOMS is tale of love, intrigue and family secrets set in a privileged world.Each character has their own motives, and all are not as they seem.
Sasha Wagstaff spent her childhood devouring Enid Blyton and Judy Blume books and writing a few short stories and later on, as she discovered Jilly Cooper, Fiona Walker, Marian Keyes, she spent her spare time writing teenage romances. Her fascination with language led her to a degree in French and Russian followed by eight years in a merchant bank, where she reached the position of Assistant Vice President, overseeing forty staff. But something was missing…
Sasha lost herself in novels during her long commute and stories of her own began to take shape.Soon, every spare moment was spent writing and when she found herself excitedly scribbling love scenes during three hour conference calls with New York she knew that she had to make some changes to her life. Sasha lives in a pleasant rural town in Essex with her husband and daughter.
www.sashawagstaff.com
