The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder by Holly McQueen

Will Charlie be able to get her Happily Ever After with so much in the way? This is a hilarious modern take on Cinderella, complete with the evil step-mother and two pretty step-sisters, who treat Charlie like trash. Fairytales, however, almost always come crashing down. Especially when she attracts the affections of the very handsome, very rich Jay Brodrick. But is life just going to miraculously change if Charlie looks ten shades of gorgeous? Well, yes, it just might. What can Charlie possibly know about the shoe industry? And how will she be able to get through the wrath of her horrendous step-mother, Diana, in the process? On top of that, Charlie needs to get thin - fast - so that she can present the right image for the company. This means that Charlie now runs a shoe company - and not just any shoe company but Elroy Glass, a company so famous that A-listers clamour to get their hands on a pair of her father's heels.

He has decided to give Charlie his share of the company stock, making her the primary stockholder. But Elroy Glass has thrown them all a twist from beyond the grave.

When their dad passes away, Charlie and her step-sisters think that they already know his wishes and for Charlie, that means just inheriting the home she shared with him and nothing else. Her only consolation is cooking - and eating - which doesn't really make things easier for Charlie, seeing as she is overweight and her step-sisters are stick thin. With her distinctive voice, penchant for getting in sticky situations, and blind confidence in her dream of becoming a famous novelist, Isabel Bookbinder is a heroine that you can't help but root for.Charlie Glass has spent her life being the caregiver of her very ill, very famous father.

But when she inadvertently exposes a political sex scandal and her name becomes known for all the wrong reasons, her glamorous double life starts to spin out of control. She even has a fabulous mentor - a bestselling but increasingly eccentric author who takes her to glamorous book parties and introduces her to the dreamy literary agent Joe Madison. She's already perfected Her Look (cashmere track suit, lots of mascara), is working on her toned size eight figure, and gets up at dawn to work on her novel (well, sort of). She has a disinterested boyfriend, a mother who loves clothes that match, and a father who always expects her to do better.Īlthough Isabel may spend most of her time measuring newspaper column inches, she's well on her way to becoming a bestselling author. Isabel Bookbinder is a twenty-seven-year-old assistant at the Saturday Mercury newspaper in London.

The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder by Holly McQueen