A Desirable Residence
A Novel of Love and Real Estate

What an utter waste of time. The consolidated three hours it took for me to complete this tome of one-dimensional, unlikeable characters is 180 minutes I'd like back. There are seven characters; none of which seemed remotely convincing or valid. Most were vapid and so distasteful I wanted them to be......more

Probably one of her better books written under this name. Was fine, an easy read. Three stars.......more

another terrible madeleine wickham book. i don't know if i even have the energy to go into it. but i'll try. so, liz is married to jonathan. they own a home in silchester. liz convinces jonathan to put the home on the market in the hopes of using the proceeds to pay down the mortgage on the "tutorial......more

As much as I became initially engaged in Madeleine Wickham's A Desirable Residence, all the attraction here is centered on unlikeable, misanthropic people finally getting their just desserts in the end. From scheming, bored Marcus to ungrateful, uncharitable Liz, I struggled to find one character wi......more

Through this book I learnt that Sophie Kinsella's real name is Madeleine Wickham. All is well, I thought. This one looks good. I read the book by borrowing it from my friend when we're on a class trip. We were on a bus, and I am dead bored. I dont want to sleep, so I asked her whether I can read her......more