Sleeping Arrangements
A Novel

Name: Sleeping Arrangements
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Madeleine Wickham
ISBN: 9781427204400

Author: Madeleine Wickham

Narrator: Katherine Kellgren

Abridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 07/08/2008

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series Sophia Kinsella delivers another fabulously fun tale writing under Madeleine Wickham. Sleeping Arrangements tells the story of two families who are "accidentally" double-booked at the same lavish Spanish villa of a mutual friend.

Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain--perfect.

Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in her new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it, he barely has time for his children. Maybe he'll have a chance to bond with them on holiday. His old friend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain--perfect.

Both families arrive at the villa and realize the awful truth--Gerard has double-booked. What no one else realizes is that Chloe and Hugh have a history; and as tensions rise within the two families, old passions resurface. It seems that Gerard's 'accidental' double booking may not be an accident after all...

About Madeleine Wickham

Madeleine Wickham is the author of several acclaimed novels, including A Desirable Residence, Cocktails for Three, Sleeping Arrangements and The Wedding Girl. As Sophie Kinsella, she has written a number of bestsellers including the Shopaholic series, Twenties Girl, Remember Me?, The Undomestic Goddess, and Can You Keep a Secret? Confessions of a Shopaholic was made into a major motion picture starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. Born in London, Wickham studied at New College, Oxford. She lives in London with her husband and family.

About Katherine Kellgren

Katherine Kellgren has recorded over 200 audiobooks and won four Audie Awards, three ALA Odyssey Honors, and eight AudioFile Earphones Awards. In 2011, Kellgren was named the Best Voice in Young Adult & Fantasy, and she won the Audie award for Best Female Narrator in both 2013 and 2014. Kellgren has also appeared onstage in London, New York and Frankfurt. She has recorded numerous plays and dramatizations of novels for the radio, including winners of the Peabody Award. She is a graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In naming Kellgren a “Golden Voice,” AudioFile magazine noted that she is a "marvel with accents...she is definitely a narrator to keep an ear out for." She lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on June 08, 2023

Was fine, will prove to be unmemorable but at the time of reading it was OK. Two stars.......more

Goodreads review by Ciara on February 23, 2011

the main difference between madeleine wickham's books & sophie kinsella's books is that when wickham writes under her real name, she forgets that ther novels should have at least one bearable character or un-hackneyed situation. in this one, two families are offered the use of a spanish villa owned b......more

Goodreads review by eRin on January 09, 2009

Maybe I'm outgrowing chick lit? Or maybe this was just crap. I'm not sure. The last few chick lit books I've read have not really been enjoyable to me, so I'm sort of leaning towards the former; but maybe I'm just making bad choices. There were not any characters in this book that I liked. They are......more

Goodreads review by Auj on August 07, 2022

2.9 stars~ I didn't dislike it: it was a fast read, just not sure if I'd recommend it. The ending made me annoyed, so that's why it wasn't 3 stars. This was my least favorite of the Wickham books I read. I'm really not sure what the point of it was because the status quo of the book from beginning to......more

Goodreads review by Dhara on November 07, 2021

2.5 stars This was my first book by Madeleine Wickham, and I'd say that I prefer Sophie Kinsella to Madeleine Wickham. Writing was not very impressive, plot somewhat bland. End wasn't as expected. Hugh and Chloe were utterly shameless liars, bloody cheats. Poor Philip and Amanda! Jenna was my favorite......more

Quotes

“Award winning actress Katherine Kellgren's reading is light-hearted, witty, wise, and spot on. Her accents, even the Australian nanny, are amazing; her pacing perfect. Fun listening.” —SoundLibrary.com

“Wickham creates memorable characters who are as unpredictable and multifaceted as they are stylish. Jolly fun.” —Publishers Weekly on The Gatecrasher

“Wickham has a shrewdly malicious touch with her characters.” —The Atlantic Monthly on The Gatecrasher