A deliciously funny debut novel. Helen has been having an affair with a family man named Matthew, who also happens to be her boss. Just when she decides to drop him and get on with her life, she opens the door to find Matthew on her doorstep. He announces that he's left his wife for her, and proceeds to move in. Not brave enough to throw him out, Helen quickly discovers that she can't stand him, and decides that her best option is to befriend his wife and convince her to take Matthew back. But she soon realizes that she really likes Sophie, Matthew's wife. This witty and engaging audiobook takes a wry look at the perils of getting what you wish for. In this deliciously funny debut novel, a woman gets more than she bargained for when her lover finally leaves his wife and moves in to her home.
San Francisco Chronicle Fallon's conversational and deeply descriptive writing style -- and witty dialogue -- make the novel thoroughly readable. . . . For those longing for another lighthearted beach read as summer draws to a close, Getting Rid of Matthew is a solid option.

Fallon, Jane

Hyperion Press

Miramax Books

Voice

United States, United States of America

August 12, 2008

Reprint, 2008

topic: Contemporary Women; Humorous; Fiction/General; General; Fiction; Fiction-General

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theme: Contemporary Women; Humorous; Fiction/General; General; Fiction; Fiction-General

What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you might not want him anymore . . .
PLAN A: Stop shaving your armpits. And your bikini line. Tell him you have a moustache that you wax every six weeks. Stop having sex with him. Pick holes in the way he dresses. Don't brush your teeth. Or your hair. Or pluck out the stray hag-whisker that grows out of your chin. Buy incontinence pads and leave them lying around.
PLAN B: Accidentally on purpose bump into his wife Sophie. Give yourself a fake name and identity. Befriend Sophie. Actually begin to really like Sophie. Snog Matthew's son (who's the same age as you by the way. You're not a paedophile). Buy a cat and give it a fake name and identity. Befriend Matthew's children. Unsuccessfully. Watch your whole plan go absolutely horribly wrong.
*Getting Rid of Matthew* isn't as easy as it seems, but along the way Helen will forge an unlikely friendship, find real love and realize that nothing ever goes exactly to plan . . .

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