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Belinda Jones is a freelance journalist who has worked on more!, New Woman, FHM, Sunday, Heat and Elle. Her first novel, Divas Las Vegas, was published in 2001.
After the runaway success of her first novel, Divas Las Vegas, former magazine travel writer Belinda Jones puts her considerable experience to the test for a second time. She once again demonstrates a biting wit and an often riotous sense of humour, plunging her characters into embarrassing situations yet extricating them with tenderness and charm. The heroine, Kim, is a couch potato par excellence, translating German computer games in her Cardiff bedsit for a living and stirring herself from back-to-back Ally McBeal and Sex and the City only to order a takeaway. She convinces herself she's content with this idle existence, but her glamorous mother Gina has other ideas. When her Italian grandfather dies and her mother has to go to Capri to take over the running of his exclusive boutique, Kim, against her better judgement, decides to go with her. As the days pass, and the island starts to work its magic, Kim has to face a few harsh truths about herself and her mother. They have always had a rather prickly relationship, with Gina desperate to make-over the wild haired, scruffy Kim, and Kim for ever feeling inferior. But secrets from the past are revealed and both women have to own up to their failings before they are eventually reconciled. Kim has come to Capri nursing a damaged heart and is determined not to let any man get close to her again. Her resolve is sorely tested, however, when she meets the gorgeous manager of the boutique, Luca, who has admired her from afar for many years. As they embark upon a passionate affair, they little realize that the days are numbered. Luca's wife is waiting in the wings and now it's time for the lovers to make up their minds - will Luca leave his wife and adored son to be with Kim, or will Kim give him up? This is an enchanting love story which never takes itself too seriously. Yet the book has some important points to make about the nature of fidelity and the relationship between mothers and daughters. Fast- paced and full of immensely likeable (and a couple of detestable) cameos, it's great fun throughout. (Kirkus UK)
