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Stiletto Safari - Kate Metz (2012)
Zara Hamilton pretty much has it all - a great job as a corporate lawyer in New York plus a seriously gorgeous boyfriend. The course of her life changes in one day when her man, Nick, is arrested for insider trading and she is implicated. Zara's world tumbles around her as she is then escorted from her fancy legal office and told not to return for six months until matters blow over. And worse still, the man she thought she loved disappears and won't take her calls. With the help of some friends, Zara flees her troubles and lands herself in Africa of all places, volunteering at an animal reserve. Minutes after her arrival she realises that the slinky black dresses and the snakeskin stilettos she's packed probably won't get much use out in the middle of the plains of Africa. Life on the reserve becomes more interesting when arrogant Hamish arrives but is he really into her or does he still lust after his elegant supermodel ex-girlfriend who is coming to do a photo shoot at the reserve for Vogue magazine? At the end of it all, will Zara really want her old corporate life back or has she been changed forever in the wilderness of Africa. An impressive debut. (LF)
Stiletto Safari, the debut novel by Australian lawyer Kate Metz, draws on her experiences working as a wildlife volunteer in Namibia. The summary says: "Zara Hamilton has it all - a glamorous New York lifestyle, a gorgeous (and seriously rich) boyfriend and a job as a lawyer in a prestigious city law firm. But when Zara's boyfriend is accused of insider trading, her perfect world implodes. Thrown out of work by security and stalked by the press, Zara's life can't get any worse. Or can it? A snap decision (and a few wines too many) sees Zara fleeing to Africa to work as a temporary wildlife volunteer. But just when things start to cool down at home Zara realises her troubles have only just begun. Will Zara's designer wardrobe survive? Will a supermodel ruin her only chance at happiness? Can a Birkin bag really solve her problems? And will Zara want her old life back at the end of it all."