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Alice Brown's Lessons in the Curious Art of Dating - Eleanor Prescott (2012)
Alice Brown is a hopeless romantic who has the perfect job as a matchmaker. She painstakingly looks for the happy-ever-after for her clients, even though she hasn't found it for herself. Her boss Audrey dislikes Alice for her frumpy cardigans and her daydreaming exploits at work; afraid that she isn't presenting the perfect image for her matchmaking business. Only Audrey is hiding secrets that would mean her own image is less than perfect. Then there is Alice's client Kate, who is desperate to get married and is all too aware of her biological clock ticking away as she approaches her 35th birthday. And Kate's friend Lou doesn't believe she needs a happy ending.The book is written from the different characters' perspectives as they all struggle to find themselves and their perfect partner. It's quirky, heart-warming and the characters come alive. A great debut novel. (AB)
Alice Brown's Lessons in the Curious Art of Dating, the debut novel of Eleanor Prescott, is centred around a matchmaker who is still looking for her own Mr Right. The summary says: "Sometimes finding your dream man is a job for a professional ... Alice Brown has the best job in the world. She's a matchmaker and spends her days helping people fall in love, all the while imagining her own Prince Charming, who's somehow never come along. Her latest client is Kate. She's 569 days from her 35th birthday and she's already five years behind in her life plan. Desperate to find the perfect man, she enlists Alice's help, but will anyone measure up to her standards? Meanwhile Alice is coping with her awful boss, Audrey, and trying to stop herself falling in love with someone else's man. But what if she's got it all wrong? Will Alice find Kate's Mr Right? And when it comes to her own Prince Charming, will she be able to take her own advice?" Prescott works in PR and lives in Kent, England.