NEW RELEASE
Anna-Lou Weatherley's 2012 novel Chelsea Wives has been released in the United States as Vengeful Wives. The summary says: "Money can't buy you love... Discovered at the tender age of sixteen, Imogen Lennard once had the world at her feet as one of the world's top fashion models. Now married to Sebastian Forbes - a billionaire as controlling as he is wealthy - she has everything money can buy, but longs for what it can't - her first love. When Sebastian publicly humiliates her, she decides that it is for the last time. Enlisting the help of her best friends - Calvary, the glamorous fashion editor, and Yasmin, the feisty ex-party girl - she masterminds a daring plan to turn the tables on their men once and for all. On the surface they have it all; beauty, wealth and status. But, united in their destructive marriages, the three women join forces and risk it all for the ultimate revenge... and the chance of finally finding their own happy ever after."
Chelsea Wives - Anna-Lou Weatherley (2012)
Imogen has the life in Chelsea, an exclusive borough of London that many would dream of. An ex-model and wife of a wealthy bank owner, she has the life where anything can be bought, except happiness. Joined by her Chelsea friends Calvary and Lady Yasmin Belmont, the three women are united by secrets and loveless marriages; turning to each other to exact revenge on their husbands. As the tag line says 'on the King's Road, revenge is sweeter than champagne...' This book grips you from the prologue where there has been a diamond theft and you are immediately hooked into the story. The book paints a picture of the life of a glamorous wife in Chelsea to whom money is no object. This is helped along by the name-dropping of designer labels that in some books can seem shoehorned in but in this case seems to add to the story. It is well written and the author does well to make you feel empathy with the characters who might as easily have been too posh for you to care about. It is a light-hearted read that reminds you that money can't buy you everything. (AB)
Chelsea Wives, the first adult novel by teen author Anna-Lou Weatherley, is set in the glamorous borough of Chelsea. The summary says: "Revenge has a high price, and the men are paying... It bags, Botox and Platinum Amex cards - welcome to the glamorous lives of the Chelsea Wives. They are the ultimate ladies who lunch: Imogen, the beautiful ex-model, Calgary, the glamorous, former fashion editor, and Yasmin, the feisty ex-party girl. On the surface they have it all; beauty, wealth and status. But underneath their perfect, glossy world of show-homes, champagne and immaculate wardrobes, secrets and lies lurk... When Imogen's despot husband, Sebastian, publicly humiliates her, she decides it's for the last time. Plagued by personal tragedy and united in their destructive marriages, the three women come together to mastermind a shocking crime that's set to turn the tables on their men and shift the balance of power once and for all.... Set against a backdrop of exotic locations, designer boutiques and London's high society scene, these Chelsea Wives are about to join forces and risk it all for the ultimate revenge..."