Playing James by Sarah Mason
Holly Colshannon is a young journalist who thinks her career is about to take a terminal nosedive when she is moved from covering 'pet deaths' for her local Bristol paper and made Crime Correspondent - a poisoned chalice if ever there was one. However, a brilliant idea from the new police PR officer sees Holly shadowing a detective and writing a diary column about his working life. Detective James Sabine is bit of a sour puss - although he does have very nice green eyes - and he's furious that he has been landed with magnificently accident-prone Holly especially since her arrival comes six weeks before his wedding to faultless Fleur. Holly, however, has a career to think about and this infuriating man is not going to stand in her way. Meanwhile, her bosses at the newspaper realise that the column is proving extremely popular with the readers who are waiting for something romantic to happen between the handsome detective and the nice young reporter. With only days to go to the wedding Holly realises she's been waiting for the same thing.
'Sarah Mason is a new writer whose first novel is a real breath of fresh airPLAYING JAMES is something very different, providing a well-observed insight into the life of a rookie crime reporter on a provincial paper. There are plenty of laughs too - from the condom incident on page one! The supporting cast of friends and enemies add to a colourful debut that will keep you turning the pages long after you should have started the ironing! Brilliant.' CHRIS MANBY
Sarah Mason is thirty and lives in Cheltenham with her husband. At the age of 25 she became a millionaire importing gourmet popcorn from America and selling it to everyone from Sainsbury's to Virgin cinemas. This is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780751532050 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751532053 |
| Title | Playing James |
| Author | Sarah Mason |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of Parker Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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