Kathy Lette
Author of How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints)
About the Author
Kathy Lette first achieved literary success as a teenager with Puberty Blues. After several years as a newspaper columnist in Sydney and New York, and as a television sitcom writer for Columbia Pictures, her novels Girls' Night Out, The Llama Parlour, Foetal Attraction, Mad Cows, Alter Ego, and Nip show more n' Tuck became international bestsellers. She lives in London with her husband and two children show less
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Works by Kathy Lette
Associated Works
The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society: Breast Cancer Care Short Story Collection (2009) — Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review
The Dictionary of Failed Relationships: 26 Tales of Love Gone Wrong (2003) — Contributor — 56 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1958-11-11
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Places of residence
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
London, England, UK - Occupations
- novelist
columnist
Sitcom writer
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Statistics
- Works
- 38
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 2,059
- Popularity
- #12,495
- Rating
- 3.0
- Reviews
- 46
- ISBNs
- 283
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 6
This was a new author to me. The beginning started off strong, learning the backstories of each women as they reconnect. But, and I’m not exactly sure why, I found it difficult to follow all the dialog and found myself constantly rereading, especially in the beginning. It could have been the author’s love of vocabulary, just over the top for me. Puns, OMG enough already. There were quite a few references to people/slang that I didn’t understand. I love books set in the UK, and normally don’t have any issues. While I had empathy for situations and found it them realistic, I couldn’t connect with the characters. Yes, there were parts I found funny, but for the most part this was a miss for me.
Thanks to Aria & Aries and NetGalley for this ARC. This is my honest opinion.… (more)