Sleeping Arrangements
Wickham, Madeleine
Wickham, who writes the popular Shopaholic series as Sophie Kinsella,
explores what happens when two couples struggling with their relationships
end up at the same Spanish vacation villa, owned by their mutual friend
Gerard, an arrogant wine critic. Free-spirited Chloe and her longtime
partner, the tightly wound Philip, are looking to escape their worries
over the fate of his job. Workaholic Hugh can’t seem to connect to his
uptight wife, Amanda, or their two daughters. Neither family is pleased
to find Gerard has double-booked the villa, but unbeknownst to Philip
and Amanda, Chloe and Hugh knew each other years ago, when they had
a passionate love affair that ended abruptly when Hugh learned Chloe
had a young son. Now together again 15 years later, they find their
passion for each other is reignited. With its slightly older characters
and more adult problems, Wickham’s novel has a different tone than do
her Shopaholic tales, but it’s an equally engaging yarn, sure to please
her many fans and gain her new ones.