If you loved ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ or you’re a fan of Linda LaPlante or Jilly Cooper or you’re 
the kind of gal who likes to kick back on a Saturday afternoon with a pre-dinner Long Island Iced Tea (or is that just me?) and a stack of trashy mags then this is the book for you!
Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry is set in the fashion world between London, Paris and New York (is there a better combination) and is the story of a family whose members will stop at nothing to get their hands on the family fortune. The Daily Mirror in the UK cheekily described Guilty Pleasures as a ‘Bonkbuster’ and I have to agree – it’s peppered with titillating scenes that seem completely plausible and appropriate, considering the characters and setting.
Underneath it’s external layer of glamour, fashion, sex and Machiavellian plotting – Guilty Pleasures has well developed characters that although their lifestyles are incomprehensible, their more human characteristics make you care about their fate. I even found myself cheering for Cassandra, the tough but flawed fashion magazine editor who believes with her style and connections, she’s the rightful heir to the family Luxury Goods business – rather than her ‘off the rack’ Management Consultant cousin Emma.
Guilty Pleasures is a fun, easy read that’s perfect for your next weekend away, international flight or a week of escapism on the train while you commute. Wherever you read it though, just remember if there’s people near by – they may be wondering what you’re grinning about. Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry is the most appropriately named book this year.
Available from all good bookstores from July 1st.
Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry RRP $32.99 is published by HarperCollins Publishers
In September we celebrated the release of US entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz’s new book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Gorgeous Things was featured in the book, as well as many other inspiring stories and since then the book’s gone on to sell tonnes of copies worldwide.
