- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Red Dress Ink (May 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0373895208
- ISBN-13: 978-0373895205
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,169,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Booklist
Rachel Buckley and her two best friends, Carrie Ann and Yaslyn, are headed to a resort in Turkey for "hen week" before Rachel ties the knot with Patrick. Carrie Ann has just finalized her divorce from her husband of 15 years. Ruminating on being single at 34, she is not sure about her friends' plan to have her hook up with a Norwegian vacationer. Glamorous Yaslyn, a model whose career is sliding downhill, is dating one of Patrick's good friends but can't help lapping up the male attention she receives at the resort. Marcus and Sally are also on holiday at the resort, hoping to save their failing five-year-old marriage. Axel, 23, is still mooning after the college girl who threw him over in Paris. As one would expect, nothing goes quite as planned for any of the guests. Manby, author of Getting Personal (2004), offers up the perfect summer beach read, filled with likable characters engaged in flirtations, hookups, and some serious soul searching. Kristine Huntley
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
'Very funny, hugely feel-good and the perfect antidote for anyone who worries that the only career ladder they've achieved is a run in their tights' -- Fiona Walker on Lizzie Jordan's Secret Life 'It's a great idea for a plot, and Manby's writing more than does it justice' -- Marie Claire on Getting Personal 'A funny first novel ... that's more realistic than Friends, cleaner than The Young Ones and not as frightening as Shallow Grave' -- Daily Mail on Flatmates 'Manby's hilarious novels still shine out on the sea of chick lit, and if you want to guarantee a good giggle by the pool this summer her latest unique offering, featuring three feisty girls off on a luxury hen holiday, is the perfect sunbathing companion.' - OK Magazine 'A fun summer read' - Daily Express
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic easy read!,
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This review is from: Seven Sunny Days (Paperback)
I love Chris Manby. Her books are carefree and light. Seven Sunny Days is an easy read and a good book to read if you are feeling blue. It's definitely a "take on vacation" read.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely beach read!,
By Chelsea "Chels20" (Winnipeg, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seven Sunny Days (Paperback)
This is the perfect book to bring to the beach since the story itself is based on three friends' all-inclusive beach vacation! An easy read, but entertaining and funny! A no-brainer, perfect for lounging in the sun!
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2.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Did not hold my attention,
By Tracy Vest - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Seven Sunny Days (Paperback)
Three gal pals (bride-to-be Rachel, commitment-phobe supermodel Yaslyn, and newly divorced Carrie Ann) head to the sunny shores of a Turkish resort for a relaxing "hen" week. While there, they run into a motley crew of guests and resort employees, as they attempt to make Rachel's last week of singledom memorable. The resort is full of clichéd characters - the tennis instructor/resort lothario, the clingy nerd, cheerleader tour guides, and of course lipstick lesbians that like to put on a show.The opening scene is hysterical - her friends have put something in her luggage which sets off the security. Unfortunately, that is really the only funny scene; the rest of the book just meanders along. While in Turkey, the girls seem to keep getting stuck with another Brit couple - Marcus and Sally, who are on the verge of divorce. Sally is such a pill, that I found it hard to understand why Marcus would want to stay with such a shrew. Each woman has a problem that needs resolution - Rachel hates confrontation, and the mother-in-law from hell runs all over her. Carrie Ann is trying to lie under the radar, but every inappropriate male seems to have latched onto her, while her only solace is playing chess with brainy Frenchman, Axel. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out Yaslyn's problem, what with all the barfing - despite having a man pining for her back home and ready to make a commitment, she laps up all the male attention she receives, including the tennis instructor, Gilles. There really was not a lot offered in the book to hold my attention. Perhaps there were too many characters; perhaps none of the "problems" were serious enough to capture your attention... I was pretty disappointed with this after the great cover description. All in all - I think that this was a pretty forgettable novel. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Zippy and Fast,
By Brittany Rose - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Seven Sunny Days (Paperback)
An easy beach read is what this book appears to be from it's cover. And an easy beach read it is.This book is just something nice to pick up if your brain is fried from finishing some heavy psychological thriller or biography. There are no frills, no major plot twists, and the story is very simple to follow. The chapters are short and varied, and the story is told in the past and present, through a number of different character's perspectives. The main 3 characters in the book is group of women on a 'hen week' or a week-long bachelorette party in Turkey. Rachel, the non-confrontational bride, is often in the middle of situations she doesn't want to be in. She spends the holiday feebly trying to battle a group of snippy french women and her soon-to-be mother-in-law. Yaslyn is a model close to Rachel's age, who is on the brink of being proposed to, but isn't sure she wants to be tied down. Her holiday has her torn between the life she used to live, and the strange changes she is being faced with. Carrie-Ann is the oldest woman, recently divorced, who spends her trip moping and trying to avoid the attention of some undesirable men. Thrown into all of this is a million subplots, including a horny tennis instructor, a couple on the brink of separation, and a forlorn chess tutor all trying to sort out their feelings for various people staying at the Turkey resort. Manby does a good job of keeping the story moving, although the seven sunny days are quite stretched out! This wouldn't be a bad movie really, save for a GLARING oversight by the author on a condition known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. All in all a light, frothy read. 4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
fine relationship drama,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Seven Sunny Days (Paperback)
Her two best friends Carrie Ann Murphy and Yaslyn Stimpson take engaged Rachel Buckley on a final fling before she says I do. The trio goes exotic Club Aegee in Bodrin, Turkey seeking males to pamper them for a week. Her buddies make sure that Carrie, a senior manager at Office Angels, is in a festive mood from the start when they slip a vibrator into her luggage only to have customs see it.At the resort, Rachel realizes her pals have issues. Yaslyn fears commitment though her boyfriend back home wants for them to move to the next level in their relationship. Carrie Ann has just had her divorce legalized and so is down on marriage and men except as disposable boy toys. As the trio shares a room for partying and all night binges the vast chasm on male relationships surface in an ugly manner; Rachel wonders whether adding a husband means subtracting her two best friends. Much more a relationship drama especially between the three friends than a chick lit tale though the narration is from the latter 101, fans will enjoy the escapades and deep look at the complexities of human interaction. The three females are a delightful fully developed characters and the support cast brings out the best and as often the worst in each of them. Though the subplots can become overwhelming (flow charting will not help) that just emphasizes the baggage people bring to multifaceted interactivities. Harriet Klausner |
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