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Remember the 80s, when padded shoulders and big hair sprayed 'dos were all the rage? Louise Bagshawe, it seems, is spearheading an 80s literary revival
The Devil You Know is this young author's seventh novel (other titles include
Career Girls,
Tall Poppies,
A Kept Woman, so you know this author's stalking ground; money, men, high-flying jobs) and stars three sisters who defiantly want it all.
The opening 20 pages are a little ludicrous, featuring an evil brother, a handsome, daredevil Italian count, his gypsy wife, and their triplet girls who are adopted, following their parents' horrible murders. The action swishes ahead a bit and we meet gorgeous Rose, who lives in a poor area of New York, but who is destined to become a property tycoon. Then there's stunning Poppy, an American Jewish princess obsessed by heavy metal, and who ends up in the rock & roll world. And lastly there's Daisy, overweight and stuck in an English boarding school. But with a little application she sheds the pounds and transforms herself into a best selling romantic novelist.
So that's the ambitious careers sorted out. But what about their love lives? Just as glamorous; the Superwomen end up with a real estate giant, a senator and a media magnate respectively. The Devil You Know is a high concept read where revenge is always sweet and the grooming impeccable. --Eithne Farry
Review
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW entered THE SUNDAY TIMES bestseller list at number 7 on 2nd February. Louise came to London for 4 days for publicity, but stayed in the country for a month, which meant she was able to be on Woman's Hour after publication and be interviewed by the Mail on Sunday for their Property section. Louise attended the Orion Magazine Tea, along with a selection of our others, and met journalists from COMPANY magazine, EVE, YOU magazine. AUTHOR INTERVIEWS: METRO 60 Second interview - 21 JanuaryHELLO - books page interview week of 27 JanuaryMAIL ON SUNDA Y - interview with Louise in the property section about her real estate purchases in New York and her tips on how to invest in property which will run on 23 February.OXFORD STUDENT - interview with Louise as she is a former student AUTHOR ARTICLES: WAITROSE FOOD ILLUSTRATED - December issue REVIEWS: 19 - January issue 'A heady cocktail of glamour, sex and money!'COMPANY - February issue 'Sexy and gripping. *****'HEAT Book chart No. 2 position 18 January & 25 JanuaryHEAT review 25 January 'We lurve Louise Bagshawe.'DAILY RECORD - 26 December SHORT STORY: SUNDAY EXPRESS S magazine - Louise's story will run on 16 March RADIO BBC Radio 4 WOMAN'S HOUR - excellent interview with Louise about the evolution of the bonkbuster (7th February)BBC Radio 5 Live SIMON MAYO show - interview with Louise on 17 JanuaryLBC Sandi Toksvig Show - an excellent 45 minute interview with Louise on 17 JanuaryBBC Radio Leeds - interview on 1 FebruaryBBC Radio Jersey - interviewBBC Radio Wales - interviewBBC Radio Kent - competition & giveaway INTERNET RE
