October 2011 Book of the Month.

The third in the ‘Secret Shopper’ series finds the three friends, Sandie, Emily and Grazia supporting each other through first pregnancies, failing department stores, erotic embroidery and needy partners… Warm, witty and entertaining as ever.

The Secret Shopper series:
1. The Secret Shopper's Revenge
2. The Secret Shopper Unwrapped
3. The Secret Shopper Affair

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Synopsis

Best mates Sandie, Emily and Grazia thought they'd be friends forever, but they reckoned without the dividing effects of men and money...Shopping guru Sandie is on a roll, with a baby on the way and Toby, her posh totty partner, proposing every five minutes. But when she realises the legendary Garnett's Department Store is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, she knows she's the only one to save it, even though Toby's mother seems determined to scupper the rescue bid. For Emily, Sandie's apparently perfect life is a bitter pill to swallow, especially as Emily's been banned from having a second child by her boyfriend, Will, who is more interested in saving the planet than her. As the rifts grow, will she learn to stand on her own two feet, or give in to a new temptation? Glamorous Grazia tries to play peace-maker but she's facing her own big decision: whether to develop her new career as an erotic embroidery artist...or give up on her talent for the sake of her new, needy lover? Can the magic of retail bring the secret shoppers back together, or is it time to shut up shop for good?

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About the Author

Kate Harrison is in her thirties and has worked as a director on Panorama, Newsround and Midlands Today, as well as working in programme production and development. She lives in West London.   More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation