Tempting Fate

Like me, Jane Green is an English woman living in America, we're roughly the same age and have been here about the same amount of time... And that's about all we have in common because Jane is a hugely successful best selling author and, well, I'm not...

Jane Green started off her career as one of the first writers of 'chick lit' (hate that term!) and since then has written a book or two a year. They all deal with women and their relationships, not only with their partners but with their friends, family and others. However, each novel is a little different and they reflect the different stages in a woman's life. I really like this and it allows her readership to grow with her, I also love the touch of Englishness that her novels contain.

Tempting Fate is about a married woman who has an affair and the consequences of it. The characters are well written and there are enough twists to the story to keep you turning the pages. I read it in big chunks in a few days and really enjoyed it, although I have to admit to finding the ending a little cheesy - all the ends tied up a little too neatly. Oh, and maybe it's just me, but is that cover illustration a bit odd? Maybe they are playing with fire or something? Explanations please...

Recommended.