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A witty, winning escapade through the south of France from the internationally bestselling author of Gossip Hound . The only intrepid reporter in her hometown hamlet, Kate Clegg has dreams of parlaying her dead-end job at the Mercury, or Mockery, as it is affectionately known, into an... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Kate Clegg: A small town english reporter who comes in France for reporting Film festival and instead falls into all sort of trouble
- Darren: Kate's colleague in Mercury
- Celia: Kate's new found friend in France
- Crichton: Editor of Gazette in France
- Gran: Kate's grandmother who is knitting horrible looking sweaters for Kate all the time
- Odile: The french comtess who helps Kate give job
- Lance: Add a description of this character.
- Ken: Claire's boyfriend whom Kate doesn't like much
- Peter Hardstone: Owner of Mercury
- Denys Wemyss
- Fabien: A painter who part-time works as waiter in parties
- Marc De
- Nicole
- Marty St Pierre
- Madame Ephrussi
- Brogan
- Ste Jeanne
- Joan
- Bernard
- Nathaniel Hardstone
- Billy
- Jolene Shaw
- Mark
- Igor Blavatsky
- Colin
- Doreen Bracegirdle
- Gladys Arkwright
- Slackmucklethwaite: The town where Kate has grown up and works
- Mrs Scoggins
Setting & Locations edit
- De Provence
- Troll
- Riviera
- South Of France
- London
- Slack Palisades
- Antibes
- Cannes
- England
- Hotel Du Roc
- Paris
- Hollywood
- Britain
First Sentence edit
"So how exactly would you define star quality?"
Authors & Contributors edit
- Wendy Holden (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0755300653
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Headline
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0755300653
Page Count: 352
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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