Product Description

This magical tale of love and friendship centres around the tiny, but exclusive, village of Combe which is situated six miles from Bath and largely inhabited by ageing millionaires who enjoy hunting, shooting, fishing, bitching about each other and playing bridge. In other words the village is not so much a sleepy backwater (as the estate agent calls it) but is actually in a coma. In this village live four frustrated young women - RACHEL (whose marriage is in crisis as she tries to cope with motherhood and country life after leaving her glamorous London PR job), HARRIET (bright, bitchy, aristocratic supermodel who once ruled the catwalk in the early nineties but now has no outlet for her talents), BIANCA (pretty, sunshiney, blonde ex-glamour model who married an eighties pop legend, and isn't as dumb as people assume she is) and elusive Summer (single mother, with a hippy wardrobe who keeps herself to herself, has no money and a big secret). When a sexy, enigmatic young millionaire, Jack, arrives in Combe and throws a massive party for all the villagers, everything starts to change. Rumours abound - Where did he come from? What does he do? How did he make his money? Drugs? Human trafficking? Prostitution? The villagers are intrigued, and the four young women are particularly drawn to him, and to each other, despite their differences. And he, in turn, transforms their lives...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16659 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Woman's Own
'Irresistible fun'

Sun
'This debut novel has got it all - sex, scandal and celebrity'

Cosmopolitan (Book of the Month)
'Read this for a flash of celeb glamour without the hangover'

Customer Reviews

Before We Were Thirty.
I said in my review of Agnew's first book, Drop Dead Gorgeous, that I couldn't wait for her second.
I was not dissapointed.
Agnew has talent that really shines. In this book, we have a range of characters,a new mum, an ageing page 3 girl, a model/socialite and an 80's pop star among others.
I really enjoyed the book, and in the last few pages there is a real twist which tops this book off perfecteley.

great escapist read!!!!
As a big fan of jilly cooper and sophie Kinsella I loved this book and hope to read many more of these Katie Agnew. Loved the setting and the senario . Jolly Super

Before We Were Thirty
Any woman who has ever tried to cope with both a new baby and a move to a new part of the country - plus the accompanying loss of her career, social life, sex life, looks, confidence etc... will love this tale of four very different friends in the Somerset countryside. As well as being an enjoyable romantic romp it is also very perceptive and moving on the subjects of motherhood and female friendhsips. It's a bit Jilly Cooper - highly recommended!