Product Description

He's your best friend. She's the love of his life. You've got six weeks to convince him otherwise. Adam Bailey is appalled when his best friend Nick announces that he's about to marry his new girlfriend, Sandra. Can't Nick see just how wrong the loud-mouthed, bossy, gold-digging Sandra is for him? Somehow Adam has to make his friend see the error of his ways - without losing his friendship in the process. With only six weeks to go until the wedding, there's not a lot of time. But amidst the chaos, carnage and confusion which ensue in the run-up to the big day, Adam himself meets someone who will change his life in ways he could never have expected.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9398 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Heat Magazine, Feb 15 2005
Fast-paced, insightful, and very, very funny.

Company, March 2005
Full of great one-liners.

Ladsmag, Feb 2005
A warm, open, and damn funny book.

Customer Reviews

Shows promise
Amazon, in their wisdom, recommended this book to me, as I recently posted a review of Mike Gayle latest novel The Life and Soul of the PartyAs I have come to really enjoy his novels, I thought I'd stretch out a bit and sample Mr. Dunn's first novel Upon completion I have mixed feelings about this novel. Firstly, to his credit, he has crafted a very funny novel. And when I say funny, I mean laugh-out-loud funny. Some of the antidotes I have shared with my wife, and friends, and even now, thinking about them, a smile comes to my face. That said, that was the main highlight of this novel. The main protagonists were not very likable (Nick being as shallow and materialistic as they come, and Adam being a bit better but not by much) I didn't find myself rooting for them. As this is a first novel by Mr. Dunn, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He shows promise, and I look forward to reading his second novel The Ex-boyfriend's Handbook 2.5 Stars

very funny
For a relatively new author (he has at present only written 2 other books one of which is not published till oct 2007) Matt Dunn has good use of subject matter and prose.

This centres on 2 childhood friends and business partners life. One of which is a serial womaniser and the other his slightly less handsome, more portly friend. The friend has just met a very attractive (outwardly) but ultimately shallow girl and is relentlessly marching towards the aisle much to the dismay of his friend the womaniser.
He can see what no-one else can (even their other firnds and the friends parents) - the woman is a shallow gold digger. The book follows the story of his subtle (and as the day of doom looms closer) less than subtle
attempts at breaking them up or at least letting his friend see what a mistake he's making. Also he himself becomes more involved with a woman who could turn out to be "the one" whilst ironically at the same time trying to prevent his friends attempt at happiness.

Personally speaking i have a friend who was in this position and he opted to heed my advise (and that of his sister) and is now a happily married man to a much nicer woman who is a successfull journalist as opposed to the dead end job, silver spoon fed, gold digger who used to live with him. So a lot of the scenarios are familiar to me.

The other book he has written (The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook) is just as funny.

Thoroughly recommended

Excellent
Want an insight into how men think, if you're a woman

Want to be reassured you're not nuts to think like you do sometimes, if you're a man

Then get this book, which will make you laugh out loud while reassuring you, and then have you close to tears a couple of minutes later - so, fellas, be careful where you read it.

Insightful, funny, down to earth - this is great stuff, if not particularly demanding - it's just about perfect for a holiday read for both sexes