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Welcome to the Real World

by 

Carole Matthews

Fern Kendal dreams that one day her talent will be ‘discovered’ and that singing in the local pub with her oldest friend Carl will be nothing but a distant memory. She enters the TV talent show Fame Game and hopes that this could be her big break.  There again, in the real world dreams like that never come true. Or do they? When she takes a job as PA to world famous opera singer Evan David, his flamboyant lifestyle, chauffeur-driven limousines and luxurious apartments couldn’t be further from her own world. It’s clear she’s got a lot to learn, but so has Evan – lessons that only Fern can teach him - and, together, maybe their dreams will come true…

Praise for Carole’s books:

‘Carole Matthews writes of the travails of romance, relationships and motherhood with hilarity, tenderness and despair…a story loaded with laughter, tears and hope. This is one to share with your girlfriends’ Adriana Trigiani

‘Will have you giggling from the start...hilarious’ OK!

‘Hilarious…Saucy, but nice’ Daily Express

‘A feel good tale…fun and thoroughly escapist’ Marie Claire

'Touching. Feelgood. Funny' Heat

'Matthews is one of the few writers who can rival Marian Keyes' gift for telling heartwarming tales with buckets of charm and laughs' Daily Record

7 August 2006 - £11.99 trade paperback £19.99 hardback

February 2007 - £6.99 paperback

For more information please do not hesitate to contact Carole directly at
cmatthewsmail@aol.com or her publicist, Maura.Brickell@headline.co.uk