Avoiding Mr Right
Taking a man to Melbourne would be like taking a sandwich to a smorgasbord.
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Avoiding Mr Right Paperback ISBN: 9781863256049 Published: 01/08/2008 Imprint: Bantam Australia Extent: 370 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP
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Avoiding Mr Right EBook ISBN: 9781864715828 Published: 01/05/2010 Imprint: RHA eBooks Adult Extent: 370 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
'So it's final then, you're not taking James to Melbourne?' Liza asked.'Are you kidding? Taking a man to Melbourne would be like taking a sandwich to a smorgasbord.'Peta Tully has found her Mr Right – the only trouble is, she's not sure she's ready to settle down. Not just yet, anyway - so when she's offered a twelve-month contract interstate which just might win her the job of her dreams, she puts her Sydney life on hold, packs her bags and jumps on a plane, leaving her doting boyfriend behind.Peta takes a voluntary vow of celibacy, but sticking to it proves harder than she imagines …This is Anita Heiss's second book about Peta, Alice, Liza and Dannie, four deadly, desirable and dynamic thirty-something chicks from Sydney's eastern beaches.
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