The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck, Reviewed
October 3, 2007
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kristin Billerbeck was born in Redwood City, California. She went to San Jose State University and majored in Advertising, then worked at the Fairmont Hotel in PR, a small ad agency as an account exec, and then,
she was thrust into the exciting world of shopping mall marketing. She got married, had four kids, and started writing romance novels until she found her passion: Chick Lit. She is a CBA bestselling author and two-time winner of the ACFW Book of the Year. Featured in the New York Times and USA Today, Kristin has appeared on the Today Show for her pioneering role in Christian chick lit.
Her last three books were:
Split Ends: Sometimes the End is Really the Beginning (April 17, 2007)
She’s Out of Control (Ashley Stockingdale Series #1) (Nov 13, 2007)
Calm, Cool & Adjusted (Spa Girls Series #3) (Oct 1, 2006)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Haley Cutler is the consummate trophy wife. Perhaps “was” is the more accurate term. Haley married Prince Charming when she was only twenty years old – back in the day when highlights came from an afternoon at the beach, not three hours in the salon.
When Jay first turned his eye to Haley, she was putty in his slender, graceful hands. No one ever treated her like she was important, and on the arm of Jay Cutler, she became someone people listened to and admired. Unfortunately, after seven years of marriage, her Prince Charming seems to belong to the Henry the XIII line of royalty. When Haley loses Jay, she not only loses her husband, she loses her identity.
With her first independent decision, Haley leaves LA and moves home to Northern California. Feeling freedom just within her grasp, Haley learns that her settlement payments must go through one of Jay’s financial advisors, Hamilton Lowe. Haley believes he’s nothing more than a spy. And the feelings of distrust are mutual. Yet somehow, Hamilton finds himself handing over the monthly checks in person, and Haley can’t deny that there’s a kind of tenderness and protectiveness in Hamilton that she’s never experienced in a man before.
But before Haley can even consider another relationship, she must learn to accept her inherent worth, and what it is to be loved for who she is, not what’s on the outside.
Sally Says:
The more I read of Kristin Billerbeck, the bigger of a fan I become. The Trophy Wives Club has got to be one of her best books ever because, even though it’s chick lit, it touches on a lot of deep, real life issues that we can all relate to. Billerbeck just doesn’t pull any punches in her writing.
And she’s also incredibly good at capturing the culture of an area and making it intrinsic to the story. If you’ve read her Ashley Stockingdale series or her Spa Girls series, you’ll remember that they take place in Silicon Valley, and she totally captures the lifestyle of that area. She does it again here with a book set in LA and dealing with the behind-the-scenes people in showbiz. I’m not a big TV/movie buff, but I found TTWC a wonderful read because of how authentic her characters are. If you’re a fan of women’s fiction or chicklit, you’ll really enjoy The Trophy Wives Club.
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I love Kristin’s writing, too. This sounds like another good one.