ALTAR EGO

Macmillan Audio, UK, 1999.  ISBN 0-333-78006-X.  2 audio cassette tapes with an approx. playing time of 3 hours; still in manufacturer’s shrink wrap, small tear to wrap.  Read by Natasha Little.  “’Query:  Would it be a serious breach of etiquette to run out on my own wedding?’  This is the question Becky Steele asks herself as she clings to the window ledge of her parents’ bathroom, grimly regarding the ten-foot drop into the dustbins below.  She stares in disbelief at the meringue dress for which she has drunk only skimmed water for four weeks to fit into.  This is a fairytale wedding all right.  Scripted by the Brothers Grimm.  Why can’t Becky commit to Julian, her Knight in Shining Armani?  Because as far as she’s concerned, the word commit should only be used next to the word murder – which marriage surely is?  Yes, Julian’s the right man.  But has she had enough wrong ones?  Then there’s the matter of the bionic buns of rock star toyboy Zack, a man so sexy he could open a deposit at a sperm bank.  Nothing like a touch of IBS (Irritable Boyfriend Syndrome) to make you horny and reckless with a complete and utter stranger.” (from rear case)