Guilty Pleasures

by Tasmina Perry

  Acknowledgements

  My continued gratitude to the wonderful HarperCollins team especially my editor and friend Wayne Brookes, Amanda Ridout, and the marketing, sales and publicity teams for their tireless work and enthusiasm. To the mighty Sheila Crowley, Linda Shaughnessy, Theresa Nicholls, Christine Glover and everyone at AP Watt.

  Wendy Hinton pointed me in the direction of wonderful photographer Elise Dumontet. Thanks also to Susie Auty, Elizabeth Steele, Ian Johnstone, Marie, Liz and Sam for all your help and advice.

  To my friends who understand when I go AWOL for three months when a deadline looms – I know I have been particularly elusive this time round. To my family for all their support and understanding, especially my mum, for all that she does and who made fifty thousand words in Whale Beach possible. My husband John is the best writer and editor in our house. Eternal thaks for all the hours of help, endless patience, wisdom and fabulous hand-bags – I can’t do it without you. Finally, many friends and former colleagues shared their tales from the wonderful worlds of fashion and magazines. As I would hate to be responsible for anyone getting their discount cards revoked, these conversations will stay off the record. But you know who you are, and I’m incredibly grateful for all the colour and fantastic detail you gave me.

  Also by Tasmina Perry

  Daddy’s Girls

  Gold Diggers

  Copyright

  HarperCollinsPublishers 77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB

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  Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2008

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  Copyright © Tasmina Perry 2008

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  This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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  EPub Edition © 2008 ISBN: 9780007292950

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