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Chrissie Manby


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aka CJ Wray

Chrissie Manby is the author of seventeen romantic comedies including A PROPER FAMILY HOLIDAY, THE MATCHBREAKER and SEVEN SUNNY DAYS. She has had several Sunday Times bestsellers and her recent novel about behaving badly after a break-up, GETTING OVER MR RIGHT, was nominated for the 2011 Melissa Nathan Award.

Chrissie was raised in Gloucester, in the west of England, and now lives in London. Contrary to the popular conception of chick-lit writers, she is such a bad home-baker that her own father threatened to put her last creation on www.cakewrecks.com. She is, however, partial to white wine and shoes she can't walk in.
 

Genres: General Fiction, Romance
 
Series
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Proper Family
   1. A Proper Family Holiday (2014)

     aka The Family Vacation

   2. A Proper Family Christmas (2014)
     aka Christmas With The Family
   3. A Proper Family Adventure (2015)
     aka All At Sea!: With The Family
   4. A Wedding at Christmas (2015)
   Falling Leaves and Fireworks (2016)
   Top Of The Naughty List (2017)
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Novels
   Flatmates (1997)
   Second Prize (1997)
   Deep Heat (1999)
   Getting Personal (2002)
   Seven Sunny Days (2003)
   Girl Meets Ape (2004)
   Ready or Not (2005)
   The Matchbreaker (2006)
   Marrying for Money (2006)
   Spa Wars (2008)
   Crazy in Love (2009)
   Getting Over Mr. Right (2010)
   What I Did on My Holidays (2011)
   Kate's Wedding (2011)
   Three Days in Florence (2019)
   Saying Goodbye to Tuesday (2021)
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Collections
   Girls' Night in (2000) (with others)
   Flatmates / Deep Heat (2000)
   American Girls About Town (2004) (with others)
   Seashells and Other Stories (2015)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Just In Case (2014)
   The Snow Baby (2014)
   The Christmas List (2015)
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Anthologies edited
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Omnibus editions show
 
Chrissie Manby recommends
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Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up (2023)
(Nell Stevens, book 1)
Alexandra Potter
"I loved this book so much. It's very funny and painfully true. Confessions of a Forty-Something F*ck Up is perfect comfort reading for anyone who thinks life isn't working out as they want it too, whether they're forty, fourteen or eighty-four."
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At the Wedding (2018)
Matt Dunn
"Wonderful…Will make every lunch break feel like a mini-break with your favorite friends."
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The Summer of Second Chances (2017)
Maddie Please
"The Summer of Second Chances is the perfect feelgood summer read."

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