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Title: A bit dated, but fine entertainment!
Review: I think it's great that the success of Sophie Kinsella has publishers re-releasing many of the Madeleine Wickham titles years later. In this case, I checked how long ago this was written (over fifteen years), because today's economic climate would be handled very differently if this was written today. The book takes place over a weekend, where four couples, former friends and neighbors, get together over a lot of Pimm's to play a "friendly" tennis tournament. The feel of this story is much darker than a light-hearted Becky Bloomwood romp, as these characters connive from the get go among one another.
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