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For once this isn't a novel about the heroine getting the guy. It's about getting rid of the guy, and in the process, finding herself.
Helen is nearly forty, and has, for far too long, had an affair with Matthew, a high-powered, much older, attractive, married man who was once, of course, her boss. After years of being disappointed by missed dates, out-of-the-way restaurants where there's no chance of them being caught, broken promises, and hushed phone calls, at last Helen realizes enough is enough-it's time to dump Matthew and get on with her life.
This, of course, is the exact moment when Matthew decides to leave his wife for her. He appears on her doorstep, announcing, "I've done it! I've left her! I'm yours!" and proceeds to move in. Helen then discovers how much she can't bear him. But she can't just throw him out-after all, she's been begging him to do exactly this for years. The only thing to do, she decides, is to convince his wife, Sophie, to take him back.
So after a "chance" meeting in the park, Helen befriends Sophie and hears all about her lying, cheating husband. But then, the unexpected happens-Helen really starts to like Sophie, and thinks she's way too good for a selfish bore like Matthew. And then there's the other small problem of Matthew's handsome, charming son . . .
Jane Fallon turns the conventional love story on its head in this irresistibly delicious, ironic debut for every woman who has ever realized, "Be careful what you wish for."
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Posted December 4, 2011
Fantastic read!
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Posted February 1, 2011
This book was free and I was surprised it was 700 something pages long. It was an interesting story. It had way to many F-bombs in it for me.
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Posted November 10, 2009
Some people are entirely too sensitive ... this is an amazingly funny book and I did not want to put it down, but life kept coming at me. As for someone who has been there, done that... it is an escape from everyday life. I wish that when my own "Matthew" left his wife for me - I could have faced it with the same amount of humour. Ladies ... Be careful what you wish for ... you just might get it.
I loved everything about this book especially that it made me laugh out loud. I will definitely recommend this book to friends and colleagues.
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Posted September 9, 2009
This book was as fantastic as it was hilarious! It'll keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering how Helen will find a way to make things work. You'll dislike Helen almost as much as you wish there was a way that you could stop yourself from routing for her, and hoping that everything works out for the best. Clear your day before you open Getting Rid Of Matthew, because it's a book you absolutely won't be able to put down!
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Posted February 12, 2008
This is the first time I have ever written a review but felt compelled to do so. Although the story is interesting, I am going to throw out my book after I write this review -- having read only 90 pages. I don't understand how an author can make 2 derogatory comments within a span of 5 pages about autism. Being a mother of a child with an austistic spectrum disorder, I don't appreciate the label being applied either to [1] a person in finance or [2] the giving of a generic gift. Flowers are not an 'autistic men's gift. She woman, must give flowers.' The author and her publisher should be ashamed of themselves and apologize to the hundreds of families dealing with this epidemic. It is no laughing matter and the jokes made by this author reflect her utter lack of understanding and compassion with the illness. Again, shame on her.
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Posted January 20, 2008
Fallon's heroine -- Helen -- doesn't always do the logical thing. But more often than not, she does what is right. This book has a lot of humor and more than its share of on-the-edge-of -your-seat reading. In the end, it is a beautiful story of the power of friendship between women -- even those who most people think should be enemies.
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Posted September 11, 2007
I generally read at the end of the night right before bed. After a day filled with the stress of two teenager I am so looking to escape. This book is hysterical. All the characters are great. This is an good example of 'be careful what you wish for.'
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Overview
A sparkling, sophisticated, witty story about what happens when he finally leaves his wife for you . . . and you realize you don't want him after all.For once this isn't a novel about the heroine getting the guy. It's about getting rid of the guy, and in the process, finding herself.
Helen is nearly forty, and has, for far too long, had an affair with Matthew, a high-powered, much older, attractive, married man who was once, of course, her boss. After years of being disappointed by missed dates, out-of-the-way ...