OUR WRITERS MEAN BUSINESS 
“ A bridegroom is interested in The Presents. But a bride tends to get more of them. It’s a good bet though that she’ll have to write all the thank-you notes so this is only fair.”
“Generally a groom doesn’t have to pay much attention to the bridesmaids. This brings the total number of Things To Do With The Wedding To Which He Is Not Paying Attention to one thousand and twelve. He considers this to be Keeping His Head Down.”
A man and woman fall in love and decide to get married.
They do not always realise at this rosy stage that the Deciding To Get Married Decision is a Domino one.
It is not long before the knock-on effects begin...
An hilarious mini-book containing interesting facts, cartoons, tips and hints on how to make your wedding go smoothly.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Headline |
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Sometimes a woman sets off in pursuit of happiness. Generally, she starts at the shops. GETTING GORGEOUS is the story of her journey from there.
In the search for a life of utter fabulousness a female takes the occasional wrong turn. When a brand new pants and coat ensemble fails to pay its way (it only brightens her days until the credit card bill arrives) a woman isn't sure whether cutting all her hair off, or joining the gym is the best next step. So, when she's risked the blonde crop and sweated a lot at something called Bums n' Tums she feels a bit glum when she discovers that life still seems fairly hum-drum on a Monday morning. It dawns on her that a man might put the magic back into things.
This plan has its drawbacks too. So does the one where you Swim with Dolphins. So does the operation for making thighs thin.
What's a girl to do? GETTING GORGEOUS tells you.
"irresistible" - Daily Record
"hilarious observations on the Nineties female" - Company Magazine
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Headline |
| China | Hainan |
| Hungary | Gold Books |
| Japan | Kadakawa |
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MAN HANDLING is a humorous look at the way even independent nineties women behave towards men when they are out to snare them - and how men respond.
Using the plots, ploys and tactics, both guileless and wily, that we have all employed. Deborah McKinlay illuminates the universal desire to find the perfect romance. With stylish cartoons and razor-sharp observations she makes us laugh while we wince with recognition.
"Brilliant" - Chris Tarrant
"Comic, cruel and completely honest revelations..." - Cosmopolitan
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Headline |
| China | Shanghai Riden Cultural Consulting |
| Czech Republic | Motto |
| The Netherlands | Luitingh-Sijthoff |
| Sweden | Forum |
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A HILARIOUS LOOK AT FEMALE FRIENDSHIP BY THE AUTHOR OF SEX SECRETS AND LOVE LIES
Forget husbands, lovers, children, mothers, the most important people in a woman's life are her best friends. From the playground to the divorce court, a woman's friend is there to offer her support, comfort, advice, gossip and that wonderful little black number which would be perfect for her date with the new man...
Shopping trips, girls' nights out, and endless, endless telephone calls ('when a woman calls another woman, she doesn't need a reason') there are a host of female activities of which men will never truly understand the importance.
Female friendship is a complicated thing - especially when men enter the frame. A woman's best friend can be her greatest rival, her biggest critic and sometimes even her bitterest enemy.
Deborah McKinlay's sparklingly witty insights into relationships make you laugh out loud and start with recognition at the same time. Women will love Bosom Buddies for the hilarious truths it reveals about the ways they behave with their own sex, while men will find in it a glimpse into the extraordinary and often utterly bewildering world of female fidelities.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Harper Collins |
| Hungary | Gold Books |
| Italy | Positive Press |
| The Netherlands | Luitingh-Sijthoff |
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DEVILISHLY TRUTHFUL AND DIABOLICALLY FUNNY - THE NEW BESTSELLER FROM THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR OF LOVE LIES
Women say that they want men who are Nice with a Sense of Humour. This is nonsense as lots of Nice men with a Sense of Humour can testify. What women want are men who are Fanciable, and Nice with a Sense of Humour.
In this brilliant and hilariously honest look at the secrets that men and women try hard to hide, Deborah McKinlay best-selling author of Love Lies, boldly goes where other books fear to tread - beyond the bedroom door and under the duvet.
For the naked truth about the Tepid Bed Syndrome, Post Coital Huffs and the Foreplay War Zone, read on - you may never look at lust, libido, lingerie or your loved one in quite the same way again...
"Full of spine chilling truth along with plenty of jokes...essential reading for singles."
Harpers & Queen
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Harper Collins |
| Bulgaria | Naukai Izkustvo |
| Czech Republic | Motto |
| Germany | Droemer |
| Hungary | Gold Books |
| Italy | Positive Press |
| Japan | Kafusha |
| The Netherlands | Luitingh-Sijthoff |
| Sweden | Forum |
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The funniest, truest, most hair-raisingly accurate book about relationships since man first looked at woman and said 'I'll call you'.
An astute, witty and hilarious look at what really happens when boy meets girl.
Debbie McKinlay plots the course of male/female relationships, from telephone politics and first month nausea to 'Slug it Out' (a woman's persistent pursuit of the confirmed bachelor) and the undesirable consequences of snooping! A book that every woman and man will identify with, albeit reluctantly!
'A witty and incisive look at relationships in the nineties' - Esquire
'What makes this book better than average is the wit and style and brutally candid way in which Deborah McKinlay phrases her pithy observations.' - U Magazine
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Harper Collins |
| Brazil | Record |
| Bulgaria | Naukai Izkustvo |
| China | Hainan |
| Czech Republic | Motto |
| France | Jean-Claude Lattès |
| Germany | Luebbe |
| Greece | Periplous |
| Hungary | Animus |
| Italy | Son Zogno |
| Japan | Tokyo GM Broadcasting |
| The Netherlands | Luitingh-Sijthoff |
| Poland | Zysk I Ska |
| Portugal | Difusao Cultural |
| Romania | Aldo Press |
| Serbia | Stylos |
| Sweden | Forum |
| Taiwan | Morning Star |
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