Who’s That Girl? By Mhairi McFarlane

[amazon_link id=”000752501X” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]’Who’s That Girl?’is the latest book by Mhairi McFarlane

When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues’ wedding, all the blame falls on her – turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your schooldays. Shamed online and ostracised by everyone she knows, her boss suggests an extended sabbatical – ghostwriting an autobiography for hot new acting talent, Elliot Owen. Easy, right? Wrong. Banished back to her home town of Nottingham, Edie is not only dealing with a man who probably hasn’t heard the word ‘no’ in a decade, but also suffering an excruciating regression to her teenage years as she moves back in with her widowed father and judgey, layabout sister. When the world is asking who you are, it’s hard not to question yourself. Who’s that girl? Edie is ready to find out.

It’s fair to say that Mhairi McFarlane is one of my favourite authors, her stories are clever with witty dialogue and she always creates a heroine, that I would love as a friend to go out with.

The story begins when copywriter, Edie attends a wedding of her work colleagues and ends up being kissed by the groom. Hailed as the scarlett woman, she leaves the bright lights of London for her home in Nottingham. Her understanding boss has given her a project that she can work on whilst in Nottingham as her colleagues pass around a petition to get her to leave the agency. Her new job is become a ghostwriter for Elliot Owen’s autobiography, a young British actor who is taking the world by storm with his new medieval series. The story follows on as the pair work together and Edie tries to sort out her messy life.

The thing with Mhairi, is she creates characters that you care about and this was the case with Edie, our reluctant heroine of the story. Stuck in an unfortunate position of being hailed as a marriage wrecker, she retreats home to distance herself from the drama. She’s an inspirational sweetheart of a character, outspoken, witty and slightly damaged from her past. She made me laugh with her unique dialogue and her interactions with her bossy, spoilt and save the planet younger sister Meg and troubled father. The family are dysfunctional due to their history and each one has issues that they bottle up. Elliott is a charming man and is very lovable with his humour and banter and the moments Edie has with him makes for poignant and tender scenes.

The story is riddled with so many fabulous characters, that had me gasping in shock and delight at people’s behaviour. One particular character is Margot, Edie’s nosy neighbour who Edie who grows close to as they share alcohol and cake and reminisce on old times.

I genuinely loved this story so much, that I have bags under my eyes to prove it, as I spent the last couple of nights sitting up late reading. It’s funny from the very beginning and is filled with charming and relatable characters that you can’t help falling in love with. A modern love story, riddled with drama, old ghosts and a moody sister, ‘Who’s That Girl?’ is a deliciously honest, tender and fun tale that leaves the reader bursting for more.

You can pre-order [amazon_link id=”000752501X” target=”_blank” ]Who’s That Girl? from Amazon [/amazon_link] and will be available to buy from good bookshops from April 2016.