Journal Entry 1 by angellica from Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Thursday, July 20, 2006

Synopsis
The witty, sexy sequel to Tracy Quan's bestselling "Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl". Like everyone, Nancy finds that as life goes on, she has to adapt. She's learning to hone her respectable image as the wife of investment banker Matt, cooking fashionable meals and taking his shirts to the cleaners, while turning a few tricks on the side. Volume is down, but the sex is kinkier. And she finds herself pulled into the discreet subculture of the married call girl. Some women's husband's know what they do, some don't, and some 'know, but don't know.' Nancy's is in the dark, although her best friend Allison's increasing presence in the media spotlight threatens to expose Nancy's secret. Meanwhile, Matt wants a baby, but Nancy isn't so sure. Motherhood could end her career for good - and what will it do to her body? Will Nancy have to give up her career to save her marriage? What if she becomes the frumpy wife her clients often come to her to escape? Fans of Quan's first Nancy Chan novel, readers of Candace Bushnell's "4 Blondes", and anyone who enjoys a walk on the wild side will love this revealing romp. 

Journal Entry 2 by angellica from Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Thursday, July 20, 2006

Posting to wubbaducky on the chick-lit BCUK extra bookswap #2 

Journal Entry 3 by wubbaducky from not specified, not specified not specified on Saturday, July 22, 2006

Arrived safe and sound this morning - many thanks! Once I've read it, I will ray it back to angellica :) 

Journal Entry 4 by wubbaducky from not specified, not specified not specified on Sunday, July 23, 2006

Surprisingly, I liked this one more than the first one. I didn't think it was meant to be like that with sequels but I found the first one a little too frivolous ofr my liking - Bridget Jones the Sex Worker with incredibly neurotic and dysfunctional sex worker friends. This one had more of a plot to get into but was still light-heartedly amusing. Allie comes into her own and Nancy enjoys the angst of juggling domestic married bliss with her job as a hooker and the necessary duplicity that creates. As I'm going to ray this book back to Angellica, I won't give anything away but it's a sweet read and I'm glad I swooped in on the bookswap and stole it :) 

Journal Entry 5 by wubbaducky from not specified, not specified not specified on Sunday, July 23, 2006

Welcome to The Diary of a Married Call Girl Bookray and thank you for helping me return this book to angellica via the scenic route.

The participants are:

Notingnothing (UK)
Kera (UK)
Book-man-8 (Germany)
Bokwormy (Portugal)
Bookwormess (Finland)
Amberkatze (Austria)
Penelopewanders (Switzerland)
Dolph1n (UK)
Bigcurlyloz (UK)
TheWhiteLion (UK)
Rillaith (UK)
Babyflylady (UK)
Clw204 (UK)
Musicgirl4 (UK)
Katybean (UK)
Angellica (UK)

When you're near the end, please pm the next person on the list for their address.

Please journal the book when you receive it and when you send it on to help us keep track of it. If you care to review too, I'm always interested to hear what other people make of books...

Please try and pass the book on within a month - two at a stretch. If you run into serious problems, please let the next person and me know. Thank you so much.

Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 6 by wubbaducky from not specified, not specified not specified on Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Posted out to notingnothing - hope you enjoy! 

Journal Entry 7 by notingnothing from Eastbourne, East Sussex United Kingdom on Friday, July 28, 2006

Arrived today, thank you :) 

Journal Entry 8 by notingnothing from Eastbourne, East Sussex United Kingdom on Sunday, August 06, 2006

Like wubbaducky, preferred this one to the first one - but still not quite doing it for me, somehow. Liked the angst about double lives, juggling her work with her marriage etc.

Will post off to Kera this week. 

Journal Entry 9 by Kera from Brixham, Devon United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Received in the post this morning, this is next on my pile should get to it soon

thanks for letting me take part!

17/08/2006

Well finished this book last night, not sure if I liked this one as much as the first but a lot of good twists in the story.

Will be posting onto next person today.

 

Journal Entry 10 by book-man-8 from Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Friday, September 08, 2006

Just got it in the mail. Thanks for sending! 

Journal Entry 11 by book-man-8 from Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Sunday, September 10, 2006

I found the plot of duplicity quite interesting, as well as the kind of "living collision" story the protagonist is going through... 

Journal Entry 12 by BOKWORMY on Thursday, September 14, 2006

Just received it in the post, thanks Book-man-8 for sending it over!

I´m gonna try to be quick since I have a few bookrings ahead.

Thanks angellica for sharing it with me.

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It was a great read. It made me think that probably a few people lead several lifes without being caught out!

 

Journal Entry 13 by BOKWORMY at on Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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On the way to Bookwormess in Finland.

Good Reading *-)

X 

Journal Entry 14 by bookwormess from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Saturday, October 14, 2006

The book was waiting for me yesterday as I came home after an extremely busy day. I'll do my best to dig into it soon, but it might take two months before I'm ready. I'm already apologizing for the delay, but I'm in the middle of doing my graduating paper and I have another book befor this. But I'll do my best and try to be quick. :) 

Journal Entry 15 by bookwormess from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Wednesday, January 03, 2007

I started to read the book, but something about the whole idea of Sex in the City meets hooking is just not appealing. I sort of liked the first one, but I think two books with the same idea... It seems to me that the problems are still the same as well as the characters, no growth, same lies. And then there's golden shower in first ten pages... I'm not a prude but I do have my limits.

This obviously works for others so I'll pass this on to Amberkatze, I already received the address so I'll put it in mail today or tomorrow. Thank you wubbaducky and angellica for sharing. :) And for the patience with me. 

Journal Entry 16 by Amberkatze from Wien Bezirk 10 - Favoriten, Wien Austria on Saturday, January 13, 2007

The book arrived yesterday! Thank you bookwormess for sending this on to me and thanks to angellica for starting the ring!

This is the first ring to reach me in 2007 but I have a few books that I need to get through and send off before I read this one. I will try and be as quick as possible though.

 

Journal Entry 17 by Amberkatze from Wien Bezirk 10 - Favoriten, Wien Austria on Friday, January 19, 2007

I had to force myself to read this till the end. It wasn't new and exciting like the first book and none of my expectations were met and I felt disappointed.

I would have liked to see some more marriage type problems (without spoiling this for others I can't say what) and I actually started to hate the main character because of the way she was treating her husband.

It will be interesting to see if the author writes anything else worth reading after this small success...

Thanks for organising this ring angellica! I will be pming the next person in line for an address and will hopefully send this on next week...or nearer payday depending on my finances! 

Journal Entry 18 by penelopewanders from Hasliberg, Bern / Berne Switzerland on Tuesday, February 06, 2007

This bookring arrived here in the Swiss alps from Vienna today... I was sort of hoping to read the first one first, but I'm not sure where that ring went... Anyway, I look forward to discovering this author. Looks like fun - thanks so much.
UPDATE
Read this while on a train trip this weekend. I enjoyed it, although I do sort of wish I had read the first one first. I think I signed up for that ring somewhere but who knows... This was fun, very light stuff. Thanks for making this ring available, the book will be headed towards the UK soon. 

Journal Entry 19 by penelopewanders at BookRing in controlled release, .---controlled release---. Switzerland on Monday, February 19, 2007

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Ok, this book ring is now on its way to the UK. Thanks so much for making it available. 

Journal Entry 20 by dolph1n from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Monday, February 26, 2007

Arrived today, thanks. I have a book to finish then I will read this one. 

Journal Entry 21 by dolph1n from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Sunday, March 04, 2007

I haven't read the first one but I quite enjoyed this one. I liked the way she quite easily kept her two lives apart from each other. I would find it too stressful!! There were several good and surprising twists in there. 

Journal Entry 22 by dolph1n from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 07, 2007

I am still trying to get an address for Musicgirl4. Will send it on as soon as I have it. 

Journal Entry 23 by dolph1n from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 12, 2007

On its way to bigcurlyloz 

Journal Entry 24 by bigcurlyloz from Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 17, 2007

Arrived today - thank you! 

Journal Entry 25 by bigcurlyloz from Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 19, 2007

Light and easy to read and not too thought provoking. It engaged me well enough on Sunday afternoon and the bus journey to and from work, but I echo the thoughts of previous journallers that there weren't enough fresh ideas/subject matter.

Have sent a pm to the next person.... TheWhiteLion 

Journal Entry 26 by TheWhiteLion from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, March 31, 2007

Reeceived the book two days ago and am looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 27 by TheWhiteLion from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

I have contacted Rillaith, Babyflylady, Clw204, and Musicgirl4 to try and pass this book on, but have not heard back from any of them.

I have also sent a status update to wabbaducky, and have been unsuccessful in contacting her also.

I will release this book in two weeks' time if I haven't heard from anyone back by then.