If love is blind then marriage is sure to open your eyesa When she decides to go on a reality show, Shelly isn't sure what she's in for. The premise is simple, that she marry a stranger who science has decided is her perfect match. The catch being that the first time they meet is on their wedding day. It's not all bad, he is a good looking fellowa consummating the thing definitely won't be a problem! Despite their -ahem- compatability, this path to wedded bliss is far from smooth and Kit isn't quite the man of her dreams. Brash, shallow and American he's not exactly what she imagined when she was dreaming of happily ever aftera To make matters worse, their honeymoon in paradise soon turns out to be anything else. Stuck in a foreign land, Shelley is quickly trying to save her fledgling marriage amongst civil war, natural disaster and something worse than both combineda a television crew.

Author Biography

Kathy Lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who has an inimitable take on serious current issues. She is one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, paving the way for Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham. She first achieved succos de scandale as a teenager with the novel Puberty Blues, which was made into a major film and a TV mini-series. After several years as a newspaper columnist and TV sitcom writer in America and Australia, she's written 11 international bestsellers in her characteristic witty voice, including Mad Cows, How to Kill Your Husband - and Other Handy Household Hints (staged by the Victorian opera) and The Boy Who Fell to Earth. She is known for her regular appearances on BBC and Sky news programmes. She is an ambassador for Women and Children First, Plan International, the White Ribbon Alliance and the NAS. Kathy Lette lives in London with her husband and two children, and can often be found at The Savoy drinking a cocktail named after her. Kathy is an autodidact (a word she taught herself) but in 2010, received an honorary doctorate from Southampton Solent University.