"A forensically well-observed narrative. . . . Will it do for the Cotswolds what F. Scott Fitzgerald did for the Hamptons. . . . A shiny satirette of country living where everyone is unmuddied but filthy rich." - The Times (London)
"Floats like cherry blossom onto a chalk stream. . . . Sykes has chosen a rich (as in minted) target, and she is well-equipped to take aim. . . . When it comes to the lifestyles of the UHNWs (ultra-high-net-worths) of Poshtershire, she knows. And she certainly can write. . . . Some novels make one's mouth water because descriptions of food saturate their pages like butter-soaked muslin. Here it's clothes. Designer clothes. . . . It's cleverly structured, very well-written and
has a delicious, knowing ending." -
The Spectator (UK)"WIVES LIKE US may be set in the most gorgeous English manor house, but I'd happily sleep in the shed if it meant I could tag along with these marvelous characters-Tata, Minty, and their chic and crafty butler." -
Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street "Sykes delivers another wickedly funny look at the upper crust when wealthy American divorcees invade the British countryside and a stately home worthy of
Downton Abbey." -
Parade, "Best New Book Releases""Sweetly eviscerates the foibles of England's wealthy and fashionable Cotswolds set.... Sykes...has a Nancy-Mitfordesque ability to skewer a scene like an outsider while still providing the detail that only an insider, or at least near insider, could offer." -
Amanda Taub, The New York Times"Sykes gives Kevin Kwan a run for his money in this saga of obscene wealth, designer outfits, miniature dog breeds, and over-the-top landscaping set in Oxfordshire, a rural area of vast estates now mostly in the hands of the nouveau riche. . . . Crazy Rich Brits may not have the amazing cuisine of their Asian counterparts, but they are just as scheming, fabulous, and fun to read about. . . . You'll dive in and never look back." -
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"The Real Housewives meets
Downton Abbey in this modern-day comedy of manners. . . . Full of sly commentary. . . . an escapist, dishy read." -
Booklist"The satire of the summer." -
Air Mail"Sykes's (
Bergdorf Blondes) new novel moves from New York to the English countryside but maintains her humorous focus on the elite lives of rich (though not always happy) women. . . . Light and fun with just a hint of gentle satire, this novel will delight Sykes's fans." -
Library Journal"A stiletto-sharp look at the glamorous end of the Cotswolds. I loved it!" -
Katie Fforde"A fabulous and funny bucolic romp-Plum Sykes does it again." -
Hannah Rothschild, author of The Improbability of Love"I absolutely adored
Wives Like Us, I thought it was so fun and funny, a romp and a riot-and a glorious dollop of much needed escapism." -
Daisy Buchanan"The latest from the beloved
Bergdorf Blondes author is a comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy. . . . In Sykes's skilled and observant hands, however, madcap fare is always more than just a good time, it's a nuanced look inside a specific world, where even the most humorous happenings can tell us something meaningful about the decidedly less glamorous lives we mere readers live." -
Town and Country, "The 45 Must-Read Books of Spring""A rollicking murder mystery. . . . a wildly entertaining romp. . . . Laugh? I
died." -
Vogue on Party Girls Die in Pearls"As fizzy and moreish (Britspeak for 'delectable') as a glass of pink champagne, this murder mystery by a fashionista turned fiction writer uncorks a detective series set at England's august Oxford College. . . . But this novel is more than a chick-lit whodunit. In the telling, Sykes, an Oxford alum herself, lays bare the institution's arcane norms and reconstructs the scene of a crime against humanity: the over-the-top decadence of the Material Girl era." -
O, the Oprah Magazine on Party Girls Die in Pearls"Take one posh university, mix in a queen bee, throw in a murder, and you've got a mystery that makes
Heathers look almost snoozy." -
Cosmopolitan on Party Girls Die in Pearls"Into the blender go Anita Loos, Bridget Jones,
Sex and the City, and
Clueless; out comes a diabolically amusing concoction." -
New York Times on Bergdorf Blondes"Perfectly pitched-playful, funny, satirical and sweet. I laughed out loud many times." -
Anna Wintour on Bergdorf Blondes
