Customer Reviews
I like fiction, but ..... - By: T. J. Vibert, 26 Jan 2008 
.... come on! As mentioned in one of the previous reviews, the repetitive & highly ridiculous sex scenes spoil what could have been a good book. You can forgive a couple of over the top scenes, but not on every other page. Disappointing!
Escapism Not Literature. - By: LindyLouMac, 24 Jun 2007 
I discovered today that this title is just about to be re-released on July 12th 2007 to attract a new generation of readers as originallly published in 1995. The copy I have just finished reading was a 1998 reissue, so it must have sold well then & I am sure will do so again.
However it escapes me now why I actuallly wanted to read this title, as it is neither current nor a classic. This is an author that I am not familiar with this being the first I have read by her. I have two others on my bookshelf waiting to be read that she wrote in 2004 & 2005 respectively & I am hoping her writing will have improved with experience? This scenario was just a little too unrealistic for my liking, chick-lit with a heavy dose of sex & brand obsession!
The story line is a fairly familiar one, two heroines Rowena & Topaz best friends at university until a man gets in the way of the friendship. Rivalry & revenge replaces the friendship! Over the next decade as they both make unbelievably successful careers they are continuallly trying to bring one another down.
I did enjoy it enough to still want to read the other titles I have though!
Escapism not literature!
Career Girls - By: Ms. J. Smith, 18 Oct 2003 
I have just recently read this book & it was one of the most thrilling books i have ever read. It is about two best friends who became rivals. It is how they coped on the outside world without each other & about how they react when they come into each others paths years on. i recomend this book to anyone who has a friend.
A beach book - fun, sexy but just a bit too far fetched! - By: , 22 Aug 2003 As you will have guessed from the title, cover & blurb, 'Career Girls' is hardly setting out to be great literature but it is very good fun!
The plot centres around Topaz Rossi & Rowena Gordon, both beautiful, strong, ambitious women. They have very different backgrounds (a point that was dwelled on a bit much, I thought. We don't need to hear about Rowena's aristocratic roots in every chapter!) but became friends when they were studying at Oxford. All is well but then (surprise, surprise!) a man gets in the way! The girls go from best friends to bitter enemies in a matter of minutes & this rivalry stays with them throughout their careers. The convoluted plot makes for plenty of bitchiness between the girls, & the industries they work in (journalism & music) add a dose of glamour to the story.
As alot of other reviewers have mentioned the sex scenes were the book's worst feature. They were repetative, gratuitous & made the supposedly strong, independant women slaves out to be slaves to their lust & the men in the book!
Another negative point was how far fetched some of the plot was, I'm alll for escapism but some of he scenes were so cheesy & unbelievable they seemed straight out og a Hollywood blockbuster!
Despite these criticisms, I can't deny that Ms Bagshawe can certainly tell a story in a pacy & enjoyable way! So if you don't mind lots of sex scenes that do nothing to move the plot along, this might be the perfect beach read for you!
My ultimate book!! - By: , 30 May 2003 
I love this book & have read it an uncountable amount of times. The determination of the two lead characters & their sexy & powerful lovers are my dream scenario of what i want in life. It has spurned me onto following my dream of journalism.
Unfortunately, some of my friends do not share the same view on this book & find it cheesy, unrealistic & the sex scenes humorous. However, I cannot find any criticisms of this book & recommend it to anyone who idolise succesfull, powerful women. A great 'trashy' novel. Definately the best one of Bagshaw's career.
