Being Committed: A Novel

By Anna Maxted

A hopeless unromantic gets a
crash course in love in the fourth
hilarious novel from bestselling
author Anna Maxted

After her disaster of a marriage ends when she is justtwenty, Hannah is convinced you have to be out of yourmind (or desperate) to tie the knot. And life without ahusband at thirty-one is just fine, thank you very much.She has a steady job working as a private investigator(albeit a mediocre one); a devoted boyfriend of fiveyears, Jason; and a wonderful relationship with her dad(it's a shame her mother is such a lost cause). Then, ona romantic weekend retreat to a faux-ancient castle,Jason proposes marriage, leaving Hannah with nochoice but the obvious: to turn him down cold.

Much to her horror, four weeks later, Jason becomesengaged to his next-door neighbor, a fine bakerand "proficient seamstress." Has Hannah blown herlast chance at a solid relationship as her familyclaims? Jason agrees to give her another chance -- butonly if she meets his terms, among them a promise todust off the many skeletons in her closet.

Brimming with her characteristic blend of humorand heartache, Anna Maxted's Being Committed is a perceptivelook at intimacy (and its substitutes), commitmentphobia, and the power others have over us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 17, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061850233

Anna Maxted

Anna Maxted is a freelance writer and the author of the smash international bestsellers Getting Over It, Running in Heels, and Behaving Like Adults. She lives in London with her husband, author Phil Robinson, and their son.

Reviews for Being Committed

[potterhead9.75 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Tolerable.

[lloyd1175 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

pretty good read, pretty fun. the main character was a bit annoying, but good story.

[krystalsbooks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This too forever too read. i keptfaling asleep. The characters were not as engaging as some others i have read about.

[hklibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Slow start to the book--but it picked up later on. Hard to translate from Britishease initially.

[f_ing_kangaroo · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Maxted's books are chick lit books with "issues." The heroine in this one (and one of Maxted more likable ones) has commitment issues that stem from parental issues. Her ex-husband's also got some issues, some trust issues. Can they overcome their baggage and find a happy ending? Well, it is a chick lit book, so you can probably make an educated guess.