OBSERVER: Bad Bridesmaid


What do you do when you don’t approve of your mother marrying for the sixth time?
In Rachael Johns’s new novel The Bad Bridesmaid, anti-romantic serial dater Winifred (Fred) joins forces with the groom’s son Leo to execute Operation Breakup.
That certainly qualifies her for the title of bad bridesmaid.
Author Johns describes her plot as a reverse Parent Trap, referencing the Disney movie where two twins who were separated when their parents divorced.
They discover each other at summer camp and plot to bring their estranged parents together.
Set on picturesque Norfolk Island, The Bad Bridesmaid is a madcap romp following these two naughty adult children and their anti-wedding machinations.
Happily married for more than 20 years, Johns says she is a cursed bride as all of her own bridesmaids are now divorced.
In conjunction with the book, publisher Penguin Random House is running a competition for the best bridesmaid with a $500 travel voucher as the prize. To enter, visit penguinrandomhouse.com.au
The Bad Bridesmaid is an ideal fun novel to while away the rest of summer.

Julie Houghton

Pictured: Rachael Jones