That Girl-boy Thing

'Crucial Reading' - Cosmopolitan UK

"A tale of celebrity, catastrophe & 'The Rules' - Manhattan Style."- Publishing News UK

"Evelyn delivers some superbly sassy one-liners in this hilarious romp. Definitely a book for the modern girl." CHAT

Based on the author's own relationship with her mother the story is told in the alternate voices of Anna; a New York columnist who refuses to "grow-up" & her maddeningly eccentric mother Topsy; an overpowering, interfering, hilarious celebrity-chat show host (think Joan Rivers meets Ad Fab).

While the American public can't get enough of British Topsy and her forthright views on women "having it all"  Topsy's relationship with her own daughter is more fraught.

Topsy's latest crusade is the modern girl's need race against her own biological clock.

When her wild-child daughter Anna encounters drop-dead gorgeous Mark in the Tribeca Grill restroom, he thinks he's found a strong, wild, independent perfect woman, Anna thinks she's found a perfect God Boy/Man. But while she's still deciding whether Mark's for fun or keeps or simply too good to be true, she discovers she's late...

Before you can say Topsy Turvy Anna finds herself at the centre of a perfect Eggs-on-Ice Media Storm.

"Both a fast-paced comedy of errors and a heartfelt romance, Tyne O'Connell's classic novel proves that when it comes to winning someone else's heart the first step is being true to your own..." Booklist USA   "A Spirited page turner that's high on humour" Company Magazine UK "Readers will no doubt enjoy this glimpse into sophisticated London nightlife." American Library Association "A Clever chick-lit look at the highlife Brit style" USA TODAY "Bridget Jones on speed" The Guardian UK "Brings to mind Kathy Lette and Jilly Cooper" Mail on Sunday UK "Lightening-fast comic twists." Elle "Ab Fab meets Sex In The City!" The Telegraph UK "Makes This Life look tame by comparison." Independent on Sunday "A spirited page turner that is high on humour." Company "Full of high octane court room drama, lashings of comedy and crackling with un-zipped one liners." BookChitChats "Readers will no doubt enjoy this glimpse into sophisticated London nightlife." American Library Association "A delightful, lighthearted romp around Hollywood and the world of reality television." - Booklist on The Sex Was Great But. . . "A right Royal read." The Mayfair Times ".... Verdict: Funny exposé of It-girl school life." - Elle Girl UK "Evelyn delivers some superbly sassy one-liners in this hilarious romp. Definitely a book for the modern girl." CHAT "A right royal read!" - Cosmo Girl UK "Budding Anglophiles ....will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book" - WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES "A tale of celebrity, catastrophe & 'The Rules' - Manhattan Style."- Publishing News "Wickedly Funny" - Publishing News "Frothy and fast-paced" Publishers Weekly "A fast-paced, laugh-out-loud, mis-matched romance, with lashings of fashion, celebrity & insight into the world of LA's un-reality. You'll be placed right in the heart of the action with a front row suite at Chateau Marmont and a poolside lounger for all the celebrity antics." TIME OUT London 2001 (on The Sex Was Great But...)