NEW RELEASE
The Celebrity Mother - Deborah Wright (2010)
Karina is a washed-up girl band member whose love affair with bad boy rocker Liam is all over. Hoping to catapult herself back into A-list status, Karina decides to adopt an Indian orphan (Angelina's already covered Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam; and Madonna's done Africa). Travelling to Delhi with a magazine journalist to capture the moment, she becomes guardian to 10-year-old Devika. As she helps Devika settle into English life - and survive bath time - Karina finds herself back in the limelight - scoring a reality TV show, a children's book deal and playing host to the celeb yummy mummy crowd. Even Liam is back. This is a lot less frothy than you'd imagine. Told from the viewpoints of both Karina and Devika, this delves into their emotional journey as they settle into their new roles. Will make you think twice, whichever side of the fence you sit regarding celebs adopting from poorer nations.
The publication of Deborah Wright's The Celebrity Mother has been pushed back into next year. With former girl band member Karina West's reputation in the gutter, she needs to do something to get back in the public eye. And what better way to do that, than do a Madonna or an Angelina, and adopt a child from a less fortunate country. Her adoption of 10-year-old Devika from Delhi puts her back on the front page - but neither of them realise they are starting a journey that will change their lives forever. A trip to India partly inspired this story by Wright, whose last novel was The History of Lucy's Love Life in 10.5 Chapters. The Celebrity Mother is out in January.