Miss Manners

Miss Manners

Iman Sid

Iman Sid

'Ladette to Lady meets Britain's Got Talent' ~ #1 HarperCollins Authonomy Gold Medal Award winner ~Struggling to pay bills, stuck in a dead-end job and no boyfriend, Anna wants more out of life. Could getting fired change her life forever?The heroine of Iman's debut, Miss Manners, is working as a shop assistant/celebrity mascot at Harrolds' toy department. After a shocking public event, 25-year-old Anna Borgström is fired and soon left with no job, no money and no car. But after being set an assignment to enter and win the highly popular and televised Miss Manners contest (which aims to find the next headline-making It-girl), things begin to shine again - especially when handsome Henry appears on the scene.Anna embarks on a journey that sees her getting a makeover and entering a very different world of primping, pampering and partying. Crises and complications attempt to undermine her endeavours, but with the help of friends and a cute new crush, Anna's metamorphosis is set to be winningly magical.Can the girl next door become the next big thing?Miss Manners is a romantic comedy about ambition, friendship, mistaken identity, rivalry and love. Meet a host of characters that include an elderly comedian, a fortune teller, an eccentric hippy, an etiquette guru and a fairy godfather.About the AuthorIman Sid studied drama and creative writing at UEA, where she was creative writing editor of the campus newspaper, Concrete.She has worked at BBC World Service, Tatler, Condé Nast Traveller, InStyle and Time Out, and regularly writes articles for national newspapers and magazines. Miss Manners, which was #1 on Authonomy's Editor's Desk chart (June 2012) and won HarperCollins' Authonomy Gold Medal Award (July 2012), is her first novel.Iman is represented by Sonia Land at Sheil Land Associates and is working on her second novel.
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