<p><strong><em>How can a woman so capable at work be so useless at getting a man?</em></strong><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>Kennington, London, 1998</p><p>The Countess of Kennington awakes one morning after a heavy night and realises it all has to stop.</p><p>She has to stop drinking her problems away. She has to stop acting irresponsibly. And she <em>has</em> to stop obsessing over the MSL: the Man She Loves.</p><p>But things are often easier said than done, and when she discovers the MSL is attending a conference where she is presenting, she cannot hold back her burgeoning hopes.</p><p>In a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;">Sex In the City</i> meets <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;">Toy Story</i> scenario, the Countess lives in an unusual household where her chief confidantes, known as the accessories, are a collection of beloved handbags, a beautiful sheepskin coat and her teddy bear who provide her with support and advice.</p><p>As the conference gets underway, the Countess tries hard to focus on work, but encouraged by the accessories, she cannot resist the draw of the MSL.</p><p>The bags might talk but this is no kids book...</p><p><em><strong>Tales of the Countess&nbsp;</strong></em><strong>is a highly original chicklit novel by British author Cali Bird, about the need to find happiness in yourself before you get your man.</strong></p><p><strong>Buy it now for the perfect piece of romantic escapism.</strong></p>