THE newly launched book How to Become a Money Magnet by local author and business speaker, Marie-Claire Carlyle, has matched ŠTony Blair’s A Journey in its first week of sales at Waterstone’s Chester branch.

Since the book launch on September 6, and a separate book-signing event, Marie-Claire’s book has flown off Waterstone’s shelves in Eastgate Street.

Within just two days, it was third in Amazon’s bestsellers chart.

How to Become a Money Magnet was inspired by a business workshop Marie-Claire held in Chester, designed to coach people on how to increase their wealth.

Marie-Claire said: “Now, more than ever before, people are looking for techniques to beat the recession. In this book, I teach people how to empower themselves, through seven simple steps.”