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Home & County
'This warm-hearted domestic comedy is a thouroughly entertaining read... a must'
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About the Author
Judy Astley was frequently told off for day-dreaming at her drearily traditional school but has found it to be the ideal training for becoming a writer. There were several false-starts to her career: secretary at an all-male Oxford college (sacked for undisclosable reasons), at an airline (decided, after a crash and a hijacking, that she was safer elsewhere) and as a dress designer (quit before anyone noticed she was adapting Vogue patterns). She spent some years as a parent and as a painter before sensing that the day was approaching when she’d have to go out and get a Proper Job. With a nagging certainty that she was temperamentally unemployable, and desperate to avoid office coffee, having to wear tights every day and missing out on sunny days on Cornish beaches with her daughters, she wrote her first novel, Just for the Summer. She has now had eleven novels published by Black Swan.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just finished reading "Away From It All" and enjoyed it immensely. It is a witty and touching tale of what transpires after Alice returns to her childhood home when her ageing hippy mother has a stroke.
This is not a run of the mill "mid-life crisis" book - it is more light-hearted than most and there is much in Alice's life that she is thankful for. The characters are all totally believable, the modern references are accurate and the descriptions of Cornwall are delightful.
I bought "Away From It All" on the spur of the moment and liked it so much that I will buy another Judy Astley title immediately. It has also made me determined to visit Cornwall as soon as possible!
This is not a run of the mill "mid-life crisis" book - it is more light-hearted than most and there is much in Alice's life that she is thankful for. The characters are all totally believable, the modern references are accurate and the descriptions of Cornwall are delightful.
I bought "Away From It All" on the spur of the moment and liked it so much that I will buy another Judy Astley title immediately. It has also made me determined to visit Cornwall as soon as possible!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first Astley book I read, and to tell the truth it is one of those books you can sit down one wet Sunday afternoon and read. It's very easy to understand and to read.
The main character takes her family to Cornwall to help with her mother, while there she realises what was missing from her life. Though she thought her life was perfect, the complete opposite to how she was brought up, it is in Cornwall where she realises there is more to life.
Though the book is not a life altering book to read, it does raises some questions about how saftisfied people are with their lives.
The main character takes her family to Cornwall to help with her mother, while there she realises what was missing from her life. Though she thought her life was perfect, the complete opposite to how she was brought up, it is in Cornwall where she realises there is more to life.
Though the book is not a life altering book to read, it does raises some questions about how saftisfied people are with their lives.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Judy has a tendency to write about the middle class. I also get the feeling that she writes primarily for middle class 'ladies wot lunch'.... I'm not a lady and I don't have lunch, but Away From it All is such an easy summer read I'd full on recommend it to just about anyone with a day or two to spare (they can be ready a bit quickly)...
Set in the deep south of England (and a bit in London) this book oozzzes those lazy days on holidays in Cornwall, with (as always) a bit of zest thrown in for good measure (whether this is the Authors idea or publishers.. who cares)!
I would recommend all the other self contained books which Judy has written - especially this one.
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