- Paperback: 406 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (4 Aug 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751509035
- ISBN-13: 978-0751509038
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 808,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel of black humour, drama and romance, by the author of "The Flowers of the Field" and "Foreign Parts". Celeste throws her family into disarray by marrying a pop star. Her brothers try to persuade her not to throw herself away, but she knows that they really want to keep her to themselves.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly well written,
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This is a family saga written in a way that gives it an 80/90s feel with dark themes running all the way through.
Sarah Harrison wrote several books during the 80s which were very popular at the time. I had not read this book then and came across it in a secondhand book sale recently. The expectations of an easy to read typical family saga were exceeded. There are all sorts of dark themes running through the plot which have a varying effect on the characters: extra marital sex, bad parenting, AIDS, childhood misbehaviour and loads more. Unusually, compared to more recent books on similar themes, the plot runs in a strictly chronological order which worked well, graduualy revealing the story. The style of the book gives away that it was written nearly 20 years ago and reading it is a nostalgic experience. If the book was written again today it would have a different structure and would be considered literary fiction rather than a family saga. Recommend to anyone - if you can get hold of a copy!!
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By gerty guinea (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Be an Angel (Paperback)
This was a very good book, highly recommended. Larger than life characters and a very good plot made the pages pretty much turn themselves.
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