- Paperback: 308 pages
- Publisher: Transita (14 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905175183
- ISBN-13: 978-1905175185
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 799,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Delightful, enormous fun and surprisingly original..." Sara Maitland
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'Brilliantly inventive,piercingly accurate about our daily lives while very funny indeed.'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I took Dangerous Sports on holiday. It came back to UK with me well thumbed and embelished with splodges of wine and suncream after 3 in our party read it in the space of a few days. We all found it an excellent read. It was fun to follow the adventures and transformation of Agnes from a depressed, rather repressed, trapped 75 year old to a very whacky, vibrant, physically, emotionally and socially adventurous woman, capable of so much. The plot motors along at a good lick, fuelled by a fair number of implausible cooincidences, but somehow that doesn't seem to matter. I recognised many aspects (not all them of them so attractive!) of myself in most of the characters Agnes encounters en route. I live in Sutton Coldfield so also enjoyed the recognition of familiar places ...in fact I am sure I live right next door to Dianne Lockett, Lucy's mother!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a super read this was. I really enjoyed all the characters, you could relate to them all along the way and it gives you hope for staying young and enjoying life to the full even as you get older. In fact I think its since I've read the book that I really would like to retire now to have time to undertake all these 'dangerous' sports that we don't have time for whilst we are working.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Absolutely brilliant. I really could not put it down. Totally rivetting and a lovely read. One reviewer complained about the co-incidences. I can tell you that they do happen in real life. Christine's characters & co-incidences are totally believeable. For me the story was a lovely reminder of what can happen and how life can unfold in remarkable ways -- IF you have time to let it happen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
I only put this book down only long enough to make coffee and a...
I have read thousands of books in my life, and have read few that transfix me. I started reading The Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society on a Sunday morning, had to have a break... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sophie
A cracking good read
What a fun read this turned out to be! I found the characters witty and loveable and the plot moved along at a good pace. Read more
Published 18 months ago by jan
Just because of Clarissa Dickson Wright's 'Spilling the Beans'
Picked this one up randomly as Clarissa Dickson Wright (who I really rate!) has referred to it in her autobio Spilling the Beans that proved to be really thrilling tube reading. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by Samphire 75
Escaping Granny!
Unusual story line; for this latest Tranista publication that I have read and enjoyed.
Agnes the 75 year old heroine is far from ready for the Old Peoples Home that she has... Read more
Agnes the 75 year old heroine is far from ready for the Old Peoples Home that she has... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2007 by LindyLouMac
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What a super book, Only put down once I started it because various life events made me! The characters were written and developed with a sense of realness to them. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2007 by Anglers Rest
Antics of the old!
You have to love the heroine of this book Agnes....I so wish I have her zest for life and adventure when I get to her age. Read more
Published on 27 April 2007 by DE Will
Wow! A real page-turner!
I started this book one lazy Saturday morning - and didn't stop until I'd finished it - something I rarely do! Read more
Published on 2 April 2007 by Molyneux
Buy this wonderful, thought-provoking book
Firstly, if you haven't already bought this book I highly recommend you buy it (and buy a copy for Mother's Day!). Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2007 by Mallary
Engaging, witty and lots of fun
Reading The Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society is a rare treat. It is a joyous celebration of the ageing process as a liberating experience, with a cast of engaging, eclectic and... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2007 by Rivercassini
A Very Original Story!
I first heard about this book and met the lovely Christine Coleman back in June 2006....and here i am in January 2007 finally getting around to reading it! Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2007 by Vikki T
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