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`Any reader yearning for a witty tale of adventure, love and time
travel will devour Jensen's delightful new novel'
travel will devour Jensen's delightful new novel'
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'Unashamedly gleeful: a kind of topsy-turvy Jane Eyre with added time travel ... Sit back, suspend your disbelief, and enjoy' Daily Mail 'Less science fiction than fairy tale, it is also a love story, complete with many dramatic reversals of fortune and narrated in appealingly breathless, energetic style ... Jensen is a consistently inventive writer' Sunday Telegraph 'This sweetly entertaining story is enough on the magical side of realism to allow love, for once, to conquer all' Sunday Times 'Captivating ... There are moments of genius ... Packed with charm and energy, this is definitely worth taking the, er, time to read' Time Out
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. I picked it up because I liked the cover and I wasn't disappointed. The story is a strange and likeable and rather frothy one, about a Danish prostitute and her mother, who accidentally travel to twnety-first century London and where Charlotte, the heroine, meets and falls in love with a Scottish archaeologist. The plot hurtles along at break-neck speed and there is a wonderfully happy ending. The whole thing is a delightful and absurd concoction, a real feelgood story, full of love and naughtiness and perfect for reading on a hot summer's day. I will now seek out more of Liz Jensen's books!
K-G Holden, Banbury
K-G Holden, Banbury
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Liz Jensen is in love. In real life, that is, she is in love with a fellow author who lives in Copenhagen with his daughter. Liz Jensen lives in London with her two children. Problem? Nah, she just flies to Copenhagen for one week in every two and leads her double-domestic life. It's the not-quite-perfect solution and it's also the inspiration for this delightful novel. And oh, can't you tell she's in love!
Jensen has a remarkable ability to become your immediate and intimate friend within a mere page or two of her novels. This is never more apparent than in this novel where the reader is occasionally addressed as 'my darling', or 'dearest', and is also complimented on how splendid he or she looks! This intimacy, combined with Jensen's familiar, easy-going, but sparklingly observant and beautifully expressed writing, ('The era you have come to is called the Information Age. You will have access to all the knowledge in the world, but never, I wager, will you have met folk with less wisdom, curiosity or insight.'), are partly what make this another of her most original and satisfying reads.
This is more than a novel about time travel and Crocodile Dundee-esque stranger in a strange land observations. Jensen does all of this very well and in her usual astute and hilarious way, but what we get is ultimately much more than that. Since I first read the astonishing 'Ark Baby' I've always thought that Jensen writes men really well. She gets us. This novel is no exception (Fergus and Professor Krak are endearing and believable, the aptly named and deeply unpleasant Dogger is believable, sadly, but most definitely not endearing!). However, in 'My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time' we get a female protagonist, Charlotte, who is at once sexy, engaging, intelligent, savvy, loveable, likeable, and has you rooting for her with every word she writes. Rarely have I so wanted a character's situation to work out well. She inspires, moves, amuses, and amazes.
So this is much more than a book about travels in a Tardis-like machine; it is about love having no boundaries, not even time (but without the cloying sentiment of 'The Time Traveller's Wife'), and how, when surrounded by those who love you and given their support, seemingly insurmountable problems can still be solved. Liz Jensen only has the logistics of physical distance (as opposed to a gap of 100 years) to contend with. But I'm glad she does, for perhaps, if her unusual and romantic situation didn't exist, this hilarious, moving, quirky, and joyful story would never have been told.
Jensen has a remarkable ability to become your immediate and intimate friend within a mere page or two of her novels. This is never more apparent than in this novel where the reader is occasionally addressed as 'my darling', or 'dearest', and is also complimented on how splendid he or she looks! This intimacy, combined with Jensen's familiar, easy-going, but sparklingly observant and beautifully expressed writing, ('The era you have come to is called the Information Age. You will have access to all the knowledge in the world, but never, I wager, will you have met folk with less wisdom, curiosity or insight.'), are partly what make this another of her most original and satisfying reads.
This is more than a novel about time travel and Crocodile Dundee-esque stranger in a strange land observations. Jensen does all of this very well and in her usual astute and hilarious way, but what we get is ultimately much more than that. Since I first read the astonishing 'Ark Baby' I've always thought that Jensen writes men really well. She gets us. This novel is no exception (Fergus and Professor Krak are endearing and believable, the aptly named and deeply unpleasant Dogger is believable, sadly, but most definitely not endearing!). However, in 'My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time' we get a female protagonist, Charlotte, who is at once sexy, engaging, intelligent, savvy, loveable, likeable, and has you rooting for her with every word she writes. Rarely have I so wanted a character's situation to work out well. She inspires, moves, amuses, and amazes.
So this is much more than a book about travels in a Tardis-like machine; it is about love having no boundaries, not even time (but without the cloying sentiment of 'The Time Traveller's Wife'), and how, when surrounded by those who love you and given their support, seemingly insurmountable problems can still be solved. Liz Jensen only has the logistics of physical distance (as opposed to a gap of 100 years) to contend with. But I'm glad she does, for perhaps, if her unusual and romantic situation didn't exist, this hilarious, moving, quirky, and joyful story would never have been told.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was not aware of Liz Jensen's work until my daughter bought a copy of this book, and suggested that I also read it. It's quite different to anything I have read before, but I have to say, I could not put it down! I absolutely loved it. I don't need to spell out any of the story line as that's already been done by other reviewers. But if you want a great holiday read, then treat yourself to a copy of this little gem. Worth every penny.
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Irritating and not worth the bother
Sorry to be so down about this book as I've read two others by the same author and really enjoyed them. I found the main character (who is also the narrator) very annoying. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. Lancaster
Disappointing
After reading Louis Drax, I had very high expectations of this novel. In fact, it is a dull example of chick-lit containing nothing inspiring. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Ms. Monique Davis
Great holiday read
I really enjoyed this book. I haven't read any of her other books, and will now do so, but I found it highly entertaining, well written, fast moving, great fun, completely... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2007 by Lynda Rothbarth
Good Natured Time Travel Fantasy
On the downside it is relentlessy dim witted on all levels (the author seems to believe for example that GPS devices would work in the past and that the Greenwich Meridian is... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2007 by Time Traveller
A Delightful Victorian Romp
It's an outrageous read - spicey, fresh and compellingly funny. Charlotte, as a poor-girl prostitute - as with all real fairy stories - makes good. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by G. C. W. Blatchford
okay
After reading'Ark Baby' I couldn't wait to read another Liz Jensen but I have to say I was disappointed. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2007 by Mrs. S. Higham
This book rocks
bought it for my mate, bought it for my mum, even my boyfriend loved it (and he never reads- but I had to buy him Ark Baby afterwards - which he raved about too). Read more
Published on 26 May 2007 by S. Eaton
PURITANS BEWARE !
Beware, puritans! But for all warm blooded humans, it's a kaleidoscope of fun and fantasy; a fairy story in which anything can happen, and essentially for grown-ups. Read more
Published on 22 July 2006 by G. C. W. Blatchford
an uplifting gem
Liz Jensen is great. You never know what to expect and her latest is a gem. Jensen has stepped away from her darkside, portrayed in the fantastic Louis Drax, to give a light,... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2006 by Humphrey Hawksley
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