- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Point (18 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0439994683
- ISBN-13: 978-0439994682
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 776,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Rowan is desperate to get away from her pressurizing parents. Why does everyone think she should have the rest of her life mapped out already? A gap year in the USA is just what she needs - bye-bye England. But is her escape route all she's hoping for?
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I LOVED this book. It's about 17-year-old Rowan, who having hit her younger (annoying) brother Jack around the head with a plank, is being treated by her family like a bomb about to go off. Fed up with exams and other people trying to plan her life, Rowan decides to spend her gap year in USA and be a nanny. Seems like a good idea, right? Wrong. The "adorable kid" she is looking after is not only spoilt, but has an insane, hyper control freak for a mother who keeps a strict schedule to plan Flossy's life. Deciding enough is enough, Rowan hits the road taking her only friend Iggy the iguana with her. Only things don't go quite according to plan-she bumps into a dreamboat at the bus stop who says he can get her a job in an out-of-the-way exclusive hotel. From then on it's a hilarious and gripping read as Rowan tries to catch the man of her dreams...a great book that all should buy!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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"Escape" is a throughly enjoyable read! From the first word to the last I was hooked. Rowan is an extremely endearing character who young girls can relate to. I love the relationship she forms with "Iggy" the iguana it's so sweet and caring. Her adventure turns in to every girls dream, I won't give too much of the plot away but Rowan meets the boy of her dreams who leads her to "Paradise". From then on it's drama,passion,emotion,love,jealousy and FUN! All packed into this one fantasic Read! Escape is one of the few reads which really captures the thoughts and going on's in a teenagers life. When reading Escape I wanted to be where Rowan was it was all so perfect apart from the dramas she had to deal with, which made the story not too unimaginable if you know what I mean, which is a good thing. All in all Escape is well worth reading and i will defiantly read another Kate Cann book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Last week i bought this book because the cover was nice and the blurb at the back sounded okay. I thougth that it would be a good book but at the end i would be a bit bored. Boy was i ever wrong! This book takes you through all the highs and lows of Rowan ( a nanny ) and Iggys ( a lizard )holiday as they embark on a trip 2 sunny San Francisco after leaving an evil woman called Sha, her child, Floss, and her husband who, pointedly tries to hit on Rowan. On the way to SF, they meet a boy called Landon who invites her to the country hotel he worked at the last year. We then experience the ups ( Landon ) and the lows ( Landon ) of the journey.
The reason i only gave this 4 stars was because until around halfway through the book all the author talks about is Rowan at her american familys house where she is looking after Floss. It only starts to get good when she meets Landon. A fit, handsome, cute and funny american guy. When she arrives at the hotel, Landon..... ( well you can read the book and find out what happens next.....)
The reason i only gave this 4 stars was because until around halfway through the book all the author talks about is Rowan at her american familys house where she is looking after Floss. It only starts to get good when she meets Landon. A fit, handsome, cute and funny american guy. When she arrives at the hotel, Landon..... ( well you can read the book and find out what happens next.....)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Loved this book, perfect for summer!
I just finished reading this book and I didn't want it to end, it was just fantastic!
I've read some others of Kate Cann's books and this was my fav - closely follwed by... Read more
I've read some others of Kate Cann's books and this was my fav - closely follwed by... Read more
Published on 29 July 2006 by H. Griffiths
an addictive and brilliant read!
great book for any1 over 12! luvin it sooo much i couldnt put it down! get it its gr8!!!!!!!!
Published on 10 April 2006 by *LiL*MySs*PiGgY*
Escape. Exactly what it says on the tin.
A truly fantastic read, whether abroad or at home. Escape allows you to get away from daily life and delve into that of Rowan's, to which everybody can relate - pressurizing... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2005 by T. Thompson
Another gem from Kate Cann
I was thoroughly impressed by this book on first read, and countless reads on, I am STILL impressed by it!
I am a real Kate Cann fan. Read more
I am a real Kate Cann fan. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2004
Escape from the world with this book ...
Kate Cann's amazingly detailed account of Rowan turned me towards her other books. I took this book on holiday with me, and read it by the pool of Thailand. Read more
Published on 31 May 2004 by "yourlocalidiot"
a light witty and interesting read
Summary: Interesting, Witty, Adventurous,Fun
Reviewer: a reader from London
Board of her family bored of her life and board of England 17 year old rowan sets of on an adventure... Read more
Published on 29 July 2003
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