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Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre [Paperback]

Philippa Gregory (Author)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Film & TV Tie-in ed edition (4 May 1995)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140240225
ISBN-13: 978-0140240221
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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When Professor Charles Pringle does not react to his wife`s special birthday dance of the seven veils, Alice decides to leave him and moves in with an unsuspecting student, Michael. His aunt dies and leaves him her house, so the couple move in and convert it into a "growth centre".

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2.0 out of 5 stars Strange!, 13 Sep 2009

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This was a very strange book and nothing like any other that Philippa Gregory has written. I think it must have been one of her first novels and it certainly was not one of her best. It was written at a time of sex, drugs and rock and roll but it does not tie together very well. The story of Aunt Sarah dying and then coming back to life TWICE was just too far fetched I love Gegory's historical books but this one is nothing like any of them

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1.0 out of 5 stars Did PG really write this?, 26 Oct 2009

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I read the first page in the book shop, and the writing seemed excellent and the scene was perfectly conveyed; smug professor about to dump loyal wife. Instead the book meanders along in some surreal farce. Alice never came to life. She just uttered hippy new age cliches. The Little House was one of my favourite books and I loved The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritence... so I was expecting something better than this drivel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I wasn't expecting that!, 26 Oct 2009

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I have read all of Philippa Gregory's books and this is unlike any of them. The story follows Alice Hartley as she decides to leave her husband because she is bored with him and her life. She moves into a large house (kind of owned by her new teenage lover) and sets up a growth centre which includes all types of different therapies. The therapies include sexual therapies and drug induced orgies. This book is VERY different from Gregory's normal historical stories. If you tackle this as a stand-alone book, you will enjoy it but don't be disappointed that it is nothing like her other books.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Forget who wrote it
Reading other reviews it seems to me that some readers are upset by the fact that it's not like her historical novels. Read more

Published 1 month ago by wessexwanderer

1.0 out of 5 stars what's going on!
I just couldn't believe this book was written by P G either. It's like something you might have read in Cosmopolitan in the 70s. Read more

Published 2 months ago by P. H. Wilding

3.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected but not unwelcome departure from Gregory's usual fare
Alice Hartley is the plump, middle aged wife of a university professor, has a penchant for new age theories, floaty scarves and lots of sex. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Katie Stevens

4.0 out of 5 stars Very amusing
Let this book stand alone if you (as I) have read Gregory's other books. This is different.Comparing (in any aspect of life) is bound to set up expectations & preconceptions & (in... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Josie-Jo

1.0 out of 5 stars Rather silly from such an acclaimed author.
I have read much of Philippa Gregory's writing - her historical works are quite wonderful and her " The Little House" modern novel made compelling reading. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Wendy

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
an absolutely stunningingly good read, nothing like the other 'historical' books but so enjoyable, it gave me a real lift to read it. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Tabitha Felicity

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!
It was clear from very early on that this wasn't going to be the usual Philippa Gregory style and I was prepared to be entertained by some tongue in cheek humour - but this was,... Read more

Published 10 months ago by Elaine

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours
I agree that this is very different from her other books - both the historical novels, most of which I have enjoyed (particularly Earthly Joys and The Constant Princess), and her... Read more

Published 13 months ago by J. Simpson

1.0 out of 5 stars Why Philippa?
Like many of the reviewers I have enjoyed Philippa Gregory's historical fictions so I was expecting good things from this book (no dear readers, I didn't read the reviews, more... Read more

Published 16 months ago by Christine

3.0 out of 5 stars Alice Hartley's Happiness
We meet a very different Philippa Gregory here to the one writing those excellent historical novels. Read more

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