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Having A Lovely Time [Paperback]

Jenny Eclair (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 7 July 2005

Meet the Dobsons and the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche and Nina feels like a drudge, swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that he's booked a week's luxury holiday in Italy, Nina is thrilled - until she realises Joe's kids Saul and Tabitha are coming along for the ride.

Meanwhile Guy Jamieson is sure this will be his last family holiday; he plans to leave his wife Alice on his return. Guy is a high-powered advertising director, and Alice - with her elasticated skirts, inedible mince suppers and unshaven legs - just doesn't fit his image. But Alice has a secret plan of her own: to have another baby...

Funny, smart and refreshingly honest, HAVING A LOVELY TIME is all about infidelity, jealousy, resentment, recriminations and, just occasionally, love.

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (7 July 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0751536059
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751536058
  • Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A funny, cleverly observed tale of modern family life, love and adultery (New Woman )

Attacks the myth of happy families with characteristic acerbic humour ... a good, light read, with some brutally funny lines (Observer )

A heartbreaking yet funny read (Heat )

Honest and raucously funny (Glamour )

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* 'Addictive. One to shout about' Mirror

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT READ 15 Mar 2005
By Janet
Format:Paperback
I enjoy Jenny Eclair as a Stand-Up and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it, on holiday, in a couple of days where normally I take about three weeks to read a book! My Partner, who usually sticks to books by male Authors, read it as well and thoroughly enjoyed it too. Everday life, and emotions, feature in this book, and the characters are believable. We are both now looking to read Jenny's other book
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait 7 Jan 2005
By Highly-Strung
Format:Paperback
After the brilliance of Camberwell Beauty, I eagerly awaited Jenny Eclair's next novel and haven't been disappointed. All the darkness and nastiness is still there and the ascerbic wit shines through. Hilairious. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who had a sense of humour and likes their novels with a touch of bitterness.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Having a great read 23 Feb 2005
By "loveinamist30"
Format:Paperback
This is a fantastic read...... I laughed so much it hurt.
Because of the language, I had doubts lending it my mum, but guess what?..... she loved it! I have now ordered Camberwell Beauty. Well done to the author, can't wait for the next one.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't have such a lovely time
Love Jenny Eclair, especially on Grumpy Old Women, but felt this was not up to usual standard.
Slightly amusing/ rather silly.
Published 1 month ago by Sally B
5.0 out of 5 stars Typical Jenny
This is the 2nd book by Jenny Eclair that I have read, the first being Life, Death and Vanilla Slice which was excellent. Having a Lovely Time didnt disappoint. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ChristineC
4.0 out of 5 stars Please keep writing Jenny
I just loved both of Jenny's books and I am looking forward to starting her latest' She really gets us women.
Thanks Jenny.
Kind regards Pat
Published 1 month ago by Pat
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Jenny Eclair
I love Jenny Eclair books as they're always full of great and funny characters. As a writer I'd say that characters is her real strength. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Raybould
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
The characters in this book were so life like that I disliked most of them!
Some I related to people I know and others were a bit too close to myself. Read more
Published 2 months ago by s flack
5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this
Having read Vanilla Slices and adored it, and Camberwell Beauty and not cared much for it, this is more Vanilla than Camberwell. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Beth
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Funny and unputdownable, woud highly recommend this book and any other by Jenny Eclair. Would be a good beach book
Published 3 months ago by Fay Murfitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Could not put this down. Will highly recommend to my friends, my first kindle book great read excellent story will be buying more Jenny Eclair
Published 4 months ago by sheree a young
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising at times
Jenny's books are a lot darker than you would expect. This one is no exception, you think you are going to get a comedy, and there are well observed comedic characters in it, but... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Karen Anderson
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a keeper
FIRST SENTENCE (Chapter 1): Guy Jamieson is on his way home.

MEMORABLE MOMENT (Page 57): As for jigging up and down on the spot, there isn't a sports bra in the world... Read more
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