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[Reviews for The Merrybegot]: 'A lively and brilliant work. This book leapt out at me. It startled me and then held my attention. (Gaye Hicyilmaz, TES )
combines magic realism and historical fact in a formula that Julia Hearn has made her own, proving that her brilliant novel Follow Me Down was not just beginner's luck (Sunday Telegraph )
a fantastic read (School Librarian )
Hearn writes with great Brio and style. Her characters . . . spring from the page. We can hear their voices, and the details of their lives are economically but vividly depicted. (Guardian )
Ingeniously structured, with compelling plot twists, it is engrossing and immediate; Hearn has the skill of a conjuror and her novel casts a spell (Sunday Times )
A gripping, atmospheric novel, which demands reading at one sitting. Five Stars. (Books for Keeps )
Told in clear, vivid prose and peopled with sympathetic characters, it is a huge leap forward for a talented new storyteller (The Times )
combines magic realism and historical fact in a formula that Julia Hearn has made her own, proving that her brilliant novel Follow Me Down was not just beginner's luck (Sunday Telegraph )
a fantastic read (School Librarian )
Hearn writes with great Brio and style. Her characters . . . spring from the page. We can hear their voices, and the details of their lives are economically but vividly depicted. (Guardian )
Ingeniously structured, with compelling plot twists, it is engrossing and immediate; Hearn has the skill of a conjuror and her novel casts a spell (Sunday Times )
A gripping, atmospheric novel, which demands reading at one sitting. Five Stars. (Books for Keeps )
Told in clear, vivid prose and peopled with sympathetic characters, it is a huge leap forward for a talented new storyteller (The Times )
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Mrs Hortense Merryfield and Mrs Christiana Larrington of the Ragged Children's Welfare Association (South London branch) chose a bitterly cold spring morning upon which to patronize the deserving poor of Lambeth. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Mrs Hortense Merryfield and Mrs Christiana Larrington of the Ragged Children's Welfare Association (South London branch) chose a bitterly cold spring morning upon which to patronize the deserving poor of Lambeth. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ivy is a delight to read. It has everything I look for in a good historical book - an interesting, diverse range of characters, an absorbing plot, huge amounts of historical detail, lots of interesting settings, realistic dialogue and it's also really well written!
Julie Hearn's writing style in concise (she says what she wants to say, and then moves onto something else) but the book never comes across as too brief, disjointed or lacking in detail. She manages to portray a huge variety of different ideas, cultures, personalities etc in a realtively short space.
The plot is also believable, and the novel has a real driving force behind it. I found it difficult to put down without reading 'just one more chapter'. Having said that, there is a short space in the middle of the book where the action flags a little, and all any one is really doing is sending lots of letters. But it soon picks up again, and carries from strength to strength until the end.
Also, the main character, Ivy, is a very different sort of heroine. She doesn't have any particular talent, she's not sassy and doesn't have particularly strong views on the world in general that she has to tell every one about. But she is likeable, insecure and kind, and I became very attacthced to her. And at the end, when she decides to take her destiny in her own hands, I wanted to cheer and jump up and down and throw a party. Yeah, I do get a bit over excited sometimes.
So if you like vivid historical books with drama, comedy and just about everything else, I would certainly recommend this book!
Julie Hearn's writing style in concise (she says what she wants to say, and then moves onto something else) but the book never comes across as too brief, disjointed or lacking in detail. She manages to portray a huge variety of different ideas, cultures, personalities etc in a realtively short space.
The plot is also believable, and the novel has a real driving force behind it. I found it difficult to put down without reading 'just one more chapter'. Having said that, there is a short space in the middle of the book where the action flags a little, and all any one is really doing is sending lots of letters. But it soon picks up again, and carries from strength to strength until the end.
Also, the main character, Ivy, is a very different sort of heroine. She doesn't have any particular talent, she's not sassy and doesn't have particularly strong views on the world in general that she has to tell every one about. But she is likeable, insecure and kind, and I became very attacthced to her. And at the end, when she decides to take her destiny in her own hands, I wanted to cheer and jump up and down and throw a party. Yeah, I do get a bit over excited sometimes.
So if you like vivid historical books with drama, comedy and just about everything else, I would certainly recommend this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Found this book in the library and was interested by the blurb. When I started reading, the writing didn't really grip me, but I persevered, figuring it must surely get better. Unfortunately, it didn't, and what was even worse was that the book doesn't really have an end! I wanted to know what became of Ivy, but the book just sort of ends, so you don't really find out. Overall I was disappointed, and quite honestly wish I hadn't bothered, which is rare for me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I, like many other reviews here, picked up this book at my local library because I am interested in historical stories.
The story follows Ivy as she is orphaned and forced to live with family that can't afford to support another child. Ivy is forced into becoming a con artist and lives with a gang of thieves where she is given laudanum in order to reduce the nightmares she has ever night. Years later she manages to escapes and she goes back to live with her family.
She is spotted by a young painter one day, who decides that he wants Ivy as his muse. Ivy and her family reluctantly agree to this as the money the painter offers is very persuasive. Ivy soon realizes that modelling isn't what she imagined...
My main criticism of this story is that it doesn't have an ending. You never get to know what happens. Overall, I was left disappointed and felt that this book could have been so much more.
The story follows Ivy as she is orphaned and forced to live with family that can't afford to support another child. Ivy is forced into becoming a con artist and lives with a gang of thieves where she is given laudanum in order to reduce the nightmares she has ever night. Years later she manages to escapes and she goes back to live with her family.
She is spotted by a young painter one day, who decides that he wants Ivy as his muse. Ivy and her family reluctantly agree to this as the money the painter offers is very persuasive. Ivy soon realizes that modelling isn't what she imagined...
My main criticism of this story is that it doesn't have an ending. You never get to know what happens. Overall, I was left disappointed and felt that this book could have been so much more.
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Disappointing
This was written in a very interesting style and was quite humurous in places, but the plot didn't do much for me. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2009 by Rachel
Great!!!
I just finished this one last night, and I was really impressed, Ivy was a funny, dramatic historical novel with an excellent heroine and many other mysterious, sometimes even... Read more
Published on 12 July 2009
Very enjoyable read.
I enjoyed this book way more than I expected too after I found it in my local library, I have only read a few historical novels but after this, The Luxe series and Libba Bray's... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by CJ Taylor
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Ivy's life isn't exactly picturesque. At a very young age, she is orphaned and forced to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins, who really can't afford to support another child. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2008 by TeensReadToo
A Curious yet fascinating tale
I read this book because of its historical setting and connection with art, having read and enjoyed Girl with a pearl earring. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by Beadyjan
An artistic masterpiece
This book first interested me in a catalogue, and although it wasn't quite what I was expecting, it was still very good.
It is about a girl called Ivy (! Read more
It is about a girl called Ivy (! Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by Sephie Poulter
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