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Jubilee [Paperback]

Shelley Harris
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24 May 2012

It's 1977, the day of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, when a photographer captures a moment forever: a festive street party with bunting and Union Jacks fluttering in the breeze and, right in the centre of the frame, a small Asian boy staring intensely at the camera. The photo becomes infamous when it is adopted as a symbol of everything that is great and good about Britain, but what is the real story behind it? Relationships between the neighbours on Cherry Gardens are far from easy, and minor frictions threaten to erupt as the street party begins...

Fast forward to the present and that boy, Satish, is now a successful paediatric heart surgeon, saving lives and families every single day. But he's living with a secret - he's addicted to controlled prescription drugs. A message about a proposed reunion of the children in the photograph throws his life into turmoil as he thinks back to Jubilee Day, and the events that changed his life for ever.


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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix (24 May 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1780220081
  • ISBN-13: 978-1780220086
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.3 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Sharply observed and richly characterised...Unfinished business, both personal and national, shadows a perceptive story of family and nation in transition (Boyd Tonkin THE INDEPENDENT )

Period detail and sharply observed dialogue contribute to a taut novel with plenty of ethical resonance for contemporary cultural relations (James Urquhart FINANCIAL TIMES )

An extremely well-crafted story (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )

Satish's experiences are truly anguishing. As you're slowly let into his dreadful secret, it's an arresting read. Unputdownable (Judy Finnigan WOMAN'S OWN )

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic, intriguing and retrospective 23 Sep 2012
By Janie U VINE™ VOICE
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Satish is a consultant in a children's hospital. He appears to be happily married with two children and has his parents living with him, everything seems to be perfect.
The story revolves around a photograph taken in 1977 on the day of the Silver Jubilee, in which Satish was the main point of focus. The photo was adopted nationally as a defining image of the "state of the nation" particularly with regard to the issue of race relations. It was also used as an album cover by a punk band which made the image infamous for many years. The legacy of the photo and what happened on the day it was taken has hung over Satish throughout his life. A reunion is being discussed and Satish does not want to bring back the experience. The book then goes on to fill in the gaps by gradually building the intrigue through giving clues and stories about the childhood times.
There are a few parts of the plot which the book could manage perfectly without, for example, Satish's drug habit seems to develop in a way which is not completely believeable and doesn't add a huge amount. Apart from that though it's all good stuff.
If you were a child of the seventies then you will soak up the nostalgia - R Whites "I'm a secret lemonade drinker" - Triumph's "had th bra for the way you are" and lots of other examples.
As the events unfurl the focus moves around the different characters involved. They are all very believable and, to varying degrees, are all having some level of crisis during the day. Meeting again for the reunion is an uncomfortable experience, nothing is really resolved and very little is voiced - maybe just how life really is.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Snapshot of 70s Britain 5 Jun 2012
By Denise4891 TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Jubilee centres around a snapshot taken during a street party to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The photograph becomes iconic, firstly because it features a small Asian boy and is held up as an example of multicultural Britain, and later when a punk bank use a pastiche of the photo on their album cover.

30 years later the photographer wants to recreate the moment with the original `cast' but gets mixed reactions from those involved, not all of whom want to remember the events of that turbulent day. The Asian boy, Satish, is now a successful consultant paediatric cardiologist and a happily married father of two. However, beneath the surface he is wrestling with demons of his own, and the thought of dredging up unhappy memories from his childhood does not appeal. Satish's family had fled to the UK from Uganda in the early 70s and at the time of the Jubilee were still struggling to establish themselves as British citizens. Their integration into the quiet Buckinghamshire street where the party takes place has not always been smooth, so tempers fray and hidden prejudices come to the fore as the residents of Cherry Gardens prepare for the big day.

The tension builds slowly and the pace overall is fairly sedate, with just one or two flashes of violence. Shelley Harris, who herself came to Britain as a child in the 70s, has successfully recreated a sense of time and place, and whilst there's a pleasing amount of retro detail, she has thankfully managed to resist laying on the nostalgic references with a trowel (which must be tempting with this sort of book). The novel is not about the Jubilee itself, but more about the subsequent lives of this disparate group of people who came together on 7th June 1977 to celebrate it. I found it a very interesting and perceptive debut novel.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very assured first novel 3 Nov 2012
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It contains a mystery, but it is not a thriller. It is very well written with good characterization and a well designed and intricate plot structure, but it is in no sense a 'literary' novel. Once you have properly started it you will finish it, but it is not a rollercoaster page turner. The plot and the main characters will stick with you. It covers some major current issues (and some of yesteryear) but in a 'how these things effect people' rather than an 'in your face' way. The characters are believable and the background details seem incredibly well researched. It is written by a woman but it is not a 'woman's book'.
A jolly good read but enough substance to leave you feeling that you are a more enlightened person from having read it.
There is enough good coverage of the plot in other reviews not to waste my effort or your time in describing it again

Next one please Ms. Harris.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Harder work than I anticipated
I was greatly looking forward to reading this, after reading the rave reviews, but actually found it hard work. Read more
Published 3 days ago by N. Timpson
5.0 out of 5 stars Deftly written.
An uncomfortably tense read. Satish's life unravels when a photograph taken on Jubilee Day 1977 resurfaces. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Angela C
5.0 out of 5 stars Past, Present & Future
A finely written piece of fiction, where a storyline from the past weaves expertly with the present day, while all the while pushing you to find out what will happen in the future. Read more
Published 2 months ago by E Webb
3.0 out of 5 stars Novel based around where I live!
Not a particularly inspiring bit of literature, but it was interesting to see how the author had written in the links to local places and to this village!
Published 3 months ago by Heathen
2.0 out of 5 stars Let down!
This was recommended by friends. It is very well written. I did however get bored and lost interest with the characters, which is probably more my fault than the books as this is... Read more
Published 3 months ago by sherri cooke
3.0 out of 5 stars Book Club Book
Was a book recommended by a book club I attend. The descroption of the book seemed really interesting but the story although good was disappointing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars jubilee
Jubilee very quick, good condition and bonus that it was a reading group book with questions at end thank you
Published 4 months ago by Iain Bhagwandin
4.0 out of 5 stars Not just for the Jubilee year.
Although slightly more topical for this Jubilee year of 2012, Jubilee is for everyone who was at, or may remember, a Jubilee street party. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. M. Passmore
5.0 out of 5 stars an enjoyable and affecting novel
What a treat this book was. A clever idea, beautifully realised. Satish Patel is a paediatric cardiologist with a guilty secret. Read more
Published 5 months ago by selliot
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother
This never really gets going. The story is slow and boring and the characters cardboard. A good idea but lacks substance.
Published 5 months ago by G. Owen
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