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The L-Shaped Room [Paperback]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Vintage Classics; New Ed edition (5 Aug 2010)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099469634
ISBN-13: 978-0099469636
Product Dimensions: 13 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 25,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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`Written...when motherhood...was a fate worse than death, ...shame and tension... may seem incomprehensible to today's sexually active youngsters'
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'an angry tale in many ways, with an inextinguishable fire of authenticity ... perfectly suited to the theme' --The Independent on Sunday

'a documentary feel rather than a poetic register strengthens the impact of her message.' --The Independent on Sunday

`illustrates beautifully the tortured interplay between internal shame and external strictures as Jane goes to extraordinary lengths to hide her pregnancy.'
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Tender and compulsive, the bestselling novel which became a famous film

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden treasure, 6 Jun 2010

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I loved this book! I read the L-shaped Room while following along with BBC Radio 4's Bookclub and did not know what to expect, never having seen the film. I absolutely loved it, drawn in from the first pages into a really evocative description of life and attitudes in England in the 1960's. All the characters were believable and the book keeps you guessing about the outcome right to the end. Itis a really easy read too.
Higly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite 'comfort reads', 18 Jan 2010

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I too first read this book at school in the early 80's and I have re-read it every few years ever since, it's very well written and draws you in so you are completely absorbed in Jane's world. The book hasn't lost it's freshness for me despite the fact that I have read it over and over and it's often one of my favourite books that I turn to when I feel disappointed with a recent read. My copy (that I've had since I was 13) is now looking rather unkempt but it's been much-loved, a bit like the L-shaped room itself. My husband has read it a couple of times having been intrigued by this scruffy little paperback that I kept rereading and he thoroughly enjoyed it too although it's nothing like his usual fodder - Clarkson and Tom Clancy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked this..., 17 Mar 2010

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'The L Shaped Room' is a superbly written novel, that draws you in and keeps you there.

If you liked 'The L Shaped Room' and are now looking around for something with similar qualities, I highly recommend 'The Pumpkin Eater', written in 1962, by Penelope Mortimer. You won't be disappointed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant and well written story
I bought this book on the back of seeing the film some years ago. I've only just got round to reading it, and only then because it was a book group read. Read more

Published 22 days ago by Nicola

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read
I loved this book. Well written it was a very easy read and I read it in only a couple of sittings. Read more

Published 1 month ago by hudsont

5.0 out of 5 stars Ad Good as I rememberd
I remember reading this as a teenager (in the late 60's) and came across it again. The story, though very dated (Socially) was as moving as I remembered it. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Caz

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good 1960's Classic - but with a few contrived coincidences
The L-Shaped Room is a sensitive study of social morals at the dawning of the sixties sexual revolution. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Isola

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read!
I thoroughly enjoyed the L Shaped Room. It is now fascinating as a time line of life for an un-married pregnant girl in London in the 1960s. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Caroline , London

4.0 out of 5 stars classic novel
Purchased as a gift but unfortunately missed the delivery date by over a week. However this a quality read which should be more widely known and read

Published 13 months ago by M. Buchan

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insight into an Era
Excellent story and insight into the views of people in the 60's. Boy am I glad things have changed! Read more

Published 15 months ago by Butterfly1830

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting insight into the past
I agree in the main with the other reviews. This is a very well written book, with humour, sadness, shock at the way people treated other people in the 50s. Read more

Published 17 months ago by C. Madden

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical description of unmarried mothers and illegitimacy
A thorough description of how pregnant daughters, women, black people and Jews were treated during the 1950's-'60's era. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Miss Jr Salmon

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
It's the 1950s and twenty-seven-year-old Jane is forced to come to terms with the unpleasant realities of life for an unmarried, pregnant woman. Read more

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