- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review; First edition (5 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 074727097X
- ISBN-13: 978-0747270973
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,524,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Martha Brazil takes up the position of caretaker at Raven Court, a derelict block of central London flats which are currently being renovated to become luxurious apartments. Martha can't believe her luck - or the space - and plans to re-build her life. But her new surroundings cannot separate her from the ties that link her to an awkward family: an estranged brother; a distant, famous father and a mother who constantly embraces only chronically dispossessed members of society. And she can't quite cut out disinterested boyfriend Danny from her life either. This is the third novel from Susie Boyt, daughter of the painter Lucian Freud. It is slow-paced but delicately written with subtle wit and charm, whilst the likeable character of Martha is a realistic blend of independence and vulnerability.
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Newly installed as resident caretaker of four half-derelict West End flats, Martha Brazil can scarcely believe her luck. After years of stuffy bedsits and suburban flatshares, the future seems electric with the promise of renovation and repair. Surely anything might happen to a girl who embraces it with gusto...But even in her new home painful memories will intrude: of a high-handed father, a mother willing to embrace only the chronically dispossessed, and a beloved brother whose antics have estranged him from the family.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Last Hope of Girls is an excellent book which tackles very serious subjects with an extremely light touch. A sensitive and intuitive writer, Boyt explores the difficulties of family life with insight and humour, creating characters that are powerful and stay in the reader's mind for a long time. The book cretaes a world in which black commedy is expertly combined with exasperation and hope. I loved it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The descriptions of Oxford Street in London was very good, as was the way the author described the character browsing through the department stores, lost amongst the crowds. Even if you'd never been there, you could imagine just how it might be like. However, I was disappointed in the way the central character was not very well developed. Numerous times, when she reacted to something I could not understand why, and was often surprised by her response as I did not have a feel of what she was really like. One minute the book seemed to be a typical girly novel, and then the next minute it was trying to touch on some other serious issues (eg drugs)but does not manage to do either effectively.
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