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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm always on the look-out for new, talented writers; so I was really pleased to come across Jane Elmor's book "My Vintage Summer". This is a really fabulous book, and if you have even the faintest recollection of the late 1970's/early 1980's (or for that matter even a passing interest in those decades), I defy you not to absolutely love it.
Elmor manages to spark a thousand memories - in the same way that a favourite smell from childhood, or a song from adolescence can - whilst writing a gripping tale of a woman's recollections of her coming of age.
This book is funny and insightful, at times disturbing and heartbreaking. It resonates on so many levels.
This new Author has created fantastic, believable characters, an always engaging plot with a twist that you won't see coming, but that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
I can't recommend this book enough. It's a really great read, and I'm already looking forward to seeing what Elmor writes next.
Elmor manages to spark a thousand memories - in the same way that a favourite smell from childhood, or a song from adolescence can - whilst writing a gripping tale of a woman's recollections of her coming of age.
This book is funny and insightful, at times disturbing and heartbreaking. It resonates on so many levels.
This new Author has created fantastic, believable characters, an always engaging plot with a twist that you won't see coming, but that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
I can't recommend this book enough. It's a really great read, and I'm already looking forward to seeing what Elmor writes next.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This did not look like the sort of book I would normally read but it was passed to me and I was hooked from the first sentence. The story is of Beth, a youngish woman who seems to have everything, successful husband, house in Hampstead, etc, etc, but who is gradually revealed as fragile. The vivid flashbacks to early teens and the post-punk music scene in 1980s London which interweave the story are so well observed and illuminate the person she has become.
The story moves fast to its conclusion with a surprising twist and shows how she begins to resolve her insecurities, guilt and sorrow. Gripping - I couldn't put it down!
The story moves fast to its conclusion with a surprising twist and shows how she begins to resolve her insecurities, guilt and sorrow. Gripping - I couldn't put it down!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jane Elmore has woven a story that leaps effortlessly back and forth in time to show us how Beth becomes a woman and what happens to all of us when we let our dreams slide out of view. It also captures the time so well - it was like travelling back there. Ah, the music, the terrible clothes, the punks, the way it all ended in a massive explosion of raving craziness emodied so beautifully and painfully in the unforgettable Vonnie. There's nothing else for it, I'll just have to read it again!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Didn't want it to end
I have just finished reading My Vintage Summer and agree with all the great reviews that have already been posted. It is simply my favourite book of all time so far! Read more
Published 19 months ago by jkennedy
disappointing
I wanted to read this book because it was my era. Unfortunately it was cliche after cliche and I am afraid a bit predictable. Easy enough reading for a holiday though. Read more
Published on 7 May 2010 by J. Mcfadden
How I loved this book
The best book I have read recently was "Never Let Me Go" but the second best was this by Jane Elmor. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2010 by Mrs. D. P. Arthur
Outstanding, one of the most memorable books you'll read
I read this book last summer and can't wait for the author's next novel, which looks due to publish this July. Read more
Published on 12 May 2009 by Dylan Saunders
Don't be put off by the cover!
Neither the title nor the cover photo have anything much to do with the contents of this novel, which I find very irritating as a reader. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by EmmyLou
Disappointed
I was really looking forward to this book having bought it on the strength of the reviews. I can see that I'm in the minority here, but I have to admit that I was very... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2009 by D. Richardson
IF YOU YOU READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS ONE!
I have never written an Amazon review before but i have to wax lyrical about how much i loved My Vintage Summer... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2009 by Ms. L. Holmes
Not bad, but the ending let it down.
Jane Elmor's debut novel begins in 1970s Somerset. It tells the tale of Lizzie, a young girl growing up fast. To begin, she is quiet and doesn't do anything out of the ordinary. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by Lucy Felthouse
Best book I've read for a long time
This beautifully written book has it all: fascinating believable characters that you care about, a wonderful descriptive voice,(you can almost see the clothes and hear the music)... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2008 by Phantom
not just one of your best summer read !!!
You know the sort of book that gets a grip on you , the type you can hardly close and just can't wait to get back to and at the same time don't want to read it too fast because... Read more
Published on 17 July 2008 by C. Fougery
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