- Paperback: 292 pages
- Publisher: lulu.com (5 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 055714213X
- ISBN-13: 978-0557142132
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,663,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Angie Howard has one ambition - to escape from her home in the idyllic Essex countryside and set up her own cafe in London. Once there, she seeks out her long-lost Uncle John, whose lifestyle is not at all what she expected. Before she can achieve her goal, she has to juggle the needs of a glamorous French waiter, a grouchy German chef and her exuberant, transvestite uncle. What's more, if she manages to keep the lid on all that, what will she do about the other hidden secrets of her family?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Pink Champagne and Apple Juice is a rollicking roller-coaster of a ride from the moment we first encounter Angie, legging it along Platform One, her mother in hot pursuit. She just makes it onto the train to the big city, leaving her mum "either gesticulating or waving" on the platform. "`There, I've done it,' she said to herself. `I've finally left home.' It was only then she realized she'd forgotten to pack any knickers."
The knickers turn up again - in fact knickers both actual and metaphorical pop up (and down) fairly frequently before the end of the story. All the ingredients needed for a few hours escape from mundanity are here: there's John, Angie's transvestite uncle, concealing more than his sexuality beneath the paint and feathers; a gorgeous French waiter called Phillippe; Heinrich, an intimidating German chef and the colourful staff and clientele of The Den Nightclub, as well as Angie herself, trying her wings for size and creating chaos in the process. But nothing and nobody in this novel, except possibly Angie herself, are quite what they seem. There are lessons to be learned, family secrets to be uncovered and a way to be made in the big wide world that's so different from the quiet Essex village she's abandoned.
The writing carried me along at a cracking pace, and I laughed aloud more than once. Anne Brooke makes it look so easy. An enjoyable and light-hearted read and the perfect holiday novel or pick-me-up for a grey day. I couldn't put it down and finished it in a single sitting. Pure escapism!
The knickers turn up again - in fact knickers both actual and metaphorical pop up (and down) fairly frequently before the end of the story. All the ingredients needed for a few hours escape from mundanity are here: there's John, Angie's transvestite uncle, concealing more than his sexuality beneath the paint and feathers; a gorgeous French waiter called Phillippe; Heinrich, an intimidating German chef and the colourful staff and clientele of The Den Nightclub, as well as Angie herself, trying her wings for size and creating chaos in the process. But nothing and nobody in this novel, except possibly Angie herself, are quite what they seem. There are lessons to be learned, family secrets to be uncovered and a way to be made in the big wide world that's so different from the quiet Essex village she's abandoned.
The writing carried me along at a cracking pace, and I laughed aloud more than once. Anne Brooke makes it look so easy. An enjoyable and light-hearted read and the perfect holiday novel or pick-me-up for a grey day. I couldn't put it down and finished it in a single sitting. Pure escapism!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Splendidly raunchy and funny without being superficial,Pink Champagne & Apple Juice is full of wonderful larger then life characters that get up to things that are beyond your wildest fantasies! And then some! I loved this chaotic tumble into London's steamy underbelly. I challenge you not to love gorgeous Uncle John and Heinrich, the cantankerous, mushroom-fixated German chef. Hilarious and at times poignant. I recommend it for bedtime reading - your dreams will be unbelievable!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A cracking good story and such wonderful characters, none of them too wicked nor too pious. They are all so real and colourful. John aka Jolene has just the right mix of impudence, sauciness and humanity to make us love him/her.
It is, of course, Angie's story, and we are with her all the way.
This is one of those books you don't want to put down or finish. Another story about Angie would be fantastic!
It is, of course, Angie's story, and we are with her all the way.
This is one of those books you don't want to put down or finish. Another story about Angie would be fantastic!
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Cover to cover fun and excitement
This is a great novel, from start to end. I loved Angie's journey, the characters she encountered and her family story.
Published on 30 Dec 2008 by Stanza
Sparkling title, sparkling story
The story is as sparkling as its title. I was gripped from the first page and had to know what the history was behind the mysterious Uncle John. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2007 by Damaskcat
Classic Characters
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Pink Champagne and Apple Juice is a book full of larger than life, intriguing characters. Anne B. Read more
Pink Champagne and Apple Juice is a book full of larger than life, intriguing characters. Anne B. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2006 by Margaret Gill
Mad, bad and dangerous to know.
'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' was Lady Caroline Lamb's assessment of Lord Byron, but it might equally apply to Angie's Uncle John. Read more
Published on 27 July 2006 by Prospero
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