- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) (1 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553813722
- ISBN-13: 978-0553813722
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 913,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Raising The Roof
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The heroine of Jane Wenham-Jones Raising the Roof has just bought a one-way ticket to a dungeon of debt--a ramshackle house in the grottiest street in town. Cari's house has got woodworm, dry rot, blocked pipes and a slimy green carpet that reeks. Plus there's no one to do her stud work (not that she knows what stud work is). It's certainly not the fast track to becoming a property mogul she thought it would be when she signed on the dotted line.
Before you can say fixed-rate mortgage, she's skulking on the kitchen floor with a pile of unpaid bills on the doormat and the bailiffs at the door. Her sister's had a nervous breakdown, her infuriating mother won't leave her alone and her tenant--who was meant to be the answer to all her prayers--is a drug addict hell-bent on destroying what's left of her house. And she can't work out who's her knight in shining armour--Henry, the podgy supermarket manager with heady dreams of becoming area manager; Guy, the curly-haired journalist with an expert sexual touch or Ben, the massive builder with a House of Horror grin.
Raising the Roof is a thirtysomething girl-seeks-boy spin-off that's got more than a few cracks in its plasterwork. Cari's an unbelievably dizzy heroine, who's more interested in wrinkles and weight loss than the cycle of spiralling debt she's facing. And it's often hard to empathise as the foundations of her life--and house--crumble. But if it's light-hearted, frivolous escapism you're after, Raising the Roof is worth the downpayment.--Jane Honey
Review
'Thoroughly enjoyable and full of deft sparky humour' Jill Mansell
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is chick lit just for women, right? Wrong! I'm a bloke and I thoroughly enjoyed the chapter after chapter of the helter skelter ride that Cari goes through in Raising the Roof. Anyone who has ever tried being a property lessor, or even lessee, will instantly recognize the Ride of the Valkheries involved. However, the fantastic touch of Wenham-Jones tickles your humor buds constantly throughout the book. The pace particularly is terrific, and you wanna be in there helping Cari to pour herself yet another glass of sauvignon to help ease the strain. This is a marvelous antidote for the spirit if you a looking for a good tonic. Enjoy.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cari is jobless, manless and soon to be homeless. Who will help save her from her spiralling debts, provide her with a shoulder to lean on and keep a roof over her head?
The men she meets along the way to self-fulfilment sway between the manically obsessive and the gorgeously incompetent.
A very funny book, best taken with a glass of good wine.
The men she meets along the way to self-fulfilment sway between the manically obsessive and the gorgeously incompetent.
A very funny book, best taken with a glass of good wine.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When Cari Carringron's husband leaves her she knows she has to make something of her life or more importantly make some money. So when a friend says 'trust me,' she does - with, as they say, hilarious consuquences. Well, not so hilarious actually, although the writer's sharp wit and accurate social observations will have you laughing, as Cari descends into a world of drug squats, baying bank managers and drunken nights in Brighton hotels. For Cari, life is a steep learning curve. Coping with an interfering mother, a phantomly pregnant friend, a crazy sister and how to climb very steep ladders, she learns many things - that not all builders have bum cleavages and big mouths, that the mentally ill are more frightened than frightening and that good can come out of bad. More than a hilarious romp, but not in the least depressing, 'Raising the Roof' is a witty and wry look at women at the beginning of the twentieth century. And what would we do without Cadbury's chocolate fingers?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Laugh Out Loud Funny
...and from the very first page. Raising he Roof is a captivating blend of pin-prick sharp, intelligent humour, hilarious calamities, and a diet that even a derr brain like me... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2001 by Lynne Barrett-lee
Living in the fast lane and every halt's a screechy one!
Cari Carrington's a woman with a mission. To be precise, she's found out the man in her life is a two-timing wotsit who's left her, taking her credit limit and self-esteem. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2001 by Mrs. Sarah Crabtree
This bloke thought it was great.
Chick Lit? One for the girls? Don't you believe it! This is a funny, intelligent and very moving novel. The dialogue crackles and the characters live. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2001
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
