Teaching full-time and acquiring all the oddball kids in the new intake are only the first of Beth's challenges when Alan leaves her after 25 years of marriage. She also has to turn her untidy Cambridge house into a B&B to make ends meet and then counteract the effect of regular theatrical guests on her stage-mad teenage children. Alan doesn't even have the decency to stay out of her life. Instead he makes disapproving incursions back in with his saccharine-laden new partner. But Beth's real worry is lodger Owen Pendragon - a character actor with wicked hazel eyes, a quirky sense of humour and a tendency to walk around her home sexily damp in his bathrobe. With attitudes and lifestyles clashing, will Beth and Owen ever find common ground? All they can do is to take things 'stage by stage'.
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'"Warm, witty and down to earth, and a lovely curl-up-and-enjoy read. A sparkling debut from a talented new author." Liz Young'
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STAGE BY STAGE is the 2005 winner of the RNA New Writers Scheme Joan Hessayon Award administered by the Romantic Novelist's Association.
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This is a lovely, warm, funny book. I liked the heroine immediately and most of the other characters as they came on the scene. Yes its wish fulfilment for the over 40s, but we all need a bit of fun occasionally and this book delivers - I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Its also got a bit of substance and repays a second reading as - having got all the characters established in your head - you notice things that you didn't pick up on the first time round. To be honest, I just wanted to spend more time in their company and wish that Jan Jones had written more.
One tip is to read it over a weekend as I really resented having to put it down to go to work
Its also got a bit of substance and repays a second reading as - having got all the characters established in your head - you notice things that you didn't pick up on the first time round. To be honest, I just wanted to spend more time in their company and wish that Jan Jones had written more.
One tip is to read it over a weekend as I really resented having to put it down to go to work
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By LyzzyBee
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The perfect book for that poorly-on-your-birthday situation, this is a lighthearted romance, full of fun and laughs. The characters are nicely observed, especially the teenagers, and the sometimes complex situations well handled. I loved the theatrical details (shades of the Blue Door Theatre Company - hooray!) and the range of characters. All told in a lovely jolly but believeable voice, and indeed a source of inspiration to those of us still just about under 40!
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By Cheryl
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I really couldn't put this down. It made me laugh and left me with a warm glow and a great big grin. It is consistently entertaining and fun without requiring you to leave your brain at the door. Fantasy fulfillment for the mature woman and about time too. Read it- you won't regret it. And being a resident of a Cambridge village myself only added to my enjoyment.
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Enjoyable and engrossing but too sugary
I really enjoyed reading this witty and frothy romance - I gobbled it up like chocolate. And that's just the problem with this book, too. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2007 by Rivercassini
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Feel Good Factor
A first novel; which in 2005 when published was the winner of a New Writers Award from the Romantic Novelists Association. I was a little surprised to learn this after reading it. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by LindyLouMac
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A Feel Good Modern Romance
A feel good modern romance that felt like (to me) "Chick Lit"..... I just couldnt get my head round the fact that Beth was 46! lol.... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by Vikki T
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Great fun
A fast-paced story of blossoming romance between a schoolteacher and an actor who has never committed himself to anyone before, this book is a testimony to the author's faith in... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2005
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A book to brighten your day
Stage by Stage is a sparkly, effervescent novel filled with wit and warmth. When Beth's husband does a bunk with another woman, Beth is obliged to take in a lodger to make ends... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2005
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Rom-com at its best
The best book of its kind I've read for a long time. Charming, witty and touching, the characters actually make you want hug them - or hit them. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2005
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A lovely, feel-good read
This is not the sort of book to start reading when you've got things to do - they won't get done! If you like a sparkly, feel-good read with a down to earth heroine and a good... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, sexy and endearing, a really good read
I've read a few of Jan Jones's short stories in Sexy Shorts and loved them (well, who wouldn't love a story about Mr Darcy? Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2005
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