- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (5 Feb 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552999105
- ISBN-13: 978-0552999106
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 639,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Palmer sisters are close. They see each other often, for shopping trips and casual suppers. They care for one another's children and houses and pets through holidays and emergencies. They phone one another ceaselessly. And there are never any secrets. Not until now.
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The Palmer sisters are close. They see each other often, they care for one another's children and houses and pets. They lend each other books, spare heaters and clothes for special occasions. Their phones ring in a ceaseless chat about in-laws and job plans and anxieties and triumphs. They never keep any secrets from each other - until now.
Stella tells Bridie a rumour she's heard about Liddy's new boyfriend. Bridie is shocked, and discusses it with Heather. But should they tell Liddy, and risk ruining her new-found happiness? Bridie persuades her sisters that they should, but when Liddy reacts badly, the other two backslide and Bridie becomes the outcast, bereft of the sisterly support system on which she has based her whole life.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well written and intriguing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Telling Liddy (Paperback)
For someone who read Anne Fine's children's books when I was younger, this book wasn't what I expected at all. It didn't just seem like a book wirtten for a different audience- it also seemed like a book written by a different person. The style of writing is so mature and enticing that it's hard not to like. The portrayal of the relationship between sisters is spot on, while the characters, although not entirely likeable, are extremely believable. Anne Fine writes about betrayal within families, and the way in which Bridie is shunned out by her three sisters is so realistic that it's frightening. My only criticims would be that it didn't go any further- there were the makings of a brilliant book and the events which occurred in it just seemed to be a bit too understated and cautious. Perhaps that was Anne Fine's intention; I just felt it didn't give enough. That said, it ended brilliantly, avoiding the predictable outcome and another boring 'happy ever after'.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What would you have done?,
By Mrs. Katharine Kirby "Kate" (HELSTON, Cornwall United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Telling Liddy (Paperback)
Telling Liddy by Anne Fine
Although I bought this book over ten years ago I decided to give it a fresh review as I have recently happily re read it after a year or two. This is a book I have gone back to many times since the late nineties and i recommended it over and over. A tale of four sisters, Bridie, Heather, Stella and Liddy, `Telling Liddy' has a delicious shaudenfraude inducing quality. I am one of three daughters myself and so I immediately felt at home with the family dynamics. Anne Fine is so quick and practised at building a scenario for the reader to get to grips with, making you ponder on how you would have dealt with such a tricky situation. Bridie, the Social Worker sister, appears to be the first amongst equals, she seems to be the one that keeps this lively family of the sisters, partners, and their children together. Her own down trodden husband Dennis and their two young adult sons are however going their own ways. They are all being rather pushed aside as this formidable group of women get through their day to day lives in constant contact, helping each other and looking after the apparently weaker sister Liddy. Heather is a successful accountant, single, with a different attitude to men than her sisters, she takes what she needs and moves on. Stella is an uber housewife with a quiet perhaps boring husband and a seemingly small mind. Liddy more flighty and with a complicated past is the child of the set, she inspires the others to take care of her. She has a new partner and a wedding is in the air, much to be happy about. Then a spanner is thrown into the works when Stella tells Bridie a secret bit of information passed on to her by an old family friend... From then on things really change. Decisions have to be made and the fall out is devastating. I really enjoyed the way in which Bridie's work mates try to help and eventually do her a real service, the brave way in which she copes with what is happening to her. The effects on her marriage and her career are riveting. The story ends in a Fay Weldon-ish sort of way that leaves you thinking for ages afterwards. A reading experience that I can only say that I found to be fascinating and truly involving, if you like reading about people and their families - try this I think you will be truly rewarded.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Poignant , funny and oh so familiar .,
By A Customer
This review is from: Telling Liddy (Paperback)
This book is one of the most pertinent observations of "close" sibling relationships that i have ever read. The characters are 3 dimensional and in turn make you feel affectionate , exasperated , exhilarated and downright angry at their pointed human foibles. Bridie is an unusual heroine but easily identified with , whilst her sisters are also recognisable from everyday life . A thought provoking and most enjoyable read .
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