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'An intelligent look at the tensions simmering behind the facade of suburban life' She magazine.
'Entertaining as a book to fill an idle afternoon ... An agreeable ramble' Sunday Telegraph.
'William Nicholson is trying to do something unique; he's trying to reinvent commercial fiction ... The Golden Hour returns to stamping-ground - angsty middle-class families in Lewes, East Sussex - but with even more ease and confidence than the previous two books ... You can feel Nicholson's pedigree in his writing; he's the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Shadowlands and Gladiator. He has a cinematic feel for scenes: his novels are packed with dialogue ... He is an accomplished, enjoyable writer whose snappy scenes zip satisfyingly by ... It's a noble endeavour and a pleasure to read ... this is an emotionally engaging, clever read' Observer.
'I enjoyed it very much ... Nicholson sends up the world of bone-headed TV commissioning editors and flaky film people so brilliantly I wished he would dump all the other characters, good as they are, and do a proper Tom Sharpe take on these alone. Really wonderful comedy is so rare in novels these days' Daily Mail. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Entertaining as a book to fill an idle afternoon ... An agreeable ramble' Sunday Telegraph.
'William Nicholson is trying to do something unique; he's trying to reinvent commercial fiction ... The Golden Hour returns to stamping-ground - angsty middle-class families in Lewes, East Sussex - but with even more ease and confidence than the previous two books ... You can feel Nicholson's pedigree in his writing; he's the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Shadowlands and Gladiator. He has a cinematic feel for scenes: his novels are packed with dialogue ... He is an accomplished, enjoyable writer whose snappy scenes zip satisfyingly by ... It's a noble endeavour and a pleasure to read ... this is an emotionally engaging, clever read' Observer.
'I enjoyed it very much ... Nicholson sends up the world of bone-headed TV commissioning editors and flaky film people so brilliantly I wished he would dump all the other characters, good as they are, and do a proper Tom Sharpe take on these alone. Really wonderful comedy is so rare in novels these days' Daily Mail. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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She loves him. She's happy. But could she be happier? Maggie and Andrew are lovers who live apart - Maggie in the country, Andrew in town. When Andrew is offered a job close to Maggie, moving in with her is the obvious next step. Or is it? Is this the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with? Maggie panics. She ends their relationship, devastating Andrew. But when he turns the tables on her, she begins to see him differently. Meanwhile, Maggie's Sussex neighbours are living through their own intense dilemmas. The stories of Maggie and other characters entwine in a continuous dance over seven golden days of high summer - a human kaleidoscope that captures how passionate yet mundane, painful yet comic our everyday lives can be.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book would appeal to fans of of Joanna Trollope,Iris Murdoch and Alan Ayckbourn.A pleasure to read of one week in the lives of several middle class couples.An excellent page turning drama all leading up to a dinner party at the end of the week.The story of Mrs Dickinson and her reliance on a carer is beautifully done.There is also relationship tension and drama and no graphic sexual content.
Neatly plotted with intelligent observations on Art,Love, frustration and ageing. Sheer class--the author is well in touch with his feminine side--he knows about ladies hats.
Neatly plotted with intelligent observations on Art,Love, frustration and ageing. Sheer class--the author is well in touch with his feminine side--he knows about ladies hats.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like a benign and compassionate deity, William Nicholson reads his character's thoughts and feelings and offers them to us without censure. A picture of suburban life emerges to delight us - I read this on holiday and it was ideal.
But the thoughts and feelings are our own familiar inner worlds: our doubts, pains,conflicts, dilemmas - there is plenty here that is illuminating and thought provoking. What could be better?
But the thoughts and feelings are our own familiar inner worlds: our doubts, pains,conflicts, dilemmas - there is plenty here that is illuminating and thought provoking. What could be better?
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I suppose The Golden Hour completes a trilogy. It is the latest in the "Edenfield" series of novels which for me have revived an interest in fiction about modern day life. The real heroes of the trilogy are of course the South Downs. People visit them, commute from them & contemplate moving into that hinterland. This latest novel is slightly different from the previous two in that we now have some "lower class" crime which imposes itself upon what might be considered to be an essentially middle class mileu. Where did Sheena get her sense of proportion from when she forgave Dean for pinching a ruby ring from Laura & Henry?; he did it in order to consolidate his commitment to her. She repaired the damage by buying one from Argos after returning it. In fact this novel consists of a series of compromises & agreements between couples, long-standing & new, which does the heart good. Lust & love, both realistic & unrealistic are dealt with in this novel. Particularly well dealt with are the professional lives of the TV & film writers, Alan & Henry. But then, William Nicholson would know about the frustrations & pleasures of this. I wondered if Henry was Nicholson's alter ego. This novel is less salacious than the previous "All the Hopeful Lovers" but even so Belinda Redknapp, she of the "well endowed" previous boy friend episode makes a very brief appearance when she imparts to Laura her latest erotic contribution: "lubrication". I loved it. Thoroughly recommended.
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