- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434009067
- ISBN-13: 978-0434009060
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,195,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Boy Next Door is the third offering from bestselling duo Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees. Their previous books, Come Together and Come Again, carved out a niche in the popular romance genre with their alternating boy/girl perspectives; and this novel uses the same device to tell the story of childhood best friends pulled apart by tragedy and reunited by coincidence. Fred Roper is a technophile: "I'm into technology, it's a compulsion and a fear." He has a cool job as a marketing manager for an online company and a hot fiancée who has an "insatiable sexual appetite". But he's not really happy. Mickey Malony, his 70s best friend, hasn't seen him in 15 years. She's also living in London, runs her own flower shop and is bringing up her young son on her own. They meet by chance in a toy superstore, and the remainder of the book is a will they? won't they? get-it-together scenario against a backdrop of their shared memories from their small town past. The novel is nice, an old fashioned romance, but with a modern twist--techno boy rekindles lost love with the down to earth flower shop girl, even the language has a love in bloom quality to it: "her short curved lip turned tender and full". The Boy Next Door is an entertaining look at first love and the way it can all gone wrong and then go right. --Eithne Farry
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At the dawn of the 1980s Mickey and Fred are next door neighbours and best friends who are convinced that nothing will keep them apart. But that doesn't happen and 15 years later Mickey is beginning a new life whilst Fred is set to marry his girlfriend. Then he bumps into Mickey again for the first time since their worlds fell apart.Can they relive their glory days and overcome the devastating events that once tore them apart ?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'The boy next door' is a very good read as was 'come together' and 'come again'. Josie lloyd and Emlyn Rees wriing style complements each other and the book is light, simple, entertaining and funny. the story line is fantastic and believe me it's hard to put down. Im not a strong reader but i finnished it in 2 days (so much for studing for exams!).The authors have a superb style and an effective way of telling the story by mixing past with present. I highely reccoment the book to any young (ish) female looking for a top book to read in the sun.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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What a treat this book was to read. Funny, sweet and VERY moving. I really cared about what happened to Fred and Mickey, particularly when it became apparent that this wasn't just another boy meets girl book, but a story based around a realistic trauma that happens to two kids and what they have to do to come to terms with it as adults and kickstart their lives again. 3D writing at its best.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having already read "Come together" by Lloyd & Rees I was confident that this would be a good read. I read the book in days as it became impossible to put down. The first person narrative style adopted is very powerful in conveying the thoughts and feelings of the protaganists in both their childhoods and the present. The plot is original, thought provoking and at times, incredibly moving. As the story unfolded I was on occasions moved to tears. The intertwinement of the past and the present was clear and effective in demonstrating how closely the two were linked for Mickey and Fred. The ending is built towards slowly, removing any possibility of it being cliched. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone.
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Heart Warming & Absolutely Lovely!
This story is similar to a Romeo & Juliet type story as the parents force the main characters apart at a young age.... Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Little Miss Star*x
Fantastic! Heart warming... funny...FAB!!!!
I love, love, LOVE all of Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees Books! I have them all and this is one of my favourites! Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2008 by L. Hargreaves
Feel good read.
Found this on the bookshelf in the apartment on holiday - read it in record time and loved it. I have since bought a copy for my own bookshelf so I can read it again and again. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2007 by M. Tolley
Lovely little book
I found myself becoming quite attached to this book, possibly because it reminded me of my childhood and the feelings described are feelings im familiar with. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2006 by RJ
Once again, as seen from both sides of the fence...
These two offer a kind of `guarantee' of an enjoyable romantic read, while managing to avoid the rose-tinted outlook usually favoured by romantic novelists, and keeping an... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2006 by maria1971
*Excellent Buy*
I bought this book and Oh My God, I absolutely love it. I'm about half way in and I find myself constantly needing to read more and more. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2006 by Ms. C. Walmsley
Best thing I've read in ages...but what an ending!
I bought this book years ago but due to moving twice it somehow ended up unread and in a box gathering dust but a few weeks ago I finally sorted out the junk and found it and it... Read more
Published on 16 July 2006 by Mrs. Gemma L. Cantan
Better than I expected - a good read
Not without it's weaknesses (its title that promises so little being one of them) "The boy next door" is a surprisingly engaging read. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004
Predictable
Totally predictable outcome for this story. Things happen in a way that seem unrealistic....boy remeets girl, invites her to a company event aimed at kids and gets on famously with... Read more
Published on 15 April 2004
amazing book!
this is definitely one of the best books i have ever read! the story is amazing! you really start to care about the caracters and what happens to them! Read more
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