- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (7 Nov 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340921544
- ISBN-13: 978-0340921548
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 260,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' -- Catherine Alliott 'There is a lot for women to relate to here' -- Katie Fforde
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'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' (Catherine Alliott )
'There is a lot for women to relate to here' (Katie Fforde )
'There is a lot for women to relate to here' (Katie Fforde )
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was swept up by this book, and found myself smiling at so many of the things that rang true, from incidents that beset any parent on a school run. But you don't have to be a parent to `get it'. It deals with very recognisable lives, in which drama, passion and sorrow bubble under the surface and often breaks through.
Sophie King takes a neat framework: seven characters, all leading separate lives (or so it seems) whose one common denomitor is that they all have a connection to the school. You are swept along in the pacy narratives and then the stories begin making connections, that become bigger and bigger. It is a novel with a seemingly light touch and often very humorous, but at its core it is a moving story of modern living and consequences.
The author handles the strands very well and with some style, and I will definitely be looking out for her next one. Thoroughly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book! It's so emphatic! It does take a while to cotton on to who everyone is but thankfully the main characters are explained on the back of the book so it's easy to take a glance to get you back on track! Well worth reading!
Format:Paperback
I really must stop reading these cliched books about middle class women and the odd token man taking their whiny, poorly characterised children to school.
This one got extraordinarily silly, involving an incident at the school that would never happen in the way it was portrayed in a million years. Utter garbage, avoid at all costs.
This one got extraordinarily silly, involving an incident at the school that would never happen in the way it was portrayed in a million years. Utter garbage, avoid at all costs.
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Not very inspiring.
This debut novel was purchased by myself in hope of a good holiday read. Sadly I didn't finish it. I found it a very vanilla flavor - nothing brave, different or striking. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. K. Rosewarne
Three and a half stars
The story is written from the point of view of the seven main characters; Home-loving Harriet, Working mum Pippa, Widower Nick, School-teacher Kitty, Step-mum Evie, French au pair... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by Helen Simpson
A great read!
I simply could not put this book down. Although i am a father, it really brought out the different ups and downs of a typical English family. Read more
Published on 17 May 2007 by J. C. B. Bidder
Couldn't put it down
Even though my children are too small for school, I could really identify with the characters from Sophie King's book, The School Run. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2005 by Yvonne Eve Walus
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