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Truth Games [Kindle Edition]

Bobbie Darbyshire
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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After the hippies and before the yuppies, between the advent of The Pill and the onset of AIDS, between the ‘summer of love’ and the ‘winter of discontent’, the newest game in town was sex.

In mid-seventies London a group of friends play a dangerous game of open marriages, secrets and lies. “It’s only sex, Ann. It won’t hurt us,” claims Lois, beautiful, talented and determined to get whatever or whoever she wants without being held back by her long-suffering, academic husband, Hugh. In homes and offices, at parties, on holidays, wherever they are, sex is there for the taking. But bed-hopping carries a price. Can love be free? Truth Games bares all. It’s fast, funny and sexy, but as the summer heat increases, stakes are raised and consequences have to be faced...

Bobbie Darbyshire lives in Clapham. She won the 2008 fiction prize at the National Academy of Writing (president Melvyn Bragg) in Birmingham, and has been published in their anthology, Finding a Voice, and by Mslexia. Her mystery romantic comedy, The Real McCoy, is being serialised in a new print magazine by First Edition Publishing. She has worked as barmaid, mushroom picker, film extra, maths coach, cabinet minister's private secretary and care assistant, as well as in social research and government policy. She runs a writers' group and is a volunteer adult-literacy teacher.

About the Author

Bobbie Darbyshire lives in Clapham. She won the 2008 fiction prize at the National Academy of Writing in Birmingham, and has been published in their anthology, 'Finding a Voice', and by Mslexia. Her mystery romantic comedy 'The Real McCoy' has been serialised in the print magazine First Edition.
Bobbie has a sociology degree and has worked as barmaid, mushroom picker, film extra, maths coach, cabinet minister's private secretary, and as a care assistant, as well as in social research and government policy. She hosts a writers' group and is a volunteer adult-literacy teacher. Contact her on: bobbie[dot]darbyshire[at]ntlworld[dot]com

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 438 KB
  • Print Length: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Cinnamon Press (21 May 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0085BICJ2
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #60,020 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read! 6 Aug 2012
By Megan ReadingInTheSunshine TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
As you can tell by the description, there is a lot of sex in this book. Bobbie writes an interesting story about how sex was perceived in the seventies. The story is focused on a group of people who meet regularly, share food, drink, conversation, and share lovers too.

Bobbie has created a good mix of characters in this story, Bobbie does a fantastic job of developing personalities throughout and weaving in their relationships with the other characters. As we progress in the book, we find that it's not just all about sex, but about friendship, building relationships and fidelity. There's a lot of focus as well on the era, if you were around for the seventies then I'm certain the descriptions will bring back lots of memories!

This book wasn't my cup of tea because it's not really my preferred genre, though it is a compelling read! If you're looking for something different and refreshing then this is your book!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Story telling at its best 12 July 2009
Format:Paperback
This is story telling at its best with characters so real you feel you know them. Set in the 70s between the advent of the pill and the onset of aids Truth Games explores the relationships between a group of friends over the long hot summers of 75 and 76 and the winter in between. On one level Bobbie Darbyshire explores the sexual relationships that develop between the friends and the concepts of fidelity that these relationships throw up. But on a deaper level its about fidelity between friends, the friends who listen and those who don't and the impact of the casual throw away remark. For those who remember the 70s this will bring back lots of memories, from what we wore, what food was in and the relentless heat of those two summers. For those who don't remember the 70s don't be put off there's lots here that's as relevant today as it was then. The book will have you laughing out loud one moment and then it brings you up short and makes you think the next. A thoroughly good read and well deserving of 5 stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Surpassed my expectations 10 Feb 2013
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Having met the author at a book signing l did not expect this book to be of this style. Bobbie Derbyshire is a lovely genteel lady who gives the impression she would solely write love stories. Not a love story at all. Maybe a book for ladies and a good read. I recommend this book. It will surprise many. My only criticism is the proof reading needs to be slightly more thorough. Well done Bobbie the ten years it took to write it was well worth it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A keenly observed 1970's morality tale
As is now well known, sex was invented in 1963, but it clearly took at least a further decade (and the advent of the Pill) before the sexual revolution really got underway! Read more
Published 4 months ago by thrillergirl
2.0 out of 5 stars Not so sure....
Quality of language is fine, good writing, great start, interesting concept, moves at a decent pace etc..so far so good. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Peter
4.0 out of 5 stars Syb
Although this book is set in the 1970's it is just as relevant today and can be enjoyed just as much by readers who don't remember that era. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Book-Shelf
5.0 out of 5 stars loved this!
I couldn't put this book down. The characters are engaging and very real - all are likeable and hateful in believable measures and the story moves with pace to its inevitable... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sarah Swann
5.0 out of 5 stars what it takes to trust another
Truth Games concerns a world of fractured relationships. Set in the 70's in London, a mixed bag of people come together - a few have hit a bored patch in their lives. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2010 by bebegee
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely hooked
This book is amazing in its characterisation and how it faithfully recreates the social atmosphere of the period. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2010 by Green chillies on pizza man
5.0 out of 5 stars The Whole Truth
Sex is the newest game in town - or so we told on the back cover. But
what Bobbie Darbyshire's Truth Games is really about, as she explained
to our writing group, is... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by T. J. A. Hand
5.0 out of 5 stars Telling The truth
Bobbie Darbyshire has written a novel that both entertains and tells the truth. If the sixties didn't really begin until the seventies for most of us the author demonstrates that... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Bob Boyton
5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously sexy
This is a book I could hardly put down. Nicely paced, the chapters are just the right length, each one taking forward both the story and your appreciation of the characters. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by I. Jewesbury
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow !
What a great read, couldn't put the book down.A bit steamy in places but then it was the swinging 70's
Published on 29 Jun 2009 by Mrs. S. C. Cavalier
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