- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber; Export ed edition (4 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571201148
- ISBN-13: 978-0571201143
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,783,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The cast of "Summer Things" is reunited for a Christmas party at Elizabeth's World of Interiors home, giving the lubricious crew the chance for more farcical sexual misunderstandings and couplings. The hideous lothario, Miles McInerney, courts his richly deserved fate.
About the Author
Joseph Connolly is the best-selling author of Poor Souls, This Is It, Stuff, Summer Things, Winter Breaks, S.O.S., It Can't Go On, The Works, Love is Strange and Jack the Lad and Bloody Mary. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including admired biographies of Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Connolly's writing style is refreshing and his characters are very amusing and an example of middle class Britain at its very worst! There are more twists than a sixties revival night. Brilliant!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Carrying on where "Summer Things" left off, this book slows down the pace a little to show more of the inner workings of the characters' minds. The result is fewer screamingly funny set-pieces and a sense of genuine pathos - my eyes watered for Brian as he contemplated suicide yet again, and even crazy John comes across as a figure in torment and out of control. But a couple of episodes seemed repetitive to me - the situation with unwanted baby Dawn and the affair between Colin and his girlfriend haven't really developed since the first book. I'm torn between thinking the atuthor should stop while he's ahead and wishing for another sequel to tie up loose ends.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Although 'Summer Things' is a brilliant story of a complex collection of beauties, monsters, weirdos and strangers (and that's the characters!), JC's humour in Winter Breaks holds the whole book together - it'll have you laughing out loud! After a previous abortive attempt at suicide, giving away babies, living in caravans and sleeping with your best friends' husbands and lovers, Winter Breaks will keep you glued til the end - an introduction to new characters from the prequel, Summer Things, turn out to be the new unsuspecting neighbours! - a splendid recommendation for all fans.
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