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Raising the Roof (Paperback)

by Jane Wenham-Jones (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 331 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553813722
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553813722
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 353,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The heroine of Jane Wenham-Jones Raising the Roof has just bought a one-way ticket to a dungeon of debt--a ramshackle house in the grottiest street in town. Cari's house has got woodworm, dry rot, blocked pipes and a slimy green carpet that reeks. Plus there's no one to do her stud work (not that she knows what stud work is). It's certainly not the fast track to becoming a property mogul she thought it would be when she signed on the dotted line.

Before you can say fixed-rate mortgage, she's skulking on the kitchen floor with a pile of unpaid bills on the doormat and the bailiffs at the door. Her sister's had a nervous breakdown, her infuriating mother won't leave her alone and her tenant--who was meant to be the answer to all her prayers--is a drug addict hell-bent on destroying what's left of her house. And she can't work out who's her knight in shining armour--Henry, the podgy supermarket manager with heady dreams of becoming area manager; Guy, the curly-haired journalist with an expert sexual touch or Ben, the massive builder with a House of Horror grin.

Raising the Roof is a thirtysomething girl-seeks-boy spin-off that's got more than a few cracks in its plasterwork. Cari's an unbelievably dizzy heroine, who's more interested in wrinkles and weight loss than the cycle of spiralling debt she's facing. And it's often hard to empathise as the foundations of her life--and house--crumble. But if it's light-hearted, frivolous escapism you're after, Raising the Roof is worth the downpayment.--Jane Honey

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'Thoroughly enjoyable and full of deft sparky humour' Jill Mansell

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone has their problems. Cari's are far worse than most!, 29 Oct 2001
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Cari is jobless, manless and soon to be homeless. Who will help save her from her spiralling debts, provide her with a shoulder to lean on and keep a roof over her head?
The men she meets along the way to self-fulfilment sway between the manically obsessive and the gorgeously incompetent.
A very funny book, best taken with a glass of good wine.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last. 'Chick-lit' matures., 14 Dec 2001
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When Cari Carringron's husband leaves her she knows she has to make something of her life or more importantly make some money. So when a friend says 'trust me,' she does - with, as they say, hilarious consuquences. Well, not so hilarious actually, although the writer's sharp wit and accurate social observations will have you laughing, as Cari descends into a world of drug squats, baying bank managers and drunken nights in Brighton hotels. For Cari, life is a steep learning curve. Coping with an interfering mother, a phantomly pregnant friend, a crazy sister and how to climb very steep ladders, she learns many things - that not all builders have bum cleavages and big mouths, that the mentally ill are more frightened than frightening and that good can come out of bad. More than a hilarious romp, but not in the least depressing, 'Raising the Roof' is a witty and wry look at women at the beginning of the twentieth century. And what would we do without Cadbury's chocolate fingers?
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Living in the fast lane and every halt's a screechy one!, 9 Oct 2001
Cari Carrington's a woman with a mission. To be precise, she's found out the man in her life is a two-timing wotsit who's left her, taking her credit limit and self-esteem. But Cari's made of stern stuff and will not be crushed. Even in the darkest moments the author slides in a killer line which has you either rolling around on the floor in hysterics or nodding in empathy.
While I found it difficult to keep up with all the men who kept dropping in on Cari - most purely for business reasons - I couldn't resist falling for many of their charms.
Like Lynne Barrett-Lee's Julia Gets A Life, Raising The Roof bounces along with wit and insight into the lives of 21st Century Woman. We suffer with Cari as she struggles to lose weight, keep the bank manager out of her hair and fails to say no to the temptation of getting-rich-quick. She's dippy and delightful, beautiful and self-deprecating.
Will she ever rid herself of the tenants from hell, find the love of her life and persuade her indomitable mother to stop leaving messages on the answering machine?
Read and enjoy!
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...and from the very first page. Raising he Roof is a captivating blend of pin-prick sharp, intelligent humour, hilarious calamities, and a diet that even a derr brain like me... Read more
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Chick Lit? One for the girls? Don't you believe it! This is a funny, intelligent and very moving novel. The dialogue crackles and the characters live. Read more
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