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Baggage (Paperback)

by Emily Barr (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Review; First Edition edition (4 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747270619
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747270614
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 424,001 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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At 18 your closest friend commits suicide. At 29 you're backpacking in the Australian outback when you see her. She claims to be someone else but you'd know her anywhere... The new novel from the author of the acclaimed Backpack.

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At 29, you're backpacking in the Australian outback when you see her. She has a husband, a 10 year old son and a baby on the way. She claims to be someone else, but you know she is Daisy Fraser who was awaiting trial for the deaths of 4 people when she committed suicide by jumping off the Severn Bridge. And your boyfriend is a reporter...

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Baggage - emily barr, 10 Jun 2003
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This review is from: Baggage (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, very down to earth and you can put yourself in the parts of all the characters as the author describes/writes about them very well. The plot wasn't what I expected but the way the story unfolds keeps you gripped wanting to find out what happens. Open ended finale but it makes you realise it doesn't matter what the end is, it is the journey you have gone on with the characters (still, would have like to know what happened). I don't think I would have enjoyed it so much if I hadn't been to the Aussie outback though. A good holiday read ;-)
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and gripping follow-up from last year's big discovery, 12 Mar 2002
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What a read!

Last year's 'Backpack' - Barr's debut novel - was a treat and a real discovery, so I eagerly awaited this, her second novel.

'Baggage' is the story of what happens when you decide that life is simply too much, and you need to get out - in this case faking your own death.

'Baggage' is gripping from beginning to end, and wittier still than Backpack. Having travelled to the Australian Outback (where much of the novel is set) - I can vouch for the authenticity of the descriptions, many of which (especially of the outlandish characters) had me in stiches.

Barr again draws on what she knows through experience as a journalist and more specifically a travel writer.

I thoroughly recommend this. Ideal to take on holiday and again, a real page turner.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars lost two stars for ending, 10 Nov 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Baggage (Paperback)
I enjoyed every page of this book and was completely engrossed. I loved the fact that the characters were not cliched or predictable and the that you could expect them to behave in many different ways like a real human being.
The only problem was the open ending. I don't expect a book to wrap everything up neatly but this was so unecessary. There was a very specific question that the book posed throughout- what would happen to Daisy/Lina when she was discovered?
How can you write a whole book about one theme and then not give the information that the reader is waiting for?
It may not be true but it just looked like the writer didn't know what to do next and I wished I hadn't been so involved because it was a waste of time really.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed with the ending - if you can call it that!
I mostly enjoyed this book, found the narrating characters interesting if a little cold. It was gripping and the descriptions of Australia were authentic. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tamianne

3.0 out of 5 stars Spoilt by the ending
For most of this book I was gripped. The story kept me interested and although Lina/Daisy did irritate me at times, I really wanted to know what was going to happen. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Mandy

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good for words...
but I'll say a few anyway.

This book is gripping from start to finish and oh-so-credible, although this kind of things doesn't happen to all of us, of course! Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2006 by scarlettorocker

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Holiday Read
As someone who has backpacked in Australia herself a few years back (OK, 10 years ago) I was looking forward to reading this book. I am very glad I did. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2004 by Essex Girl

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing premise for a novel
I happened upon this book by accident and found it ideal meat for entirely engrossing oneself in a good story on wet afternoons. Read more
Published on 21 April 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad read
Interesting storyline, with a few surprises along the way. The two-fold viewpoints of the story were a little confusing at first, but ultimately added depth and the opportunity to... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars funny and compelling
Unlike the last reviewer, I hated the cover but picked the book up anyway because I enjoyed Backpack by the same author. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly disappointing
I bought this for a variety of reasons:
a) I lived in Australia for a while, and spent time in the Outback where this novel is set. Read more
Published on 18 April 2002

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