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Close to Home (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) (Paperback)

by Deborah Moggach (Author)
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  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; New Ed edition (1 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0754024946
  • ISBN-13: 978-0754024941
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,301,573 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very satisfying read from one of my favourite authors, 12 Nov 2001
By Paul Walker (Epsom, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Close to Home (Mass Market Paperback)
Having read a few of Deborah Moggach's other books I had high hopes of a cracking good read. As ever Moggach has introduced us to some very real characters; identifiable without being too stereotypical. By portraying many of the key scenes from several points of view, we can understand why the characters behave, think and worry as they do. This works really well, and generally the story moves along at a nice pace.

We follow two sets of neighbours over the course of a long, hot summer - a sweet and very hassled Kate at home with her two small kids while her husband James is flying back and forth to Brussels to bring the cash in for his family. Meanwhile next door, flippant and good-humoured Sam has given up work to write his first novel; his extremely competent and liberal wife, Jetta, works as a psychiatrist solving anything which comes into her path; along with their angst ridden teen daughter, Marion, who refuses to rebel and prefers to eat left-overs she has hidden under her bed.

The way Moggach develops the characters means that you really get to know them. You care about what happens to them. This also makes events funnier, more poignant and increases the dramatic tension. All of which make this a top read and keep the pages turning and make it feel a far shorter read than it actually is.

If you have read and enjoyed any other of Deborah Moggach's novels, then I have no doubt you will enjoy this. If you haven't read her before then this is as good a place to start as any.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I remember, 25 Aug 2009
By Ms. L. M. Harris "Linda" (Northants) - See all my reviews
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I read this book years ago and loved it so much I specifically searched for it. I've given up with it half way through because it just hasn't hooked me at all. I feel really disappointed because I love Deborah Moggach, Final Demand was great, but this hasn't done it for me the second time round.
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