See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

22 used & new from £0.01
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Rush Home Road
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Rush Home Road (Paperback)

by Lori Lansens (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


1 new from £1.00 21 used from £0.01
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (1st Us) 12 used & new from £1.66
Paperback £7.99 £5.99 25 used & new from £2.56

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Girls

The Girls

by Lori Lansens
3.9 out of 5 stars (78)  £5.99
Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.3 out of 5 stars (150)  £3.99
The Other Side of the Bridge

The Other Side of the Bridge

by Mary Lawson
4.6 out of 5 stars (28)  £5.79
Random Acts of Heroic Love

Random Acts of Heroic Love

by Danny Scheinmann
3.8 out of 5 stars (103)  £5.59
Crow Lake

Crow Lake

by Mary Lawson
4.2 out of 5 stars (25)  £5.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; First Edition edition (6 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860499376
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860499371
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 435,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review
Five-year-old Sharla finds herself dumped with Addy, an elderly neighbour when her mother takes off for the summer. And although she is not an angelic child, the two soon forge a deep bond. A beautiful portrayal of the redeeming power of love and memory.

Sunday Express
‘Absolutely wonderful’

See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
(4)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Rush Home Road
97% buy the item featured on this page:
Rush Home Road 4.9 out of 5 stars (9)
The Girls
3% buy
The Girls 3.9 out of 5 stars (78)
£5.99
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

9 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.9 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rush Home Road, 27 Oct 2002
By A Customer
An absolutely cracking read! The story is sad, funny, and utterly believable. The book deals with undedrlying racial, physical, and mental abuse of the two main characters in the book, but it is all done in a very sensitive way.

The book made me laugh, cry, but most of all kept me page-turning until the end. As a debut novel for this author, I can only say, what comes next.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars rush home and read, 4 Oct 2003
This review is from: Rush Home Road (Hardcover)
This is a beautifully written book. Rush home road centres around the world of a woman called Addy Shadd who at the age of seventy is left to look after a boisterous mouthy five year old, Sharla Cody, after she is abandoned into her care by her mother. Thw books storyline is split between the trailer park where the two currently reside, and the seventy years of Addy's tumolous life, both sentimental and powerful. Growing up as a black female in the U.S the book deals with issues such as racism rape and murder and there devastating consequences but also shows that some people do triumph in the face of adversity. It's a tale of the survival of a woman who had to fight through no fault of her own, and the way in which the oddest most unlikely relationships can grow. It is ultimately a book full of hope, wonderfully thought out, thoroughly touching, thought provoking and also terribly heartbreaking. be prepared with a box of tissues because you will cry more than once. Although not just with sadness but with joy, laughter, sympathy and recognition
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, 10 Jun 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Rush Home Road (Paperback)
I picked this book up on a whim & was entranced from the first. The language is beautiful, the story is well-told & moves easily from past to present. An abused & abandoned child is left with a 70 year old neighbour with a troubled history herself, and the story told is one of the redeeming power of love & the strength of the human spirit. Though it sounds cliched as I write it it really is a lovely book & certainly an accomplishment for a first novel. I loved it.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rush Home Road
This story is very dark and sad but an amazing account of Abby's life.
Well worth buying
Published 4 months ago by juggles

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Must!!!
I picked up "Rush Home Road" simply because I really enjoyed reading "The Girls". Although "The Girls" is very good, this book blows it out of the water!!!! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Helen Lawrence

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful- heart warming and heart wrenching
I grew up in the small city of Chatham where this book takes place and have visited the small village established by freed slaves that was the idea for the fictional village in... Read more
Published 20 months ago by oohmercyme

5.0 out of 5 stars A real surprise.
I bought this book thinking it would be Ok but I did not expect it to be as brilliant as it was. This is the story about an old lady who agrees to look after a young girl for the... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. S. M. Abson

5.0 out of 5 stars Another one for my best books list to be re read
I just love this book - have about 20 pages left to read and I am heartbroken to put this "friend" away. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2007 by Siobhan Cullen

5.0 out of 5 stars a brilliant read
After selecting this book, I was enthralled from begining to end. I passed it to my daughter and daughter in law, we all thought it was the most emotional and heartening read we... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2003 by andrea jones

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

The Body Shop

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Skin Boost
Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

  

More From Lori Lansens

The Girls

The Girls by Lori Lansens

'An immensely readable novel, compelling and convincing. The Girls is... Read more
£7.99 £5.99

 

Up to 50% off Dental Care

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 6000 Rechargeable Toothbrush - Pack of 2
Put a sparkle in your smile with up to 50% off selected Oral-B and Philips rechargeable toothbrushes.

›Up to 50% off power toothbrushes

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates