Monster Love - Carol Topolski: Monsters in my back yard. (980 words)by - written on 22/05/12 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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I cant remember exactly where I got this book. I think I swiped it from work which had a small library. Do I regret doing so? We'll see! Monster Love is essentially the story of Samantha, the child of Brendan and Sherilyn Gutteridge. Brendan and Sherilyn move into The Crescent where they quickly become the focus of nosy neighbours, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/01/12 (Very useful, 7 readings)
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OFFICIAL BOOK DESCRIPTION: 'Brendan and Sherilyn. A young couple in love. Each has met their soul mate, and nothing can come between them. In fact, the Gutteridges are so wrapped up in each other that their neighbours barely know them, despite the woman next door's nosy curiosity. Their families and their work colleagues see only the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/08/10 (Very useful, 57 readings)
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Brendan and Linda Gutteridge are both making their way in the world after feeling unloved as children. They meet at work and instantly feel like they have found their soul mates and embark on an intense relationship. They marry and Sherilyn (as Linda prefers to call herself) soon falls pregnant. The pregnancy and birth of a healthy ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/02/10 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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One of my favourite books of all time is Lionel Shriver's "We Need to Talk about Kevin"; at the time of reading it, it had such an impact on me that to this day, I still can remember the story as vividly as when I first read it. "Monster Love" is written in a similar vein to Shriver's book. Sherilyn and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/04/09, updated on 03/04/09 (Very useful, 118 readings)
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Because of taking part in the A-Z Author Challenge (as I wrote about in my last book review) my last Amazon shopping spree involved only books from letters of the alphabet previously uncovered, and only one of each. Which along with an offer on Amazon in conjunction with the Metro, landed Monster Love in my basket for something like ... Read the complete review
Monsters Inc. (981 words)by - written on 06/02/09, updated on 23/03/10 (Very useful, 556 readings)
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Brendan and Sherilyn Gutteridge live in the pleasant, affluent area of Tamley in Manchester. They are quite new to their street and prefer to remain private, keeping to themselves a great deal. To everyone else they appear to be the perfect couple...nice house, lovely car, designer clothes, expensive lifestyle and overall, completely ... Read the complete review
