Only Human - Susie Boyt Reviews
Description:ISBN 074726516X /
Newest Review: ... first impression be? Despite being described on the cover as 'both moving and delightfully comic', i found this a very ... more
... difficult book to read.
It is based around a character called Marjorie Hemming, a middle aged marriage guidance counsellor, with a very rose tinted view of marriage after being widowed at a very young age and being left to raise her young baby daughter alone.
The book doesn't flow well to me. Some scenes are set in her counselling sessions, some are with her daughter, some with a friend, others are her alone. Sometimes we are in the present and at other times we are in the past when she was courting her husband to be or a...more
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Susie Boyt Only Human A subtle and intimate portrayal of contemporary life Last Update 21.05.2013 06:03
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Customer Only Human - Susie Boyt Reviews (1)
by - written on 08/11/10, updated on 21/01/12 (Very useful, 70 readings)
Rating:
Going to the library nowadays can be a struggle as my boys are not keen on standing still so Mummy can browse for a good book. I have to grab the first thing that jumps out at me. In this case, the pink cover and pictures of a cake and a baby pram on the front cover appealed. It looked a bit like an easy reading chick lit type of book so i grabbed it. How wrong can one first impression be? Despite being described on the cover as 'both moving and delightfully comic', i found this a very difficult book to read. It is based around a character called Marjorie Hemming, a middle aged marriage guidance counsellor, with a very rose tinted view of marriage after being ... Read the complete review
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