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Secrets of a Family Album - Isla Dewar

 
Description: ISBN 0755300823 / Genre: Author: Isla Dewar / Edition: New Ed / Paperback / 416 Pages / Book is published 2005-06-06 by Headline Review

Newest Review: ... travels to Scotland to interview Rita Boothe, a photographer. While looking through one of Rita's books, Lily spots a picture ... more

 ... of a young woman with tattooed thighs sitting in the back of a limousine, swigging Jack Daniels and wearing very little. This woman is her mother, Mattie. Lily is stunned to see a side of her mother that she never knew existed, and feels herself to be drab and boring in comparision. She then takes it upon herself to add a bit of spontaneity to her life. Lily has two siblings - Marie, who is a single parent with three children, and who is facing a custody suit with her bitter ex-husband, and Rory, who lives in Paris w...more

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Premium Review Secrets of a Family Album - Isla Dewar: Can't keep this book a secret - its worth sharing (830 words)
by - written on 01/09/09 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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I had heard of Isla Dewar but had never considered reading any of her work until I spotted this on in the library and decided it sounded interesting. I love books that focus on families - especially those of the dysfunctional kind so thought this would be worth a read. Its mainly set in Edinburgh aswell, which also appealed to me as I love stories set in Scotland. The book is written in third person and flits from the point of view of various members of the same family. Each has their own problems, but many of which tie in together or are inadvertently caused by other family members. The book has a heavy dose of humour throughout so even in some of the darker ...  Read the complete review

 

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