Sleeping Beauties - Mavis Cheek

Amenable Women - Mavis Cheek

I am a big fan of Mavis Cheek, and I can t believe I only found her most recent book by randomly browsing Amazon. I ve no idea how it escaped my notice for so long, long enough for it to be out in paperback! Amenable Women is Mavis Cheeks thirteenth novel. She was inspired by her anger at the unfair treatment of Anne of Cleves by Henry VIIIs PR machine and the misogyny of historians since which has shaped the publics view of her. Cheeks writing is in the genre of gentle, subtle, and sometimes romantic comedies, she is like a modern Austen or Charlotte Bronte. She has been compared to Alison Weir who wrote a recommendation for the book. She writes about ordinary ...

Amenable Women - Mavis Cheek

I am a big fan of Mavis Cheek, and I can t believe I only found her most recent book by randomly browsing Amazon. I ve no idea how it escaped my notice for so long, long enough for it to be out in paperback! Amenable Women is Mavis Cheeks thirteenth novel. She was inspired by her anger at the unfair treatment of Anne of Cleves by Henry VIIIs PR machine and the misogyny of historians since which has shaped the publics view of her. Cheeks writing is in the genre of gentle, subtle, and sometimes romantic comedies, she is like a modern Austen or Charlotte Bronte. She has been compared to Alison Weir who wrote a recommendation for the book. She writes about ordinary ...

Patrick Parker's Progress - Mavis Cheek

change women s lives forever, for better or for worse, it would be some years before women were to be given the same opportunities as men, should they so desire. Mavis Cheek cleverly gives us an insight into the social expectations and limited opportunities for women during that emancipated period. However, Audrey does embark on an adventure of her own, if not entirely intentionally. The story, which begins in post-war Britain to the Millennium year, is peppered with amusing satirical observations, usually from Audrey s point of view. It is sharp and original (even if, in parts, it did remind me a little of the wonderful Allan Bennett, he of Writing Home fame). ...

Patrick Parker's Progress - Mavis Cheek

change women s lives forever, for better or for worse, it would be some years before women were to be given the same opportunities as men, should they so desire. Mavis Cheek cleverly gives us an insight into the social expectations and limited opportunities for women during that emancipated period. However, Audrey does embark on an adventure of her own, if not entirely intentionally. The story, which begins in post-war Britain to the Millennium year, is peppered with amusing satirical observations, usually from Audrey s point of view. It is sharp and original (even if, in parts, it did remind me a little of the wonderful Allan Bennett, he of Writing Home fame). ...

Mrs Fytton's Country Life - Mavis Cheek

her in for a younger woman (like so many before her) and Mrs Fytton is not going to let this go lightly. “Mrs Fytton’s Country Life” by the award winning Mavis Cheek (Pause Between Acts) tells of Angela’s post-husband life and how she sets about getting revenge for the way she has been treated. So, Mrs Fytton trades in her city life and moves to a village in Somerset. It appears that she has been watching one too many village life programmes and it all turns out to be a great shock when it is not as peaceful and innocent as she presumed it would be. Revenge is the central theme to this book and it provides a great deal of entertainment. ...

Mrs Fytton's Country Life - Mavis Cheek

her in for a younger woman (like so many before her) and Mrs Fytton is not going to let this go lightly. “Mrs Fytton’s Country Life” by the award winning Mavis Cheek (Pause Between Acts) tells of Angela’s post-husband life and how she sets about getting revenge for the way she has been treated. So, Mrs Fytton trades in her city life and moves to a village in Somerset. It appears that she has been watching one too many village life programmes and it all turns out to be a great shock when it is not as peaceful and innocent as she presumed it would be. Revenge is the central theme to this book and it provides a great deal of entertainment. ...