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| Jane Green |
 Jane's Books:Jemima J Jemima has a weight problem. She also has a confidence problem and a flatmate problem. And the man in her life is just a mate, with no prospects of anything more. But when she loses some weight the dynamics begin to change. people who didn't notice her before suddenly want to become friends and she is catapulted into a love affair with a gorgeous Californian. But is all this too good to be true?  Reader's comments: Brilliant. Along with Freya North, Jane Green is one of the original Chicklit writers and one of the best. She doesn't just slap dashedly concoct yet another tale of PR girl angst in London. Her novels are grown up and sensitive. 8/10  click here to buy Jemima J Babyville Having read several Jane Green novels I was pretty sure I knew what to expect from Babyville; characters that felt almost like friends, laugh-out-loud moments and a general feel-good vibe that provokes an unconscious smile from the first page to the last. I was surprised (but not disappointed) to find that I was wrong.  Julia, Maeve and Sam are not having an easy time with motherhood. Julia thinks the answer to her relationship crisis is to get pregnant but her desperate attempts are proving fruitless, Maeve has high ambitions for her new career move, but when a one night stand leaves her pregnant she has to seriously evaluate her priorities, and Sam is struggling to come to terms with being a mother, developing a potentially destructive obsession. They are equally headstrong characters and in many ways hard to warm to, but Jane Green manages to draw you easily into their stories, blending their very separate worlds skillfully together. Those readers who haven't had a baby may be daunted by the struggles the women face, but, by avoiding painting a rosy glow on motherhood she is giving us a much more genuine story. Anyone who has at some point experienced feelings of fear, inadequacy or a loss of sense of self will take comfort from recognising these feelings in the three women's stories. And, of course, you can't help but laugh at those inspired moments of observational humour. Perhaps some Jane Green fans will be disappointed by her change in style, as her warmth and sense of fun are not so evident in Babyville, but, in their place, is a spookily accurate comment on motherhood, from someone who has clearly written from the heart. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next… Sarah Ball. click here to buy Babyville  SpellboundAlice has a dynamic and handsome husband, a beautiful house and a designer lifestyle. What more could she want? It takes a move out to an old but - in Alice's eyes - beautiful house in rural Connecticut for Alice to find out what it is she really wants from life. Reader's comments: Another page turning book from Jane Green. Jo is a lovely sympathetic heroine and you really get to feel for her. 8/10 click here to buy SpellboundOther books by Jane Straight Talking Bookends Mr Maybe Reviews Recently we have been reviewing and changing our review process. It is now our policy to offer a review package of: * Independent review of book * Book cover * Author interview or biography * Photo of author * Links through to author's site and/or publisher's site. We now charge £99 for this service. If you'd like to know more please visit here |
| Posted: 31/03/2005 22:13:36 Last Updated: 11/07/2008 16:35:45 |
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