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The Girl Who Lived By The River
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781537106960
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Aug 17 2016
Pages: 446
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.99 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Hugely enjoyable. I cannot recommend this highly enough. This is a must for anyone who likes wry, comedic, coming of age stories. UK reviewer
1975. Two teenagers. She plays cello. Will she teach him to play guitar?
This funny, uplifting story begins in those far-off days of swapping LPs at school, searching for the inner poet, and practising guitar chords on a battered acoustic with three of its strings missing.Against a backdrop of dock closures, the rise of the National Front, and the birth of punk rock, we follow would-be musical force Tom Alder's hilarious and ultimately touching rite of passage in late-1970s Britain.
Both heartfelt and honest, The Girl Who Lived by the River is an unforgettable celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up.
Originally published as a four-part serial, this is the COMPLETE STORY in one package. Here's what UK readers said about the serial:
***** FIVE STARS: The real magic is that it matures with the characters. Whilst it begins in a flippant and comedic vein, laughing both with and at the lead character as he blunders his way from one botched opportunity to another, as the story moves along it develops a real seriousness and skilfully takes the reader with it. The ending, which is never predictable even as far on as the final chapter, transpires to be both powerful and gratifying.
***** FIVE STARS: Hugely enjoyable. I cannot recommend this highly enough. This is a must for anyone who likes wry, comedic, coming of age stories. The climax provides a surprisingly moving emotional punch along with the laughs and smiles. Read this!
***** FIVE STARS: Great read! Satisfying with smiles and tears in equal measure (yes it made me cry). The characters are fun, compelling and pleasingly honest; and it's been a pleasure to share their journey.
***** FIVE STARS: Really brilliant.
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