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Books : No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub
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No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by: Virginia Ironside List Price: £12.99 Price: £3.49 You Save: £9.50 (73%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780670916245 ISBN: 0670916242 Label: Fig Tree Manufacturer: Fig Tree Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: September 28, 2006 Publisher: Fig Tree Studio: Fig Tree Sales Rank: 247242 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Well written, wry and funnyI remember Virginia Ironside from my youth when she was an agony aunt in either Woman or Woman's Own magazine and this book was recommended in one of those august periodicals, so I thought I'd give it a go. It's the story of newly retired art teacher Marie and pretty much how much life changes as you get older. Marie's a fairly loveable character and comes across as intelligent, witty and fairly wry, which is just as well because it allows her to deal with things such as close friends dating, strange lodgers, the possibility of losing somebody close and the wonder of a new grandchild. Ironside writes beautifully and because it's in a diary format it's easy to pick up and read in short bursts. An excellent book which I'd recommend to people ... Read More: Rating: - Best read I've had in agesI can't find enough superlatives to describe my opinion of this book. It's extremely funny - rare I laugh out loud at a book, but I did here - and poignant at the same time - I shed a tear or two as well. I'm a little younger than the protagonist, but oh, do I know where she's coming from. A wonderful narrative with some startlingly witty non-sequiters. I only wish the book were twice as long. Rating:  - A happy findFeeling generally stressed and needing a new book to take to the hairdressers I was very lucky to stumble across this. It was easy to read, yet had me laughing out loud and was also I also found it moving and felt as if I gained something (unlike many 'fun' reads). Although the lead character is approaching 60 please don't be put off if you're not around this age. From my perspective it was great to read something that wasn't about 20/30 something women and their marriage/child related dilemmas. I genuinely looked forward to reading this book and would be happy to recommend it to anyone thoughtful and looking for an enjoyable read, i.e. there are non car chases or explicit scenes but there are very funny reflections and thoughts about ... Read More: Rating: - FUN, ENTERTAINING, AND GOOD ADVICELondon advice columnist Virginia Ironside has finally crossed the pond with her first U.S. publication, and that's cause for celebration. No! I Don't Want to Join A Book Club! is a touching, fun-filled diary penned by the fictional Marie Sharp, a woman on the brink of her 60th year. Marie doesn't quite go gently into her sixth decade as "the best is yet to be" turns out to be merely a poet's dream. Those around her place the emphasis on youth, especially good friend Penny who is about to take up with a man some 30 years younger. And, Marie's much adored friend, Hughie, is quite ill. As if this weren't enough to contend with well wishers insist that she use her new leisure to study, travel or better yet, join a book ... Read More: Rating: - Oh so true!Hilarious! Although I have another five years to go before I reach the big 60 I was definitely able to relate to so much of what Marie had to say for herself. Did not agree with all her comments though! Sad! The illness of her friend Hughie I did find rather difficult to cope with as I have experience of being in a similar situation to Marie. Realistic,yes! While reading kept thinking, so true,been there done that, got the same memories. Worth reading,yes! Especially if you are a woman of a certain age or know one maybe? Unlike Marie though I do want to remain, at least feeling young, even if not actually so. I want to remain stimulated and will carry on doing young things, rather than old things!! |
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