|
| Wife in the North | 
 enlarge | Author: Judith O'reilly
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
Buy Used: £1.75
You Save: £6.24 (78%)
New (25) from £2.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1738
Media: Paperback
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0141033436
EAN: 9780141033433
ASIN: 0141033436
Publication Date: July 3, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Avidly read, but in very good condition. First class post on day of sale.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Wife in the North September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book offers much more than the jokey romp suggested on the cover. The jokes certainly are tremendous. But it also explores in fearless detail the paradoxes facing mothers raised with feminist freedoms now trying to nurture a happy family. It will speak volumes to all mothers, not just rural ones, though readers should know that it's as sad and serious as it's funny.
 tricky one, this....... September 15, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
gosh this book stumped me - at first I was all set to give it one star because of the womans incessant moaning and whinging on how wonderful London is blah blah blah wish she was back there yadda yadda yadda and this went on for the entire book! I pushed myself to finish it as I wanted to know if the family ever returned to London...... and yes WHY was it her husband's job to fill up the car when he's in London????? Does she never check her fuel herself....? And the fact that she was extremely well off - most of us normals wouldn't have the money to do what she and her husband did.... buy two cottages and knock them into one have the builders in for months rent a house to live in meanwhilst and then at the end of it all install the Londoners dream of the AGA (mega bucks) and clawfooted bath (ditto) I certainly didn't find it funny despite what it said on the front cover!
And yet, and yet, she writes like a dream come true in some of her ruminations, particularly her observations of nature. And near the end of the book I was absolutely slain by her stark account of family tragedy - the suffering was there in every word. So I guess you pays your money and takes your choice - I see other reviewers liked it...... takes all sorts!!!
Why are there no names in this book ?? September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked the book to an extent, but it just felt so strange to me not to EVER mention any names of people, Husband, children etc etc, we dont know what they are called, friends we have no idea, I think the only name that was ever mentioned was that of someone that came along with the health visitor, good read but just seems a bit strange to me not getting to know the names of people in the story.
Ignore the cover.... September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this book up because I had nothing else to read and from the cover I assumed it would be some jokey 'woman goes to country side meets hialrious characters and learns to love it and herself'. I was ready to hate it. However, it was beautifully written and some parts were so sad. I disagree that the author is selfish and spoilt, she is simply someone like me who loves city life and loathes the country. I hope she gets back to London some day I really do.
Lots to relate to August 19, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I haven't even finished the book and feel compelled to write a review, partly to defend Judith against the nasty ones here complaining about her running out of petrol. I have had a few of those for my own books, one even complaining that I have a husband called Rupert! This is a really great read. There is so much to relate to, to laugh at and to sympathise with. Judith writes brilliantly, her style is totally addictive and she has a really poignant way of expressing things, especially her feelings for her children. I hope this book does really well, it deserves to. So what if she doesn't know where the nearest garage is?
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
