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| Young Wives' Tales | 
 enlarge | Author: Adele Parks
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 11075
Media: Paperback
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.5
ISBN: 014102478X
EAN: 9780141024783
ASIN: 014102478X
Publication Date: February 6, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Bit disappointed June 2, 2008
This is not up to Adele Parks usual standard but would highly recommend all her other books.
 Bored wives' tales May 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book quite tedious and the characters slightly boring. Does anyone know a 'Rose'? I certainly don't...Her moaning and morals came across patronising.
The characters are only mid to late 30s but Adele Parks made them sound much older - they didn't have much fun, wrote themselves off as women - has she never watched 'Sex and the City' where women have fun and enjoy life...This group of women are not like any mid to late thirties group of women I know (I'm late 30s)...Even the title Young Wives' Tale is confusing as the women are late 30s so are not young are they?
I found Rose condescending, Lucy confusing and hard to believe, I think the only real character was Connie. John was a stereotypical male and Craig very unbelievable. Craig sounded more like a character from the Victorian era with his extreme politeness and manners and not a man from the 21st century.
I lost interest very early on...I kept going as I don't like to leave a book but I won't be reading anymore Adele Parks books. I read an earlier one and enjoyed it but this was very disappoiting.
 Another fab read! April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another great book from Adele Parks that you won't want to put down! Loved the fact that we find out what has happened to the characters from her first book 'Playing Away'...now that they are all "grown up". Even if you haven't read Adele's first novel, this latest book 'Young Wives' Tales' stands very firmly on it's own designer clad feet as a funny, engaging, naughty and unpredictable book, which you will want to recommend and pass on to all your other girlfriends! Particularly enjoyed the spot-on "school gates/school mums" situations! A fab ready, strongly recommend and can't wait for Adele's next book!
Not as good as Playing Away April 23, 2008
Although I generally love her books I have only given this 3 stars beacuse i did get slightly annoyed with all the characters at different points, they were more likable in Playing Away.
Rose is just far to good for her own good, annoyingly principled at times, Lucy annoyed me to with her selfishness and Connies character was not explored enough. Obviously this is my own personal view but it was slightly disappointing.
This is Adele Parks best book yet. April 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really didn't want this book to finish, I enjoyed it so much. Right from the start the characters and recognisable, modern and, really engaging. This would make a great TV series - like an evolution of 'Mistresses' on the BBC.
Can't wait for her next book - she gets better and better.
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