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Not Married, Very Bothered   March 3, 2006
 11 out of 11 found this review helpful

If you want to be depressed by these bitter ramblings, be my guest. This book gives happily single women a bad name. There I was thinking I'd found a like-minded spirit and found the same drivel dished out by most of the Bridget Jones-esque set - except this one served cold. There is more to life than being jealous of your mother, condescending to your friends (and readers) and projecting an aloof superiority. The title of this book is a con - don't be fooled into buying it.


intelligent entertainment   February 18, 2006
 2 out of 7 found this review helpful

The word 'Marriage' in the title is a big give away, yes this book is examining, in the most entertaining way, the feelings of unwed forty somethings on the whole issue of marriage and kids. But the emphasis is on entertainment with some wonderful moments that will draw laughs or groans of recognition. And if you're not forty something and single you'll still have a ball with this. Carol Clewlow books are too rare a treat and as a fan of previous novels I was delighted to find this one. If you too enjoyed 'A woman's guide to Adultery' or 'Love in the Modern Sense' then you will also love this, although structurally its not as tight, more anecdotal and self consciously witty. However that's not intended as a critcism, this book entertains in a different way and shows the author trying a slightly different voice than she has in previous work. Still great fun...feel good fun...intelligent, feel good fun...how often do you get that from a novel?