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Chargement... London Holidaypar Richard Peck
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. There was a gap in my reading this one as books that required reviews or book group books took precedence. I was able to pick up and remember everyone's story. A nice relaxing escape from the crazy world. I enjoyed spending time in this place and with these people. My first of Richard Peck's adult books. I am again sorrowed by our loss of this wonderful author. Glad to find there are titles of his that I have missed. Look forward to reading them all. ( ) Margo, Les and Julia had grown up together in their Missouri town, been inseparable in high school, then gone their own ways. Julia had married a wealthy local boy and quickly divorced him, which provided her with the means to go to school, then New York, where she became a successful interior designer. Margo married the intellectual Reg, which meant putting her own dreams of academic success aside to work as an elementary school teacher and help pay for his schooling while raising their daughter. Les married into another wealthy family and twenty years later finds that she fills her calendar with charity meetings in order to have something to do, while Margo's husband has now divorced her and their daughter hates both her parents. Julia has money and status but thinks of nothing but her work. Through the years the friends have kept in touch, but when Margo is shot, the three decide to take a break from their lives by spending ten days in London. What was supposed to be a time for the three to have fun and forget their unhappy lives for a bit is ruined from the start by Margo bringing along her horrible teenage daughter. Though each woman has a distinct personality and her own problems, I still found this to be a little superficial. Not bad at all, I just didn't feel that the author created people I cared about, with the exception of Mrs. Smith-Porter, the owner of the London B&B the women stay at. Towards the end, Julia's storyline even devolves into standard chick-lit cliches, complete with aristocracy. A chick lit read in which 3 women who were childhood friends take a vacation trip to London after one of them, a teacher, has 2 tramatic life experiences. She divorces and within a year is shot in her classroom. The trip to London becomes a life altering trip for all three. It's a light read, one of those that is unrealistic but a good escape. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"A charmingly upbeat tale... Peck's stylish story offers not only pleasant diversion but a vicarious boost, and an urge to cheer, 'Go, girls!'"--Arizona Daily Star Lesley Hockaday is a St. Louis society woman, Margo Mayhew a Chicago schoolteacher and the mother of a teenage daughter, and Julia Steadman a single, successful Manhattan interior designer. Best friends during their Missouri childhood, the passage of time, the thousands of miles between them, and the demands of family and careers have taken a toll on their friendship. When a shocking act of violence reminds them how precious life really is, the three friends decide it's time for a reunion and embark on a long-awaited trip to London. From the cozy confines of Mrs. Smith-Porter's bed-and-breakfast, Lesley, Margo, and Julia enter a gracious world of high tea in the garden, antique markets, picture-perfect countryside, and unexpected romance. The London holiday presents them with more than a few surprises, becomes a journey of self-discovery and a chance to renew the bonds of friendship, and holds the promise of three new lives awaiting them. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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