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Pip Granger (1947–2012)

Autor von Not All Tarts Are Apple

6 Werke 257 Mitglieder 7 Rezensionen Lieblingsautor von 1 Lesern

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Werke von Pip Granger

Not All Tarts Are Apple (2002) 126 Exemplare
The Widow Ginger (2003) 52 Exemplare
No Peace for the Wicked (2005) 23 Exemplare
Trouble In Paradise (2004) 23 Exemplare
Alone (2007) 14 Exemplare

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform
Granger, Pip
Rechtmäßiger Name
Cliff, Patricia Jacqueline Priscilla
Andere Namen
Granger, Pip
Geburtstag
1947-07-26
Todestag
2012-09-08
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
England
UK
Geburtsort
Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK

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Lizzie works in a dress design shop in 1950s Soho, part of London where the morals and societal expectations of the era were apparently ignored. Lizzie is separated from her husband and lost their only daughter, but she's trying to move forward with her life. She invites the young Chinese/British girl Peace to share her flat, and all is going well until Peace disappears...

Apparently this is the fourth in a series involving the same characters, which would explain why there were so many people mentioned who had little part to play in the story. I found this rather confusing in the early chapters; combined with the very informal writing style, and a tendency to over-describe places with lists of details, and I almost considered giving up on the book. But decided to keep going, and am glad I did since by about half way through I was able to get into the style, and found Lizzie increasingly interesting as a person.

I gather that the author grew up in Soho in this era, so the settings and people are, presumably, authentic. As such it was interesting from the social history perspective, although the drama at the end seemed a little far-fetched - but perhaps not.

I imagine this would have been better if read after at least one of the earlier novels in the series. Three and a half stars would be fairer.
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SueinCyprus | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 26, 2016 |
I must confess I bought this book mostly because of the cover. I thought it was adorable and well it is a Penguin book. I have an affinity for Penguin books for some unknown reason.

A cute story set in a Soho neighborhood in London in the 1950's it's centered around an adopted girl named Rosie. Her mom of which the colorful title gets its name drops off Rosie as a baby with her friends and they become her Uncle Bert and Aunt Maggie and her guardians. They own the cafe on the block that is host to all the quirky characters that come in as regulars. When Rosie's mom pops in and it's discovered someone is following her all chaos breaks loose in humorous mayhem.

A quick fun read when wanting something light and easy breezy.

How I acquired this book: The Book Depot, Pittsburg, CA
Shelf life: Three months
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missjomarch | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 1, 2015 |
It's the early 1950's and seven year-old Rosie lives in Soho with Aunt Maggie and Uncle Bert, who are her parents even though she's dimly aware that they really aren't. Rosie knows that her mother left her behind in their cafe when she was a newborn, and Maggie and Bert kept her for their own. Their family is rounded out by the crooked lawyer, the medium and the hooker who all live next door.

Written as a memoir, this book goes on aimlessly until about fifty pages from the end when suddenly there's a kidnapping and everything is about Rosie's mother, whose situation has been clear pretty early on. I can't say that the writing is bad, because I've seen so much worse, but it isn't good, especially when the cover proclaims this book to be a prize winner for fiction. The author relies heavily on cliches and takes the reader into situations that seem pointless and meandering.
Oddly, this was published by Poisoned Pen Press here in Scottsdale, which I thought worked only in mystery and crime. Though the story includes crime, it's seen through the eyes of a child and couldn't be called a "crime novel" in any way.
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mstrust | 2 weitere Rezensionen | May 29, 2013 |
Lizzie Robinson, whose daughter Jenny died a year and a half ago, is working as a shop assistant for Freddy the Frock and his partner Antony, and living in a small flat over Bandy's bar. When Sugar asks Lizzie to help out in the bar aon weekends and Bandy niece Peace comes to stay, Lizzie develops a new interest in life. Then Peace disappears....

I don't know how I missed this when it first came out, but it's a good follow-up to the series that starts with Not All Tarts Are Apple.
 
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readinggeek451 | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 18, 2012 |

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