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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780091896713
ISBN: 0091896711
Label: Ebury Press
Manufacturer: Ebury Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: June 03, 2004
Publisher: Ebury Press
Studio: Ebury Press
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I absolutely loved this book - the setting, the humour, the insights into growing up in the late 1970's (which were absolutely spot-on). By turns, I found myself cringeing, laughing out loud and then moved to tears - it's quite something to achieve just the right blend of sentimentality without being schmaltzy, humour without being farcical and nostalgia without reading like just another "I Heart the 1970's" TV show. Brilliant.
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Being about the same age as Rhona, I enjoyed reliving the feel of being a teenager in the late 70s. The level of detail is great, but although I'd recommend this book, I wouldn't say it's a gripping read: it took me several sessions to get through.
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This book tells the story of Rhona's life, aged 13-14, in a sleepy Scottish fishing town. Almost immediately it becomes impossible not to like Rhona; all her tales of the boys she kissed and the girls she wished she kissed are funny and entertaining, and she comes across as a harmless teenager who is trying her best to come to terms with her sexuality in a small town. However I felt that the real power of this book lay in Rhona's talent in capturing the warm, comfortable atmosphere of her family ...
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I've always liked Rhona Cameron, and we're the same age, so not getting this book wasn't an option. I was not disappointed and, although this is an awful cliche, I have never laughed so loudly nor cried so hard.
The book focuses on one pivotal year in Ms Cameron's life. It is a moving, hilarious and gut wrenching account of how it was to be her. You don't have to be scottish, lesbian or even female to enjoy this book. Anyone who was in their early teens in the late seventies will find ...
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