Kate Long (1) (1964–)
Autor(a) de The Bad Mother's Handbook
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The Bad Mother's Handbook de Kate Long
Honestly? I got bored and stopped reading.
Beautifully nuanced, I really enjoyed this coming of age tale. Freya has a lot to cope with and her ups and downs are explored lightheartedly and with a great deal of skill. However I did find it a little slow to begin with and it took me a while to really get into it.
Ally has everything she ever wanted: a husband, a child, a lovely house in a pretty neighbourhood. Her glamorous, dynamic next-door neighbour, Juno, is also her best friend. But Juno has made a surprising decision; she has signed up for Queen Mum, a reality-TV show. For two weeks, she will live with another family in another town, while her opposite number will be moving in next door to Ally. Juno is excited about the prospect of seeing life from a different perspective. Ally is nervous....
I was uncertain about this one to start with, but it was an enjoyable holiday read. Though I tend to be uncomfortable when characters take unnecessary risks by telling lies, I was unexpectedly able to sympathize with Kat as she struggles with being overweight, bulimic, unpopular, unfashionable, and possibly lesbian, and negotiates relationships with a dead father, an absent mother, the unpleasant grandmother who brought her up, and her (the grandmother's) odorous boyfriend. When a boy turns up claiming to be a cousin, Kat is simultaneously repelled and fascinated; and the local librarians turn out to be more than simply lenders of books. MB 1-ix-2018… (mais)
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