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5 Weeks
Annie Farnsworth is a 27 year old single mother, with a secret. Since the conception of her 7 year old son Harry, she has kept the identity of the father from everyone including the father, only one person knows the truth, her best friend Lissa but Lissa has just announced that she is to be married and Tom the secret father and the love of Annie’s life, is coming home to be the best man.
The next 5 weeks are a rollercoaster ride which Annie is not prepared for, with two men on the scene her disgruntled parents to deal with, Harry’s new family to impress and some lies and deceit thrown in for good measure, it’s going to be a very bumpy ride.
The next 5 weeks are a rollercoaster ride which Annie is not prepared for, with two men on the scene her disgruntled parents to deal with, Harry’s new family to impress and some lies and deceit thrown in for good measure, it’s going to be a very bumpy ride.
229 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 15, 2011
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About the author
June Hopkins
10 books1 followerJune Hopkins author of '5 Weeks' and 'Under New Management' lives in Gloucestershire UK.
June works full time as a HR Advisor and spent 7 years as a landlady of a small pub in her small home town.
Writing is a hobby, one which June has indulged in for many years but one which she has never told anyone about. After re reading her first book 5 Weeks she decided to share it with some close friends to see if they enjoyed it. They did and this spurred her on to complete the book and publish. June has recently completed and published her second novel Under New Management and is currently trying to find the energy to write a third.
June works full time as a HR Advisor and spent 7 years as a landlady of a small pub in her small home town.
Writing is a hobby, one which June has indulged in for many years but one which she has never told anyone about. After re reading her first book 5 Weeks she decided to share it with some close friends to see if they enjoyed it. They did and this spurred her on to complete the book and publish. June has recently completed and published her second novel Under New Management and is currently trying to find the energy to write a third.
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March 21, 2012
A chit lit, romantic comedy.
This was a fun book, with lots of laugh out loud moments, I was constantly reminded of Bridget Jones whilst reading this book; from the big granny knickers to the embarrassing things that happened to Annie (lots of accidental embarrassing knicker flashing).
I like the fact that Annie was a size 14/16 as not many sexy, attractive women are portrayed as being bigger than a size 8.
The only part of the story that I didn't like was that Annie was easily bullied and manipulated by Tom and she couldn't see it - however that was a detrimental part of the book so I can admit it helped make the book great that.
Everything added together - a hilarious read, I hope June Hopkins does some other books that are similar.
This was a fun book, with lots of laugh out loud moments, I was constantly reminded of Bridget Jones whilst reading this book; from the big granny knickers to the embarrassing things that happened to Annie (lots of accidental embarrassing knicker flashing).
I like the fact that Annie was a size 14/16 as not many sexy, attractive women are portrayed as being bigger than a size 8.
The only part of the story that I didn't like was that Annie was easily bullied and manipulated by Tom and she couldn't see it - however that was a detrimental part of the book so I can admit it helped make the book great that.
Everything added together - a hilarious read, I hope June Hopkins does some other books that are similar.
April 26, 2019
Loved this book.
What a truly great story. Fast paced, funny and emotional. she brings the characters to life. Couldn’t stop turning the pages. You just need to read it, look forward to more by this author
What a truly great story. Fast paced, funny and emotional. she brings the characters to life. Couldn’t stop turning the pages. You just need to read it, look forward to more by this author
October 15, 2011
5 Weeks is the story of a single mother named Annie and how she deals with having to face the love of her life (and father of her child) at her best friends wedding. Complicating matters is the fact that the man, Tom, does not know about the existence of his son, a budding relationship with another man, and Annie’s propensity to get into ridiculous situations.
This book was written by a British author and, as an American reader, there are several ways that this impacts the reading of the story. First, and perhaps most obviously, is the fact that there is an added set of vocabulary in British English that American English does not have. Some of them are words that may be known to the American reader (such as fag for cigarette), but some of them may not be, depending on the particular reader of course. For the most part, context clues allowed for understanding, and even the one or two times that it did not, the lack of understanding of the one word did not seem to impact the story. Secondly, there are spelling differences between British English and American English. For some people, this won’t be an issue in any way. For others, however, it can be a distraction. There are even words that seem to be misspelled regardless of which version of English is being used, however, I do not have a total knowledge of British English and I could be wrong on this count. British English and American English may be more separate than I previously realized.
Finally, there’s the punctuation. I am uncertain whether this is another difference between British and American English, whether it’s a writing style, or whether it’s simply poor punctuation and/or editing skills. However, there is, at the very least, a wide-variety of places where commas are used and there is no reason for it, making me fairly confident that those, at least, should be fixed. The remainder of them–and there are a lot–create run-on sentences that give the book a “stream-of-consciousness” feeling, which fits Annie–the main character–quite well, if you can get used to it. As a personal preference, I would rather have had fewer run-on sentences, however, “incorrect” use of punctuation happens to be a personal pet peeve of mine. For those readers who are less concerned with punctuation, it will likely be fairly easy to adjust to the run-on sentences as a deliberate “stream-of-consciousness” writing style choice by the author, even though it is uncertain whether this was the intent or not.
With that being said, even with the book managing to hit on a personal pet peeve of mine, I found it to be quite enjoyable. Annie has a believable mixture of “I’m a mother” maturity and “I had to grow up too fast” youth in her personality. Readers will roll their eyes at her naivete, shake their head at her stubborn day-dreaming about relationships, laugh at the situations she gets herself into, and cross their fingers that she makes it safely through the five weeks the book covers. Over all, it is an entertaining book, with an overall positive feel, that is unique (for American audiences, at least) simply due to the fact that it is a glimpse at a life in another country and culture. This book would be good for anyone who wants a fun, easy, bright book to read. It probably would have received a 4.5 star review if not for the punctuation issue and, if this was truly a conscious choice of the author, I may have even been able to deal with it if I had been forewarned.
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This book was written by a British author and, as an American reader, there are several ways that this impacts the reading of the story. First, and perhaps most obviously, is the fact that there is an added set of vocabulary in British English that American English does not have. Some of them are words that may be known to the American reader (such as fag for cigarette), but some of them may not be, depending on the particular reader of course. For the most part, context clues allowed for understanding, and even the one or two times that it did not, the lack of understanding of the one word did not seem to impact the story. Secondly, there are spelling differences between British English and American English. For some people, this won’t be an issue in any way. For others, however, it can be a distraction. There are even words that seem to be misspelled regardless of which version of English is being used, however, I do not have a total knowledge of British English and I could be wrong on this count. British English and American English may be more separate than I previously realized.
Finally, there’s the punctuation. I am uncertain whether this is another difference between British and American English, whether it’s a writing style, or whether it’s simply poor punctuation and/or editing skills. However, there is, at the very least, a wide-variety of places where commas are used and there is no reason for it, making me fairly confident that those, at least, should be fixed. The remainder of them–and there are a lot–create run-on sentences that give the book a “stream-of-consciousness” feeling, which fits Annie–the main character–quite well, if you can get used to it. As a personal preference, I would rather have had fewer run-on sentences, however, “incorrect” use of punctuation happens to be a personal pet peeve of mine. For those readers who are less concerned with punctuation, it will likely be fairly easy to adjust to the run-on sentences as a deliberate “stream-of-consciousness” writing style choice by the author, even though it is uncertain whether this was the intent or not.
With that being said, even with the book managing to hit on a personal pet peeve of mine, I found it to be quite enjoyable. Annie has a believable mixture of “I’m a mother” maturity and “I had to grow up too fast” youth in her personality. Readers will roll their eyes at her naivete, shake their head at her stubborn day-dreaming about relationships, laugh at the situations she gets herself into, and cross their fingers that she makes it safely through the five weeks the book covers. Over all, it is an entertaining book, with an overall positive feel, that is unique (for American audiences, at least) simply due to the fact that it is a glimpse at a life in another country and culture. This book would be good for anyone who wants a fun, easy, bright book to read. It probably would have received a 4.5 star review if not for the punctuation issue and, if this was truly a conscious choice of the author, I may have even been able to deal with it if I had been forewarned.
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November 23, 2012
3.5 stars. To see my full review:
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With its many funny scenes and “accidental” happenings to the main character, Annie, this is definitely a novel for adults to kick back with, and enjoy. The circumstances surrounding Annie are quite funny, and many will grow to love her, though I personally found her to be a bit daft and somewhat annoying. Don’t get me wrong, I found a lot of her circumstances to be hilarious, but her idiosyncrasies and irrational behavior also made me want to reach through the pages and smack her around. Her disillusionment with Tom drove me insane, and though parts of it were funny, and I enjoyed the story overall, I still think Annie has a lot of problems…
One aspect of the novel that made it a little difficult for me to read was the many typos throughout the novel. I’m not sure if they’ve been corrected since I was given a mobi by the author, but in all honesty, the typos were quite distracting, so I’m hoping they’ll be fixed in a second edition as the story really is quite good.
There’s a major twist towards the end of the novel that I didn’t see coming, but once light was shed on what really happened seven years ago with the conception of Harry, all the pieces came together, and it made a lot of sense. I really enjoyed the twist; the happy ending also really solidified the story, and I was glad to see it all work out in the end as I really thought Tom was going to ruin everyone’s lives. Overall, this is one of those cute reads that I suggest you pick up when you’re in the mood for something light.
http://bookvacations.wordpress.com/20...
With its many funny scenes and “accidental” happenings to the main character, Annie, this is definitely a novel for adults to kick back with, and enjoy. The circumstances surrounding Annie are quite funny, and many will grow to love her, though I personally found her to be a bit daft and somewhat annoying. Don’t get me wrong, I found a lot of her circumstances to be hilarious, but her idiosyncrasies and irrational behavior also made me want to reach through the pages and smack her around. Her disillusionment with Tom drove me insane, and though parts of it were funny, and I enjoyed the story overall, I still think Annie has a lot of problems…
One aspect of the novel that made it a little difficult for me to read was the many typos throughout the novel. I’m not sure if they’ve been corrected since I was given a mobi by the author, but in all honesty, the typos were quite distracting, so I’m hoping they’ll be fixed in a second edition as the story really is quite good.
There’s a major twist towards the end of the novel that I didn’t see coming, but once light was shed on what really happened seven years ago with the conception of Harry, all the pieces came together, and it made a lot of sense. I really enjoyed the twist; the happy ending also really solidified the story, and I was glad to see it all work out in the end as I really thought Tom was going to ruin everyone’s lives. Overall, this is one of those cute reads that I suggest you pick up when you’re in the mood for something light.
July 5, 2016
Easy read
Good book for a quick chick lit read I read it in one night. I enjoyed the story line too
Good book for a quick chick lit read I read it in one night. I enjoyed the story line too
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