A Cut Above

by Lynda Page

Everything is perfect for Kacie Cooper. Until one fateful evening, when her sister comes knocking...

Lynda Page writes a thrilling family saga in A Cut Above , perfect for fans of Cathy Sharp and Nadine Dorries.

For Kacie Cooper, life in Leicester in 1959 is almost perfect. She is the top stylist in a reputable hair salon, and her husband, Dennis, is dreaming of the big time with his rock 'n' roll band. Only one thing mars Kacie's her parents' constant disapproval that she doesn't have a 'proper' job or a more respectable husband, like her sister Caroline. But when Caroline turns up on Kacie's doorstep, asking to stay for a while, the revelation that follows plunges Kacie's own life into chaos and threatens everything that matters...

What readers are saying about A Cut Above :

'Really enjoyed this book, another Lynda Page I couldn't put down , great story and great characters'

'The story... was gripping and the characters came to life - a new author to add to my favourites!'

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

356 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 5, 2002

About the author

Author of 29 books, Lynda Page was born and brought up in Leicester. The eldest of four daughters, she left home at seventeen and has had a wide variety of office jobs. She began her prolific writing career with her first novel during her 45 minute lunch hours at work. The book took 18 months to complete and was snapped up by the leading UK publisher, Headline, and she has been under contract to them ever since. She lives in a village in Leicestershire and is a full time writer.

Reviews

[Ria]

A brilliant story set in 1959.
Kacie Cooper seems to have it all, ok she lives in a tiny home and her lifestyle choices has never pleased her parents as opposed to her sister Caroline who has done well for herself with an affluent husband and beautiful home.
But is the happy facade Caroline presents to he world really what it seems?
Instead Kacie has a wannabe pop star husband who her parents disapprove of, a job in a hairdressers they consider tacky but Kacie is blissfully happy until the day she thinks she has lost Dennis the love of her life for good...
A lovely feel good story that really evokes the spirit of the era.

[Tamara Epps · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strange story that seems to change style in the middle but still a good read. would be good as a film.

[Hollie Massey · Rating 5 out of 5]

From 1 hairdresser to another

I have loved reading this book, being from Leicestershire and knowing the places but also being a hairdresser and salon owner too, even in 2022 I can relate to things, friendship, hardship, loyalty and amazing characters that enter my salon, a brilliant read that I'm telling everyone in my salon about 5*

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first Lynda Page book I have read, its not the kind of thing I would have just picked up to read but I heard Lynda speak at a 'Big Read' event recently and she was so inspirational I thought I should give her books a go. I liked the period within which this was set and warmed to the main characters quickly but as the book went on I became more disenchanted with this book - I felt like it was trying to do too much, was a bit of a love story mixed up with a 'who done it' and I didn't think it worked - before any real action happened it was quite long winded though ncie enough but then when something did happen it was a bit farcical and silly. And the twists didn't keep me guessing I worked out very early on who Cass was, who was at the Christmas party and that the other woman was not as she seemed - for me this was a surprise as I am usually rubbish at working things out or guessing twists in any plot. I didn't think it believable that 'Vernon' wouldn't have got in touch when he got to London or that when Kacie went to London she wouldn't have confronted him - she seemed to be portrayed as a strong character until that point so her lack of action at that point didn't seem to fit. That said I did want to read to the end to see how it all turned out so I can't say it didn't keep me interested, just that I wasn't keen on the 2nd strand of the story.

[Catsalive · Rating 3 out of 5]

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An enjoyable read. Most of what happened depended on Kacie's knee-jerk overreaction to her husband's supposed betrayal, & she was very slow on the uptake when it came to the hair product deliveries, but I still liked her character overall & found the story entertaining.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A captivating romantic saga, a story that gripped me from the first to the last page.

[Nikki Jessop · Rating 4 out of 5]

love Lynda Page, her stories are based in the area I grew up in so find it easy to relate. I have been collecting all of her books

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book one of the first book I read I live in Leicester so I know so of the place in book a great read

[Kaavya Kapoor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a story set in the 1960s, in England, Leicester, to be specific. It's about a hairdresser and how she leads her life. Well, it's a very wholesome story, I'd say. Almost all the characters had an accent (yer aren't getting bored, are yer?), so initially it was a bit difficult to understand what the characters were trying to say, but as the book progressed, I'd gotten the hang of their accents. While I was reading the book, I felt like someone dying to listen to gossip about that hairdresser, and so I couldn't really put it down. The ending left me very satisfied, unlike some books which have me crying for days because of a cliffhanger (but I absolutely adore them, too).
And at the end, as I was reflecting back on the story, I realised that in life, you are going to suffer from something or the other, but in the end, everything will be just fine, and "if it's not fine, it's not the end".