A Woman of Our Times

by Rosie Thomas

A gripping portrayal of bedroom and boardroom drama Harriet Peacock has everything. What more could she possibly want? She has come a long way. From small shopkeeper and betrayed wife she has made herself the City's darling, her name linked in gossip columns with film star Caspar Jensen. She has come a long way from Simon Archer, the man who invented a brilliantly simple game of chance and skill in a prison camp forty years ago, a game that is the foundation of Harriet's business empire. She has come a long way from her family, friends and former lovers. But when things start going wrong Harriet finds that in love, as in the game, the quickest way to a goal can be the riskiest.

Genres: Romance

560 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

Janey King, née Morris was born on 1947 in Denbigh, Wales, and also grew up in North Wales. She read English at Oxford, and after a spell in journalism and publishing began writing fiction after the birth of her first child. Published since 1982 as Rosie Thomas, she has written fourteen best-selling novels, deal with the common themes of love and loss. She is one of only a few authors to have won twice the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association, in 1985 with Sunrise, and in 2007 with Iris and Ruby.

Janey is an adventurer and once she was established as a writer and her children were grown, she discovered a love of travelling and mountaineering. She has climbed in the Alps and the Himalayas, competed in the Peking to Paris car rally, spent time on a tiny Bulgarian research station in Antarctica and travelled the silk road through Asia. She currently lives in London.

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable read , however the ending was a let down!

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harriet Peacock is a woman whose interests lie in being a business success. Her involvement with men is anything but successful. Harriet becomes a powerful woman, despite the men she becomes involved with. Her first big success comes at the expense of a man (Simon) her mother knew as a teen. While Harriet didn't want to use his story to be successful, in the end she did, at great expense to him. Harriet lives to regret that decision. I enjoyed this story, although I went back and forth between liking and disliking Harriet.

[Kat Ashworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible story based on a strong and independent woman. Exploring the nature of woman in business and the personal sacrifice required to make it in a mans world. It had all the ingredients for a magic story.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this story of Harriet Peacock, a self-made woman who learns that fame and fortune don't guarantee happiness. An old theme with a new, well-developed narrative twist on romance.

[Jessi Loftus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half way through this 20 hour audio book and I'm struggling to care about Harriet, the central protagonist. A good book to sleep too. Disappointed as I loved If My Father Loved Me by Thomas.

[Goosegirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an old book that I picked up at a sale (of course)written in 1990 by a woman around my age. I put off reading it because of a very stupid reason..it's so heavy. In researching the author, I find that she has written quite a few novels, and , it feels like exactly what I want to read right now.

[Maryrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another recommendation from my Mum, this time because she thinks the main character reminds her of me... of course I had to read it!

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too slow to start.