The Time of Our Lives

Jolly's Holiday Camp #1

by Lynda Page

Set in a holiday camp in the late 1950s, Lynda Page's new saga is full of hilarious anecdotes and heartwarming adventures amongst the holidaymakers and staff. Sure to appeal to fans of the hit musical Dreamboats and Petticoats.

When Rhonda Fleming runs away from home the last place she expects to end up is at a Jolly's holiday camp. But a chance encounter with a chalet maid at the train station leads Rhonnie to Mablethorpe on a cold winter's day and her life changes for ever.

Thrown in at the deep end working for the boss's wife, Rhonnie discovers there's never a dull moment at Jolly's - particularly with staff like Dan around. From the beauty contest by the pool to jiving in the Paradise dance hall and from the rollercoaster at the fair to sitting on a moonlit beach, the holidaymakers are guaranteed to have the time of their lives. But when the boss's son reappears nothing can prepare Rhonnie for what lies ahead...

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2013

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

[Holly Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lynda Page
The time of our lives

This is one of 4 books, it’s a series of a bunch of people running a holiday camp. If your anything like me I love Butlins and this makes me think of the comings and goings of life there and what the staff get up to.
I have brought the other 3 books which I am looking forward enough to read.
These are my normal type of books I like to read normally it’s foster novels or autobiography’s. So it’s been nice to read a different kind of book
I do recommend this book, well worth a read if your after something different

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[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a strange one for me, I really enjoyed the storyline and I loved the characters but I just wasn’t hooked and invested. I really enjoyed the twists and turns in the storyline and a few little bits of the story I really didn’t expect but certain aspects of it were very predictable. I liked the writing style and I enjoyed how the characters were written as I felt you connected with each character. Overall, I loved the setting of Jolly’s and will be picking up the next book in the series but something was just missing from this and it took me a little while to get through.

[Tiina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice! The heroine was no ninny, and there were twists and turns in the plot. A quick read which will not leave you unhappy.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story. Had more depth than I expected, but also some humour as well. Looking forward to reading more in this series.

[Marie Ode · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first book in English. I just love it. My favourite book for summer relax.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book set in a holiday camp in 1964. It brought back happy memories of going to holiday camps with my family when I was a child.

[Charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually picked up the second book in this series without realising it followed on so had to order this one so I could start from the beginning. As someone who has spent a great deal of my life on holiday parks I really liked this story, especially since it was set back in the 1960s. I finished it quickly and enjoyed the writing style. I found some bits predictable and could guess what was happening at times but still enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the second one now

[Tracy Wainwright · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dream of a book to read, slightly predictable but a real feel good story, loved it!

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Started off as quite an emotional book which moved onto being lots of fun which held my attention. Can't wait to read the rest.

[Ali Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 1st in a series of 4 (so far) featuring the lives and loves of the girls at Jollys Holiday Camp near Mablethorpe. It is full of characters and a light read, perfect for summer escapism remembering the good old days. Thoroughly recommend.