Georg[i]e

by Marion Grace Woolley

"Phoebe Gelber's life is pretty well planned out. She's going to marry her long-term boyfriend Mark. They will have children together and live happily ever after. Util Mark unceremoniously shatters her dreams in a cubicle of the women's toilets after a boozy night out.

Life and sanity on the rocks, Phoebe is thrown into turmoil when she meets dishy George McCally. A whole new world opens up to her, one that will challenge both her own prejudices and those of the people around her."

292 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Marion works as an international development consultant and builds pianos in her spare time. She is currently trying to build the first ever piano in Rwanda through the Kigali Keys project.

She writes across different genres, but usually dark fiction. She is best known for Those Rosy Hours at Mazandaran, and her debut novel, Lucid, was shortlisted for the Luke Bitmead Bursary for New Writers in 2009.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It's ballsy, real and had just the right mix of character and story development.

It's refreshing to see a book tackle a sensitive issue head on like this. I would have like to have read more about George and his struggles to accept himself but perhaps that's a story for another book.

I can't understand why books like this are not on the shelves at bookshops. It's miles ahead of some of the crap that manages to crawl its way onto the shelves *cough"50 shades*cough*

Finally I think the cover could do with a re design to become more eye catching.

[Fred · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this. It struck a chord for me. It starts as though it's simple chick-lit, but gradually seeps into something more considered, more thoughtful and more provocative. It's funny, too, and a real page-turner. I would like everyone to read this book. A lot of people would benefit from it.

[Erin Black]

I have 6 copies of this book to giveaway if anyone is interested please contact me!

https://www.libboo.com/read/georgie/e...

[Amanda Kent]

Brilliant. Not often I can't put a book down.