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Title: PASSING GO
Book by LIBBY PURVES
- GenresFiction
279 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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Libby Purves
71 books14 followersLibby Purves is a journalist and author who has been writing for The Times since 1982. A previous columnist of the year and author of 12 novels and non-fiction books, she was for 40 years a BBC Radio 4 broadcaster after becoming the Today programme’s first woman and youngest presenter.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
May 26, 2019
Roy loses his job and takes to the streets in protest. His wife, in dire financial straits, takes on a job.
A moving book with a section in the middle that I found startling the first time I read it; on re-reading over sixteen years later, I recalled the general idea, and thought it very sensitively done.
A few caricatures, but they don't detract from the careful plotting and believable main characters. Issues covered are more relevant today than they were when this was published, or at least more in the public eye.
Some terminology is probably outdated, but overall I thought this an excellent book. Extremely well written, thoughtful, and with an encouraging ending.
Very highly recommended.
Full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/...
A moving book with a section in the middle that I found startling the first time I read it; on re-reading over sixteen years later, I recalled the general idea, and thought it very sensitively done.
A few caricatures, but they don't detract from the careful plotting and believable main characters. Issues covered are more relevant today than they were when this was published, or at least more in the public eye.
Some terminology is probably outdated, but overall I thought this an excellent book. Extremely well written, thoughtful, and with an encouraging ending.
Very highly recommended.
Full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/...
August 25, 2020
Hmm I wasn't really too interested in this one, to be perfectly honest. The story was good but the characters and their reactions were all too unbelievable.
August 2, 2011
Typical Purves - a sympathetic, common sense tale surrounding a very modern family crisis. It was interesting but not as charismatic as some of her others. I enjoyed the thread of the story concerning the fourth afterthought child - for obvious reasons!
February 27, 2021
A well-written, engaging tale of a family in crisis. The drama is nicely off-set with splashes of humour throughout. An enjoyable read.
June 3, 2008
Very good.
October 26, 2017
I enjoyed this one. Some great characters and a few surprises.
January 5, 2015
Libby Purves writes well and the parts of the book about the siblings were enjoyable to read, but the storyline with Roy was just too unrealistic and weak.
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