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Julia Carey, still hesitant five years after her breakup with Derek, finds herself falling in love with Brad Bradford, a brash, and rich American playboy
327 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1986
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January 3, 2019
In my quest to find the best trashy book there is I often find myself salivating over eye-catching covers. Like this title by British author Vera Cowie (1987, Avon) whom...
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November 3, 2024
This novel is 100% saturated with "emotional blackmail". The Latin quote ODIO ET AMO (I love and I hate) is mentioned in Chapter 5, but is evident in several encounters throughout the book. The novel is 327 pages with eight chapters. I thought the novel moved somewhat slow until midway through Chapter 5, then my interest was more piqued. The novel is definitely one you'll NEVER forget.
The author, Vera Cowie, is British, and the location alternated from England to Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California. Early in the novel, the main character Julia, enjoys Frank Cooper's Oxford marmalade -- I'd never heard of product, so I ordered a jar online (lol). Toward the end of the novel, Julia and her girlfriend Chris, made Marmite soldiers for snacks for their kiddo's. I pass on trying the British Marmite!
Two new IDIOMS for me from the novel: (1) "grass widow" --a woman whose husband is away often or for a prolonged time, and (2) In chapter 5, Julia's former sister-in-law, Bitsy, was said to have brought her "long spoon". That was not the only time the author included the term "long spoon" in the novel. I still am not certain what the definition of "long spoon" depicts.
The author, Vera Cowie, is British, and the location alternated from England to Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California. Early in the novel, the main character Julia, enjoys Frank Cooper's Oxford marmalade -- I'd never heard of product, so I ordered a jar online (lol). Toward the end of the novel, Julia and her girlfriend Chris, made Marmite soldiers for snacks for their kiddo's. I pass on trying the British Marmite!
Two new IDIOMS for me from the novel: (1) "grass widow" --a woman whose husband is away often or for a prolonged time, and (2) In chapter 5, Julia's former sister-in-law, Bitsy, was said to have brought her "long spoon". That was not the only time the author included the term "long spoon" in the novel. I still am not certain what the definition of "long spoon" depicts.
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