Camberwell Beauty [Paperback]

Jenny Eclair (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005

Welcome to South London, to one of the nicest streets in one of the country’s vilest boroughs. For the residents of Lark Grove, events collide like cars on a fogbound motorway. There’s Anna, a butter-side-up sort of woman; Anna’s neighbor Jo, the kind of woman who can ask for a pound of sausages without the butcher smirking; their sons and daughters—“Nancyboy” Jed, sniveling Henry, prepubescent Uberbitch Georgina—and Jo’s husband, Nigel, a terrible one for casual sex. Jenny Eclair’s cautionary debut novel skillfully dissects the perils of modern urban living.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A novel about relationships, parenthood, and class that detonates every middleclass chick-lit cliché. -- The Times

About the Author

Jenny Eclair remains the sole female to win the prestigious Perrier Award for Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival. This is her first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751530999
• ISBN-13: 978-0751530995
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 5 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,724,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best, June 11, 2004

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callisto (australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camberwell Beauty (Hardcover)

Camberwell Beauty is a fairly ordinary chick-lit novel with few redeeming values. I found the story to be fragmented and difficult at best- I felt that the author was more interested in bashing the ugly daughter of the main character rather than creating a coherent plot. I found it difficult to follow.

It's not at all amusing, and the jokes are cliched and mainstream. This book's fine if you've got plenty of time on your hands and are a devotee of the genre, but otherwise, stay away.