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Crushed [Paperback]

Frances Lynn (Author)
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October 12, 2006
Door and her twin sister get along - just about. But Door has misgivings. She is tall and thin like a beanpole, her sister is petite and beautiful. How on earth can they be family? Door starts to believe she is from another planet - or else the rest of the family is from outer space. Read the stirring saga of the ungainly sibling who suddenly turns into a beautiful swan - and the incredible secret of her birth! About the Author Frances Lynn was born in London and grew up in Notting Hill Gate. She was educated at Malvern Girls' College. She became Britain's bitchiest gossip columnist on the now defunct Ritz magazine, and was a prolific freelance film critic and journalist for Fleet Street papers and the London glossies. Frances Lynn now lives in central London, enjoying life as a professional writer and author. She is currently writing her third novel, "Disguise", a novel about a reincarnation conspiracy.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Eiworth Publishing (October 12, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0955367239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0955367236
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,153,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Frances Lynn was born in St Mary's Hospital Paddington in London and was educated at Malvern Girls' College. She started her journalistic career when she wrote the 'bitch' gossip column for the defunct Ritz Newspaper. She was also a freelance journalist and wrote so many film columns, she was forced to to use a pseudo name for some of her bylines. She has written two novels: "Crushed", a Young Adult novel which she illustrated, and also "Frantic" about the early Seventies set in London and San Francisco. She got the idea for "Frantic" when she used to hang out in David Hockney's basement, 'the best nightclub in town'. She has also written a non-fiction book titled "Willing To Die For It", a biography on the scientist Dr Sammy Lee, the early human IVF pioneer and is currently working on her third novel.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Book, April 16, 2007
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'Crushed' is one of the funniest books, if not the funniest, I have ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed the wit, which was razor sharp with the most hilarious unforgiving character descriptions ever penned. I don't consider myself a fast reader, especially novel size books, but it took me only a few hours to finish it because I was so hooked. I didn't even eat dinner because I didn't want to interrupt my reading. I just had to keep going to find out what was to become of Door and her odd but endearing family. There's not a wasted moment in the story. I never felt like I was being carried off on a tangent that had nothing to do with anything. Every disastrous event builds something in the development of the story and the characters. After I finished reading it, I felt like I would miss the Brevingtons. Exceptional work, Frances. I'm impressed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars HOW NOT TO BE CRUSHED BY YOUR CRUSHES, November 2, 2006
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"Crushed" by Frances Lynn

If you happen to be the father of teen twin daughters you could learn a thing or two here.
Mr. Brevington, aka Pa, is a nifty escape artist who manages to maintain his serenity while living in poverty in the eye of the storm created by the three female members of his chaotic household situated in one of London's poshest barrios. While the tempest rages around him his writer's studio provides a shield as well as gateway into an ancient world of mystery and thus deserves special attention.
Meanwhile his wife Ma and twin daughters Door and Dee work overtime to steal the show. Their emotional outbursts may be a result of a general hysteria that Central London living generates, what with the constant pull between classical heritage and contemporary pop culture. Elements of The Ugly Duckling blended with the mythological Eve versus Lilith or the more recent Nicky Hilton versus Paris Hilton will show young women from Tokyo to West Virginia what fun they could have had if fate had only tossed them into the life of being groomed in the capital of British pop.
After reading Crushed one is left with little doubt that London was built on top of an elevator shaft that has been pouring talent and glitter and sparkles from the secret world of fairies and goblins at the centre of this planet ever since time began. And author Frances Lynn seems to be an authority when it comes to a twenty-first century version of Middle Earth.

Ulla Ward de Mora
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5.0 out of 5 stars Crushed, July 12, 2008
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I was amazed when I discovered that "Crushed" was dedicated to me. That was because my aunt, Frances Lynn wrote it. I am sixteen and normally, I read books like "Catcher In The Rye" and "1984" but I even though the book is for 11-12 year olds, I really enjoyed it. I knew it was for younger readers than me, but I thought it was very funny and it read well. My only criticism is I wish I had read it when I was 11 because I think I would have enjoyed the book even more. I don't have sisters, but I have a little brother so I could somewhat relate to the story. I always have crushes on boys so that's why I thought "Crushed" interested me. I also thought the drawings were really cool, considering I cant draw myself.

written by CAROLINE DE LONE
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Door and Dee Brevington were non-identical, fourteen year old twins who lived with their parents in the Boltons, which was one of the most expensive areas in London. Read the first page
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