Jaded [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Lucy Hawking (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2005

In Lucy Hawking’s debut novel, William Gadget appears to have it all—a high-profile, not to mention high-pressure, career as a London banker, a pricey Notting Hill flat, enough money to keep himself in vodka, even his own manservant. But when he flees his apartment in the middle of the night wearing only his pajamas and claiming that his life is in danger, it’s left to his four best friends to uncover the source of his bizarre behavior: Min, unlikely heiress and free spirit; Jemal, the pragmatic, reluctant host of a popular television gardening show; Dallas, a pot-smoking, B-level actor looking for his big break; and Mac, a rugged, tough-talking mercenary.

Together, this unlikely crew sets out to uncover whether their friend is finally suffering a complete nervous breakdown, or if someone is indeed setting him up for a fall.

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About the Author

Lucy Hawking has worked for New York magazine and written for the Daily Mail (London), the Telegraph, The Times (London), and the London Evening Standard. She is one of Professor Stephen Hawking’s three children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Unknown (March 29, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 0452285836
• ASIN: B000H2MPZ4
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,189,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lucy Hawking, Stephen's daughter, is a journalist and novelist. She is the author of the adult novels Jaded and Run for Your Life. She lives in London with her son.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chick-lit with a twist, March 21, 2005

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EllyT (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jaded (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked up this book last year in London while I was browsing at a small bookstore. The tittle caught my attention and I started reading the book on the plane home. I was immeditately transported back to london into a world I had not visited but would have have loved to. The book is thrilling and exciting. The plot keeps you guessing and the characters bring you right in. Agreat read, a lot of fun. I cannot wait for Lucy Hawkings's next book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful First Novel, January 16, 2007

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Ruth B. Kaplan "sewfits" (Austin Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jaded (Paperback)

Please remember--this is a first novel. If you insist on Marquez-like perfection, then pass on this one. But with a little patience, you will see the talent that brought this author to publication--a flair for painting the scene, for characterization, and above all, wry humor. Her offbeat ensemble of characters is reminiscent of 1990's TV sitcoms, but with some depth of feeling, no cheap shots. As an over-50 reader who once tried her hand at the fiction game, this is an entertaining diversion from the more serious fiction I now pursue.

Yes, her plot structure could use some work. But her dialog rings true, her character motivations are valid, and she avoids many of the novice pitfalls seen in genre fiction. If this sounds like damning with faint praise, it is not intended to be. I thoroughly enjoyed Jaded, and will be actively looking forward to finding Run For Your Life, her second foray into literary endevours.

And yes, she is Stephen Hawking's--the great physicist--daughter.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jaded? You will be if you read this!, April 18, 2006

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wickenburg_rock (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jaded (Mass Market Paperback)

A tiring and tortuous plot line that makes little sense and a weak style of writing that really lets the book down. It's going to leave you wondering why you bothered to pick the book up in the first place and, as the title promises, it's guaranteed to leave you jaded.