Love Life [Paperback]

Charlotte Vale Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1987

Helen Kimbrough doesn't lead an ordinary life because she isn't an ordinary woman. Her relationship with her mother is the first of many strong bonds in Helen's life. Teddy, her first love, is the disillusionment of adolescence; Stu, her first husband, has to leave before their marriage really has a chance; and, Fraser, an extraordinary friend, wants to show Helen how close two women could be.

Through one of her students, the sad and disturbed Gena, Helen finally meets Norm, who isn't afraid to change his life and even his ideals for the sake of their relationship. And, in the end, he must, finally, surrender the future.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042510012X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425100127
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,079,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Charlotte Vale-Allen was born in Toronto and lived in England from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer until she emigrated to the US in 1966. She sold her first novel Love Life in 1974. Prior to this book's publication she contracted to do a series of paperback originals, with the result that in 1976 three of her books appeared in print. Her autobiography, the acclaimed Daddy's Girl, was actually the first book she wrote but it wasn't until 1980, after she'd gained success as a novelist, that the groundbreaking book was finally published. One of Canada's most successful novelists, with over seven million copies sold of her 39 books, Ms. Allen's work has been published in all English-speaking countries, in Braille, and have been translated into more than 20 languages. The mother of an adult daughter and grandmother of twins, since 1970 she has made her home in Connecticut.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent first effort, but manages to have no setting..., October 4, 2004

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Peter LaPrade (worcester ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Life: A Novel (Hardcover)

Charlotte Vale Allen's first novel "Love Life' was a decent book. I admit from reading the first couple of pages, I thouhgt it would be a really bad novel, but Allen manages to make us care about Helen Kimborough and her mother Amanda, and later the best friend character that is a head teacher, the first husband who sacrifaces himself for his country, and Helen's love of her life, Norm and his daughter Gena. This book really does take us through Helen's turbulent life, but manages to make us wonder where this is taking place. As far as I know, it's Northeastern U.S, in some place named Port Zebulon, but other than that..no feel for really where this is. That really killed it for me. Otherwise, I would have ranked this higher.