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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sassy, Sexy & Smart,
By Sarah Graham (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wives and Lovers (Paperback)
Jane Elizabeth Varley's first book is a total joy to read. It is bold, naughty, and incredibly funny. Her characters are well-observed and their pleasures and problems are all too familiar.
The plotting is meticulous and tightly constructed (you can tell she's a barrister). It's the author's emotional honesty that is really refreshing and marks her out as someone new to read. Early on in the book there is a sex scene that took my breath away- not because it was sexy but because it says so much about the slow, painful demise of a once-happy marriage. The sex isn't all bad and difficult to read, in fact there's plenty of very hot, dirty and enjoyable action. As the titles "Lovers" get to know each other, in various glamourous locations; and- in one tightly written scene- on a desk in the office. Jane Elizabeth Varley seems to know a lot about the inner workings of the Tory party (especially its powerful Ladies that Lunch) and the mindset of bitchy gay male fashion stylists, not two groups you'd naturally put together? The foibles and fancies of the wealthy, the struggles of ethnic minority youth in the Inner City, academia and the unequal, snobby class system in the UK all form the modern fast-moving world that her sisters are living and loving in. For most new writer's this would be a daunting prospect. But Wives and Lovers pulls it off brilliantly and the ending is deeply satisfying. So good, I was left wanting more. Especially of Jane Elizabeth Varley's obvious love of life- with all its complexities and pressures- and her completely wicked sense of humour.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant debut novel by rising star of women's fiction,
This review is from: Wives and Lovers (Paperback)
I like Jane Varley's first book Wives and Lovers because it is a great, fast paced story that also has something valuable to say about human nature. The three sisters in the book all make mistakes but the author shows us why they acted as they did and what led them into the middle of some disaster. All the sisters are human and believable and I found the dialogue very true to life. The author's writing style and the alternating points-of-view allow us to care about all the characters. The suspense builds as the complexities of the plot come to a head. The conclusion is satisfying but not too neat. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't wait to read more by this author,
This review is from: Wives and Lovers (Paperback)
I was given this book by a friend who highly recommended it. It's a cut above most 'popular' women's fiction: well-written and acutely observed. I could identify with the three sisters who are the subject of the story, even though they each had very unique personalities and were at differing stages of their lives. The book deals with love, loss, intrigue, jealousy and betrayal with a couple of neat plot twists thrown in for good measure. I will be reading other books by this author - it would be interesting to know more about her.
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