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Tigerlily · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: Reading in Bed by Sue Gee

Would anyone like to review Reading in Bed by Sue Gee? Have an early reading copy from Headline Review.

A wry, surprising and deeply moving novel about love, friendship and the sustaining power of really great books, Reading in Bed will bring acclaimed author Sue Gee to her widest readership yet.

Due to be published May 2008. Your review will be published on www.readingcircle.co.uk (if you'd like it to be!).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reading-Bed-Sue-Gee/dp/0755303113

Let me know if you'd like to review it.

G

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Tigerlily · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject:

Just to let you know Reading in Bed has been snapped up. Will let you know when we receive more books to review. Thanks for you interest

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lisa2062 · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

Have nearly finished the book Glynis, sorry it's taken so long but I've been unwell recently and haven't been reading much. Lisa x
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Tigerlily · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

Hi Lisa, thanks for getting back to me re Reading in Bed. Hope you're better now - have missed you! x
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2007: 10

lisa2062 · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

'Reading in Bed' is the first of Sue Gee's novels that I have read, and having enjoyed it on the whole I will be seeking out the rest of them.

The novel is essentially about relationships, and how they alter and grow as time goes on.
Georgia is still grieving for her husband who passed away just over a year ago, and is still struggling to adjust to life without him. Her relationship with her daughter Chloe is strained at the best of times, and she deeply yearns for them to be close again.
Dido is Georgia's best friend, and has a seemingly perfect life.
Life for most can be compared to a roller coaster, and both Dido and Georgia will need to hand on tight.

Sue Gee has this wonderful ability to hook you in by the end of the first page. The main characters are quickly fleshed out, and they were all ones that I cared about even after finishing the novel.

'Reading in bed' mad me laugh, cry, angry, hopeful and much, much more. It address so many things in life that each and everyone of us will face at some stage. Death is always an unsettling subject for most to talk about, but here plenty of humor is injected without making light of it.

Initially I thought the novel was aimed at purely women around retirement age. I soon released however that it would appeal to a much wider audience. My only slight problem with the novel is the fact that Sue Gee is too over descriptive in places. At only 344 pages long, I did feel that it was padded out where it really needn't have been. As this didn't occur too much it's wasn't much of a problem, had there been more of that then It's likely I wouldn't have finished such an engaging novel.

If you have yet to read any of Sue Gee's novels, then I highly recommend this one. I'm off to seek out another one of hers that I hope will be equally as good.
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Tigerlily · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Thanks Lisa,

Have emailed your review to the publisher. I'm glad you enjoyed the book.

Gx

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2007: 10

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