Swallowing Grandma - Kate Long

...the first few chapters of Swallowing Grandmother (which are pretty awful) stick with it as it is a sensitively written book that reminded me of how hard it was to be a teenager in a small town and the quest to break free. I am now tempted to read Kate Long's first novel "The Bad Mother's Handbook " I bought my copy of "Swallowing Grandma " on Amazon for £3.95 ...

duskmaiden 09.07.2006 (03.01.2008) · Read full review
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Review of Swallowing Grandma - Kate Long

...I don't, there is no love-story subplot involved! I still haven't figured out the title, though. The "Grandma" component is obvious enough, but where on earth does swallowing come in? Picador paperback, 240pp. Recommended retail price £6.99 - available from Amazon for £3.99 new, or used from £0.01 ...

sheri3004 07.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Swallowing Grandma - Kate Long

This is the first book I have read by Kate Long. The cover jumped out at first. A green paperback, with a dog and a shopping trolley. Looking at the blurb, it describes the story of a girl, not knowing who or where her mum was, pining for the ( illusional) memory of her father, and above all, wishing she wasnt being raised by her grandmother. The story goes on speaking as though it was the girl, and her opinions and experiences. At the end of each ...
...At first it is confusing, but eventually, you work out that it is her longlost mother telling her side of the story. WIthout wishing to ruin it for anyone, the grandmother raises the girl after the mother dumped her due to PND. The twist was that the gran's husband disappeared with the girls mother, and the story was they had run away together. As so often in families, the rumours belay the truth, and in fact nothing of the sort had happened. Eventually, ...

macteykith 27.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Swallowing Grandma - Kate Long

This is one of those books you find in Tescos or a charity shop going for a cheap price and which sound fairly good to read and just pop it in with the shopping. Well, at least that's how I found the book! From the synopsis it sounded interesting, not the most grabbing of stories but something for the weekend kind of reading. It was a slow story to get into, the first few chapters were a little hard work and I almost had to force myself to not put ...
...because it was an okay read overall. This is the kind of book you want to read when you're perhaps a little short of time, because the characters and the storyline aren't too complicated or hard to follow. However, for some they could be too basic and not everyone may have the paitence to sit reading a non compelling book. The book tells the story of a young teenage girl who lives with her grandmother because her parents have died/disappeared. She ...

nutter_but_nice 25.03.2007 · Read full review
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