Advantages: A well paced novel with good storyline Disadvantages: Definitly female fiction- probably would not appeal to men.
Review of Time For A Change, a novel by Erica James. I am reviewing the paperback version of the book. Genre:- Modern Fiction - ISBN: 752843400, 333 pages, jacket price £6.99. First Published by Orion in 1997, reissued in 1998. ==The Plot== The story is set in an English village, in the late 1990's. The novel is written in a very fast moving style, the characters are well drawn and believable and the plot has several twists and turns to keep you ... ...small village with her husband David and her children, Phillip and Becky. Hilary is a happy, organised lady, her husband is kind, caring and works very hard as an estate agent. They have a lovely home and their son is a pleasant bright boy who has just started secondary school, their daughter is a handful, a mischievous, willful child. Hilary has immersed herself in village and family life, her mother and father live nearby and they run an antique ...
brittle1906 05.07.2009
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Advantages: Readable enough Disadvantages: Characters boring, sub-plot absolutely ridiculous, I found it difficult to read
I bought Time for a Change from a charity shop when I was looking for new books. I'd never read anything by Erica James before but I'd heard the name and thought this sounded alright from the blurb on the back, so decided to give it a go. ~The Story~ Hilary Parker lives in the small village of Hulme Welford with her husband David, and two children, Philip, and Becky, a boisterous young girl. She has a busy life, being a member of the PTA and taking ... ...a few pages at a time before becoming bored. The more I read the more silly and unbelievable this story got. The sub-plot with Georgina and Iris waging war against the local news agent was especially stupid. I think it was supposed to be an attempt at humour, but I actually found myself cringing when reading it, as it was so pathetically childish, I felt almost embarrassed for the author! The ending, without giving it away, was also very predictable, ...
pink_champagne 10.08.2009
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**** Time for a change by Erica James ****
** About the author **
She has written several other books including Paradise house,a breath of fresh air and a sense of belonging. Her short stories have won prizes in different competitions and she has been short listed for the parker romantic novel of the year award three times.
**Main character**
Hilary Parker.At the start of the book she is really happy with the way her life is until she discovers ... ...finds out,read the book!)
This leaves her with a dilemma ,what should she do next? What ever she decides her life is never going to be the same again that's for sure
To be honest i wasn't sure what expect when i got this book as my gran picked it up for me and her usual books are mills and boon, not something i particularly like.With this novel i was pleasantly surprised. Very funny in places this book draws you into the lives of the characters.
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katie22008m 18.10.2008
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