Wife in the North - Judith O'Reilly

As a wife in Northumberland myself, I was keen to read Judith O’Reilly’s book, wife in Northumberland. I had seen the book for sale in Waterstones but thought I would borrow it from my local library. There was a long waiting list (obviously others wanted to read a book with a local connection) After a wait of 3 weeks I was very keen to start reading! The cover of the book with its cartoon family suggests that this is a humorous book. To confirm ...
...she howled with laughter at every page. This sounded like my kind of light read. However this book was not what I had been expecting. There is a lot of humour but it is also a very poignant and moving book. The book is written in diary form and plots Judith’s reluctant move from London to north Northumberland. The opening entry describes the journey up the A1 .It describes the many warning signs of how many people have been injured on this road ...

anwar 02.03.2009 · Read full review
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...be staying where she is. Wife in the North chronicles what happens over the next two and half years, that being the amount of time they have given themselves to decide whether they will actually settle there or return home. The book is written in a diary style which makes it very easy to read. Judith O'Reilly uses her keen observation and wry wit to describe the many events she experiences, from the mundane to the bizarre. Much of her story is told ...
...identified with her as a wife and a mother. Many of her children's antics that were described so well reminded me of my two daughters and my heart went out to her when she discovered the floors of their rented house had been painted a shade of bright pink. She does have a 'tell it like it is style' whether it's describing her aged mother's frailties or her son's difficulties in settling at school. I sensed that she needed to distance herself somewhat ...

kingfisher111 26.02.2009 · Read full review
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