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London Belongs to Me (Penguin Modern Classics)

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La verdad es que el libro me encantó, fue fresco, distinto y fácil de leer. Me enamoré de los personajes y de toda la historia. The novel was also adapted for Thames Television as a series, broadcast in seven one-hour episodes from 6 September to 18 October 1977. [9] The cast included Derek Farr as Mr Josser, Madge Ryan as Mrs Vizzard and Patricia Hayes as Connie Coke. Your flight is now boarding! Join Alex Sinclair for a life-changing, trans-Atlantic journey. London Belongs to Me is a coming-of-age story about friendship, following your dreams, and learning when to let go … and when to hang on.

The writing style: It's full of descriptions. There is a lot of attention to detail, which I highly appreciated. Lucy and Freddie (the friendships): Alex's friendship with Lucy and Freddie was well developed, we are able to see how close they become in every chapter. I loved reading about these three together. Mr Puddy just puddies along from one low status job to the next, never abandoning his briefcase, a relic of his better days as a dairy manager and a badge of his former respectability (in which he now bears his array of, mostly tinned, delicacies to and from work). Ted, Mr Josser’s married son, personifies mediocre respectability: on becoming manager of the Co-op hardware department – one of Orwell’s ‘five-to-ten-pound-a-weekers’– he thinks his six pound five a week at thirty-four is as good as it gets (Doris gets four as a typist and Josser Senior two for his pension). Through the charlatan Squales, we are introduced to a minor constellation of astralists: the South London Spiritualist Movement and the South London Psychical Society as well their transpontine rivals, the Finsbury Park based North London Spiritualist Club and North Kensington Spiritualist Union.The conflict: It kept me reading for hours, just to see how Alex would manage everything in the end.

An instant connection to the main character of any book always wins me over. Alex Sinclair is no exception. A nerd, a fangirl, in love with London, eats all the cheese, and struggles with anxiety, yup I can certainly relate. The fact that she is also a playwright is really interesting. We often see characters who write books or are actresses, but the playwright aspect is more unique and I liked all the theater nods and history. The diverse cast that makes up this book are each in their own way a fun addition to the book. Without Lucy or Freddie this story would not be the same. Lucy is so spunky and unfiltered that she brings a raw element to the book. Freddie is too funny and I love seeing what he has to say next. Not to mention Mark who may just be a new book boyfriend for me, swoon! Add into the mix the girl who resembles a high school enemy that you love to hate and I think you have your bases covered.

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Also her own daughter, Doris, is showing inclinations which pose other types of threat. She wants to set up a flat with a girlfriend out in Primrose Hill – a bohemian sort of place where anything could happen. The job of keeping watch is most wearing on the nerves. It is not helped by Mr Josser’s fretting over the inactivity that has been forced on him by retirement, and his desire to take a part-time job as a rent collector. Alex's family: It was really nice seeing Alex's relationship with her family, something that sometimes is overlooked in some books. They were so supportive towards Alex's career and dream. The jossers are the solid centre of the book Usually referred to as Mr and Mrs - we meet them as Mr Josser retires from his city clerk job and half dreams of retiring in the country. But can they part from London. These are the moral core of the book and the sense of neighbourlyness and community emminates from this family. In 2019, she was named BEST CANADIAN AUTHOR at the RWA's Toronto Romance Writers 'Northern Hearts' Awards for UNTIL THE LAST STAR FADES. She is also the author of LONDON BELONGS TO ME, LONDON, CAN YOU WAIT?, SAY HELLO, KISS GOODBYE, and the Christmas in London romance, THE CERTAINTY OF CHANCE, which earned a coveted Kirkus starred review and had Entertainment Weekly raving, naming it to their list of the best holiday romances of 2021. Fowler, Roy; Haines, Taffy (15 May 1990). "Interview with Sidney Gilliat" (PDF). British Entertainment History Project. p.96.

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