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Calendar Girl
It was a crazy idea and good for a laugh at the time: When Tricia Stewart proposed a more risqu? treatment for her local Women's Institute's annual calendar, which normally featured tranquil scenes from nature, laughing alongside her was John Baker, the husband of the soon-to-be Miss February, Angela. When John passed away from cancer, the Ladies of Rylstone decided that p...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
November 25th 2004
by Overlook Press
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This was a very interesting and insightful read about the true events concerning the Calendar Girls. It was interesting to see were the movie differed from real life and where it was true.
I very much liked how honest Tricia Stewart was on all the ups and downs that came with the calendar.
I very much liked how honest Tricia Stewart was on all the ups and downs that came with the calendar.
The premise of this book intrigued me and I had remembered hearing about the movie though I have not watched it. While most of the story was very interesting and well written, I felt it dragged at times.
Spanning several years you read about the rise and fall of a group of women trying to bring something good out of a tragedy. One of the ladies husband had died from cancer and the calendar was to raise money for Leukemia research funding. These women were all over the age of 45 and e...more
Spanning several years you read about the rise and fall of a group of women trying to bring something good out of a tragedy. One of the ladies husband had died from cancer and the calendar was to raise money for Leukemia research funding. These women were all over the age of 45 and e...more
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Quite boring to read. But, after all, it's about a true story, so the author has no previous writing skills. I think the movie is better.
Bonnie
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I enjoyed this memoir. Now will have to see the movie--to compare fact from fiction!
Gives a whole lot of background to better understand the film. However, lots of British slang throughout the book...
This was a cute story about a group of women who pull together to create a creative nude calendar to raise money for cancer.
The problem with the story is it painfully recounts the whole story of how the calendar came to be and what happened 1-2 years afterwards. The story was interesting up to the end of the 1st year, then it just dragged on to the point of me skipping around.
The problem with the story is it painfully recounts the whole story of how the calendar came to be and what happened 1-2 years afterwards. The story was interesting up to the end of the 1st year, then it just dragged on to the point of me skipping around.
This book was only ok. It wasn't bad, but I couldn't ever become truly involved in it. I had already seen the movie. I know that's terrible, but the book wasn't better. I would recommend the movie.
I was disappointed with this book. I had enjoyed the movie but this is nothing like the movie. Back-biting and it just spiraled downward.
If you loved the movie, skip the book. Ms. Stewart's view seems slanted and she carps on and on about her own importance and the shortcomings of the others. As mother used to say, "If you can't say something nice. . ." Ms. Stewart, I don't like you!
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