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36th out of 75 books
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Fen
by
Freya North
Fen McCabe has only ever been in love with one man: a 19th-century sculptor called Julius Fetherstone. And as Fen starts a new job at Trust Art, dreaming of her hero and his missing masterpiece, her sisters harbour a secret hope that she might meet a living, breathing man instead.
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
November 5th 2002
by Arrow
(first published May 30th 2001)
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I really am not a fan of chick-lit, but when my sister wanted to get rid of a lot of books, I couldn't let them leave the house without being read! I was pleasently surprised by how much I liked it.
Fen McCabe is an art historian and has only ever loved one man in her life - a long dead sculpter. When she moves to London to help archive at the Tate, she hopes to find out more about him. Instead, she meets handsome, funny Matthew, just on the rebound from his latest girlfriend. And just when thing...more
Fen McCabe is an art historian and has only ever loved one man in her life - a long dead sculpter. When she moves to London to help archive at the Tate, she hopes to find out more about him. Instead, she meets handsome, funny Matthew, just on the rebound from his latest girlfriend. And just when thing...more
Dec 07, 2010
Kirsty Darbyshire
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Entertainingly frivolous. Freya North's characters are interchangable up to a point. After that point they're good but the interchangable bit could use some added variety. Maybe it's just because these aren't my usual style of book.
Sometimes I read books and think: perhaps I won't admit to this one on my website. I wonder if I could just put my thoughts onto the books page and bypass the weblog page. But there's a dishonesty in that. It'd be like sneaking the News of the World inside the Times.
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Very British chick lit/romance - I read a lot of British authors and this one (which I see was actually published in the UK, so not sold in the US - wonder how it came to the library book shop?) still had a ton of unfamiliar vocabulary. And a lot more casual sex not involving the central romance than is usual in the genre. I liked it a lot, but then got bored by the end because I just didn't care about the characters that much. Still, I'm interested in checking out other books by North.
I was pretty sure I'd read this before but thought there must be a reason why I'd kept it rather than consign to the charity shop. There wasn't. Unless, at the time, I had a predilection for non-stop gratuitous innuendo or cod art history. I must've got awfully old and boring in the interim......
All in all an okay read. Didn't expect that the book would be that sexual explicit at times. The downside for me was that I found the plot quite surreal. And it annoyed me that the narrator is adressing the reader sometimes, not neccessary!
I say that I 'read' this book but actually I got to the last chapter and just... couldn't... keep... reading. Why did I inflict this contrived drivel upon myself? Get thee behind me Satan! Will I never learn!?
A delightful story, light-hearted and most enjoyable. All characters are amusing in their own way.
Looking forward to my next Freya North book.
Looking forward to my next Freya North book.
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A good read generally. Some nice scenes in the countryside and art world and a rounded ending.
Like a cuppa with cinnamon and honey on a cold cold cold day.
Typisch gevalletje chicklit, maar leest wel lekker weg, net als Pip en Cat.
Jul 26, 2011
Vicky Green
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nice easy beach read
Abysmal but I finished it so I could donate to the library tomorrow.
I really liked Fen. North is a good writer and her characters come across as real people. I loved the three sisters, their uncle and their way of connecting and being. There's real affection in the writing for the characters and that comes across well. I loved Fen's inability to choose between her two lovers, the way she was dedicated to her calling and the final result with the stature.
it was a good read..
I did enjoy this book eventually - it took me a while to get into. I felt that the start of the book was too long winded - I like to be pulled into a book in the first chapter or so. Overall though the plot was good and the rest of the book was well written. Will probably check out the books about the other sisters.
I got this book free from a magazine when I was around 14 or 15 but only read it when I was 16. I really enjoyed this book, as it takes you on a journey with the main character and is really insightful in to a real relationships. After reading this one I found I wanted to get more books by the same author.
I got this free with a magazine & was the first I had read by this author. I didn't know who Fen would end up with & was left guessing all the way through.
This was ok...I didn't like the language and it made it quite hard to get into this book, but the story was nice and it was a light read.
6/10
6/10
Love Fen & Matt!!!!!! Just adorable!
One of my favourite authors.
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Freya North was born on 21 November 1967 in London, England, UK. She gave up a PhD scholarship to write her first novel, Sally. For 4 years she turned deaf ears to parents and friends who pleaded with her to ‘get a proper job’. She went on the dole and did a succession of freelance and temping jobs to support “writing days” every now and then. In 1996 she approached one of the UK’s top literary ag...more
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