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Marianne & Abe #1

by Jean Ure

Sixteen-year-old Marianne, lonely and uncomfortable at the expensive girls' school she attends, finds an unexpected friend in her mother's new lodger, Abe Shonfeld, a young piano teacher who has been blind since birth.

Genres: Young Adult, Teen, Romance

Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Prolific English children and young adult author.

Had her first book published while still in high school, then studied theater at Webber-Douglas in London. Her most well-known work is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Others include Plague 99, After the Plague (previously "Come Lucky April"), Big Tom, Family Fan Club and Shrinking Violet, as well as the fantasy The Wizard In the Woods.

Today, Ure is very popular with British female teenage readers with novels such as Shrinking Violet, Family Fan Club and Passion Flower.

Ure has also translated Danish writer Sven Hassel's WWII novels to English.

Reviews

[Sue]

A teenage girl is annoyed that her mother is going to take in a lodger. An excellent book to help people see the positive sides of handicaps, and the kind of prejudice that is often suffered. Well-written and thought-provoking.

[Courtney Perry]

Oh my heart! I loved this book! Was disappointed to find I'd come to the end!

[Yue]

It's been a while since I've read a nice coming-of-age. This one felt very British and out-dated, which I loved. A very clean but lovely romance between a blind professor of 24 y.o and a student of 16 y.o. which ofc, now it would be frowned up (the only reason I hesitated before reading) but they were such good friends too, and both teach other other so many things (Marianne learns to socialize more, to be kind and patience, and just to see blind people as normal people. While Abe learns more about the world: how to cook, going into the wild and dancing and swimming and just living).

I like that Marianne's mother is a mother; that she sees Abe is a good and kind man but she also set the boundaries (her daughter is just a teenager!). Nothing happens except some kisses and hugs, and they even talk about it, and Abe also set his boundaries that nothing is going to happen even if it is a temptation sometimes.

I would love to read the sequel but I can't find it anywhere :(

[Amber]

I first read this book a long time ago and I loved it just as much now as I did then. Not your typical YA book. Although very British, the romance is so sweet and actually appropriate for young people to be reading. Will be reading the sequel again soon.

[Tori]

It is a wonderful book and I enjoyed it as much today as I did as a teenager. It's a fantastic story and Abe is utterly delightful.

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[Kara Chavez]

I first read this book when I was a teenager and still find myself going back to it every year or so.

[Sasha]

very good book!

[Mili]

loved it!