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Romance Paperback JOAN RILEY

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Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. First edition - First printing, a trade paperback original. Third novel by this Jamaican born writer, the story of two sisters "who could hardly be more different" - Verona is bright and capable, but defiantly fat and immersed in Mills and Boon romance novels, while Desiree is disatisfied with her live and mother and housewife. When John's grandparents arrive from Jamaica, life in Croyden gets a thorough shakeup and both sisters begin to rethink their lives. 231 pp

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1988

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All important issues, that are being treated in the book. But combined, it turns into an eighties feminist cliché.
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