Amazon Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly well written 28 Aug 2010
By Janie U VINE™ VOICE
Format:PaperbackThis is a family saga written in a way that gives it an 80/90s feel with dark themes running all the way through.
Sarah Harrison wrote several books during the 80s which were very popular at the time. I had not read this book then and came across it in a secondhand book sale recently.
Easy chick lit / Family drama read, with a very strange twist at the end

The expectations of an easy to read typical family saga were exceeded. There are all sorts of dark themes running through the plot which have a varying effect on the characters: extra marital sex, bad parenting, AIDS, childhood misbehaviour and loads more.
Unusually, compared to more recent books on similar themes, the plot runs in a strictly chronological order which worked well, graduualy revealing the story.
The style of the book gives away that it was written nearly 20 years ago and reading it is a nostalgic experience. If the book was written again today it would have a different structure and would be considered literary fiction rather than a family saga.
Recommend to anyone - if you can get hold of a copy!!