Shake
Published on 6. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-7553-0108-9 (ISBN)
Description
January 1967: stuck in a Welsh seaside town, seventeen-year-old Lily Tempest longs to break free. Her mother Melody's ambitions for her daughters are summed up in one word: marriage. But Lily would rather die first. Instead she goads her sisters into reaching for far more that they want for themselves -- with comic but also dark and dangerous results. As winter slides towards the summer of love however, Lily becomes increasingly aware that to leave will mean permanent exile.
Reviews / Votes
'Do you remember the Swinging Sixties? If you do, you'll love Yvonne Roberts' witty novel Shake!' Prima, Aug 2004 -- Prima 20040801 'This is a comedy with dark undertones, and Roberts captures the mundanity of small-town life and the excitement of sexual awakening superbly' Observer, 26/6/05 -- Observer 20050626 'Heartbreaking, nostalgic and funny' Daily Express, 21/6/05 -- Daily Express 20050621 'Do you remember the Swinging Sixties? If you do, you'll love Yvonne Roberts' witty novel Shake!' Prima, Aug 2004 -- Prima 20040801 'This is a comedy with dark undertones, and Roberts captures the mundanity of small-town life and the excitement of sexual awakening superbly' Observer, 26/6/05 -- Observer 20050626 'Heartbreaking, nostalgic and funny' Daily Express, 21/6/05 -- Daily Express 20050621More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
285 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-0108-9 (9780755301089)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Yvonne Roberts grew up in Pakistan in the 1950s. She won the Young Journalist of the Year Award in 1971, and has since worked in television and for several newspapers including The Sunday Times, the Observer and the Guardian.