Absolutely and Forever

Absolutely and Forever: An electrifying new novel for fans of Maggie O’Farrell | Rose Tremain

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Set in England, 1960‘s. I loved all the details of the time, marmalade sauce and baked ham , dressing up in old fur coats to play ping-pong. This is Marianne‘s story, she‘s a wild dreamer , she‘s in love. Such an enjoyable book. I would highly recommend and I must look up more by Rose Tremain ā€¦ any recommendations Littens ?

LeahBergen I must pick up a copy of this! I‘ve really enjoyed 3 (I think?) of her more historical ones: Restoration, The Colour, and Music and Silence. 2mo

jlhammar I loved The Gustav Sonata 2mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks Leah , I‘ll look those up. I think I did read one of hers years ago, but I don‘t remember being overly excited. This one is very good, I was thinking of you as I read it , thinking you would really enjoy it. ā¯¤ļø¸ 2mo

Cathythoughts @jlhammar I‘ll look it up. Thankyou ā¯¤ļø¸ 2mo

Cathythoughts @jlhammar I think I read The Gustav š™ years ago. Uh oh š³š¤£ 2mo

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youneverarrived

Absolutely and Forever: An electrifying new novel for fans of Maggie O’Farrell | Rose Tremain

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I feel like this was right book, right time for me - although it‘s a contemporary novel it‘s set during the 1950s & it was nice to read something that felt a bit old school. The protagonist is in love with a boy she met in school but he moves away & she ends up in a marriage she‘s not truly happy in (for a few reasons). It‘s a quick read although a sad one for the most part but I really loved the ā€twists‘ in it & how it portrays relationships.

LeahBergen I like the cover! 2mo

BarbaraBB Love your review. Stacked. 2mo

youneverarrived @LeahBergen me too š’• 2mo

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youneverarrived Thanks @BarbaraBB š–¤ I‘d be intrigued what you think if you read it (edited) 2mo

Cathythoughts Great review, I just read and loved it. Yes a real old school feel to it. ā™�ļø¸ 2mo

youneverarrived @Cathythoughts that‘s what I really loved about it. Definitely our sort of read I think š�° 1mo

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Absolutely and Forever: An electrifying new novel for fans of Maggie O’Farrell | Rose Tremain

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Andrew65

Absolutely and Forever: An electrifying new novel for fans of Maggie O’Farrell | Rose Tremain

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This is a relatively short book, but despite that it does pack quite the punch! I had to read late into the night to finish this book as I needed to know what happened, & there was one or two shocks along the way that I just did not see coming. In fact I lay awake for the next couple of hours thinking over the book and was left with an overwhelming feeling of sadness for the main character. Not always that a book has quite as much an effect on me.

Andrew65 The premise of the book is quite simple, girl meets boy, they develop a relationship and she declares that she will absolutely and forever love him. However life doesn‘t quite happen the way they, or at least she, perceived it would and the book tells her story. 11mo

Andrew65 I found this book to be totally engaging throughout, and have had to give it a day or two before I could give it a final rating. The characters are so well-written and you end up caring significantly for the main character. Her parents are shall we say ā€interesting‘ and I liked the way they were written back into the story towards the end, and the impact this had on Marianne. 11mo

Andrew65 This whole book centres around the theme of relationships and how important the right relationships are to us.

Having thought on it I strongly recommend this book but can see why one or two people wouldn‘t enjoy the book. I have yet to have read a book by Rose Tremain I haven‘t enjoyed, but this book has made me want to get to more of her other books I haven‘t read. 11mo

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Andrew65 I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 11mo

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Deblovestoread This is one author I still need to try. Great review! 11mo

DieAReader š�³Awesome! Sounds like it packed quite a punchš¤“š“ 11mo

Andrew65 @Deblovestoread This one is a short quick read, but i from reviews sone weren‘t happy with the abrupt ending. 11mo

Andrew65 @DieAReader Thanks, for me it did. I was left feeling unbearably sad for a few hours after finishing it. 11mo

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Cathythoughts Great review š‘¨š¸»stacked. 11mo

Andrew65 @Cathythoughts Thanks, hope you enjoy it. It‘s a short read, I know one or two reviews moan about the abrupt ending. But I just feel the author had written the story she wanted to write and it wasn‘t about her whole life. 11mo

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