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Claudia - 16, beautiful, fragile and an outsider in this small seaside town,finds herself talking to Michael, also a newcomer,who is struggling with a rocky marriage. Their instant, irresistible attraction to one another will have consequences which stretch far into the future.
Against the ever changing backdrop of events rangingfrom grey post-war austerity to technicolour rock and roll, from Suez to the summer of love, from Bill Haley to The Beatles, from the buttoned-up glamour of the 50s to the rebellious freedom of the 60s, The Time of Our Lives is an intensely passionate love story and a captivating chronicle of the times.
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"An original and absorbing look at post-war history and divinely readable...I wish I'd saved it for my hols." (Kate Saunders The Times)
"As addictive as a good soap opera...A perfect beach read." (Sunday Times)
"Full of fantastic period detail and engaging characters, with a heartbreaking love story at its centre and a sweeping narrative that captivates from first page to last. Destined to become a classic." (Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth)
"Deftly combines social comedy with acute observation of post-war life...Written with beguiling warmth and humanity" (Helen Dunmore)
"I found it totally absorbing and achingly sad" (Stan Barstow)
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"As addictive as a good soap opera...A perfect beach read." (Sunday Times)
"Full of fantastic period detail and engaging characters, with a heartbreaking love story at its centre and a sweeping narrative that captivates from first page to last. Destined to become a classic." (Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth)
"Deftly combines social comedy with acute observation of post-war life...Written with beguiling warmth and humanity" (Helen Dunmore)
"I found it totally absorbing and achingly sad" (Stan Barstow)
A sweeping story of the passions and fashions of the 50s and 60s, charting the lives of two very different families.
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- PublisherCorgi
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 055215153X
- ISBN 13 9780552151535
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages608
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