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In Playing Away, the author has entered dangerous, forbidden territory by writing from the perspective of the adulteress--a traditionally unsympathetic character. However, Adele Parks has succeeded in making the reader despise the character's actions, without rejecting Connie, who is attractive, candid and exhilarating. So many novels these days focus on finding Mr Right, it is refreshing to come across one that looks beyond the wedding and proceeds to undermine the traditional stereotype--only men are tempted to stray. A scorching, subversive debut novel, this novel has all the ingredients of a successful modern romance but with a healthy dose of reality.
Adele Parks joins the new elite of twenty-/thirtysomething female authors who are sustaining the spirit of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary. By deepening the genre's significance and adding a sting to the tail, they are finding innovative ways to achieve more resonance with today's women. Nicola Perry
Sometimes shocking, hilariously funny, and true to life....Perfect for 'nineties who are caught in the grip of love, marriage, relationships and powerful sex....Very thought-provoking.
"Marie Claire"
A light comic novel...This month's Pick of the Paperbacks (April 2000).
"Publishers Weekly"
"Playing Away" is a very edgy book. It's also wickedly funny and very sexy.
"The Times" (U.K.)
Plenty to entertain yet the overtly girly stuff conceals a much more serious agenda.
"Daily Mail" (U.K.)
A modern fairy tale in the classic sense of the word: a story of wanting what you can't have, filled with perils and beasts...
"Kirkus Reviews"
An affecting first novel successfully conbines a cheeky first-person narrative with a serious look at the consequences of adultery....A balanced exploration of the rules of marriage.
"Publishers Weekly""Playing Away" is a very edgy book. It's also wickedly funny and very sexy.
"Elle""Playing Away" is compulsively addictive!
"The Times" (U.K.) Plenty to entertain yet the overtly girly stuff conceals a much more serious agenda.
"Marie Claire" A light comic novel....This month's Pick of the Paperbacks (April 2000).
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