Helpful Score: 1
This is a great book. I fell in love with Ana's character while reading it.
Helpful Score: 1
Just finished this book a few minutes ago and found it to be very worthwhile. Ana comes to London to pack up her sister's belongings after her sudden death. She finds herself aching to dig deeper into the life and death of her older sister, a former pop star. Ana finds the truth about Bee, but also about herself, as the story progresses. I loved the characters of Ana, Zander, Lol and Flint.
Mystery where younger sister investigates the death of older sister who was pop singer with one hit.
Just a really, really wonderful book. This was my first Lisa Jewell book and I look forward to reading more by her. The story kept moving forward in a really interesting way- great characters.
this book was a little sad and deep at times but it was intersting the bond that the sisters shared even though she was dead
After reading Lisa Jewell's first two novels, I was sort of disappointed with this book. While enjoyable, I don't think it was as good as her first two.
Wonderful book. I didn't see the twist. great beach read!
An irresistably entertaining tale of a woman who takes control of her life by temporarily taking on someone else's. Shy and gawky, Ana Wills is dispatched to the city to clear out the apartment of her deceased, once beloved sister. Inside she takes over her late sister's life.
Interesting, funny presented like chick-lit but isnt really
If you enjoy inter-woven stories of family & how one person's actions & persona can affect others, this is a good book for you. I enjoyed it.
Ana Wills arrives in London to clean out her half-sister's apartment after her death. Bee was a pop-singer and Ana dreamed of living that lifestyle. Ana decides to investigate Bee's secret life of a remote country cottage and an ex-boyfriend. Will what Ana finds out about Bee's death change her forever? This was an interesting read about the sisters' relationship and family happenings. I enjoyed the characters of Zander, Lol and Flint and their witty discussions. Lisa Jewell is an entertaining writer and I plan on reading more of her books. If you like chic-lit then I think you will enjoy Lisa Jewell's books.
From Publishers Weekly
Tall and gangly Ana Wills has never felt comfortable in her own skin and has spent years dreaming of her beautiful older half-sister Bee's glamorous life. Bee, who had a falling out with their overbearing and neurotic mother, Gay, left over a decade ago and never looked back. She eventually made it big on the music scene as an '80s rock star, with a knockout number 1 song. When Bee dies in mysterious fashion perhaps by her own hand at the age of 36, Ana is forced to leave the quiet and predictable town of Devon and travel to London to collect Bea's effects. In Bee's huge but surprisingly run-down flat, Ana is consumed by the clues she discovers about Bee's longtime depression and angry with herself for not making more of an effort to stay in touch. Bee's best friends black singer and exotic dresser Lolita Tate and Flint Lennard, Bee's erstwhile chauffeur are anxious to help Ana discover the details of her sister's existence. Lol and Ana click immediately, and Ana can't help being attracted to the enigmatic and hulking hunk, Flint. The three soon learn that Bee was leading a double life, one that included a disabled adolescent boy and a secret place for their rendezvous. Devastated, Ana finally stands up to Gay, who believes that Bee led a charmed life. "She had looks, Mum. She had money. She had absolutely nothing else. Take it from me. I've seen her life." Hints throughout suggest that Ana, too, has musical talent; it is that talent, despite the pain of loosing Bee, that will be her instrument of self-discovery. Jewell, author of Ralph's Party and thirtynothing, sounds a series of secrets and gradual revelations that keep the narrative at high pitch and bring it to a satisfying conclusion.
Tall and gangly Ana Wills has never felt comfortable in her own skin and has spent years dreaming of her beautiful older half-sister Bee's glamorous life. Bee, who had a falling out with their overbearing and neurotic mother, Gay, left over a decade ago and never looked back. She eventually made it big on the music scene as an '80s rock star, with a knockout number 1 song. When Bee dies in mysterious fashion perhaps by her own hand at the age of 36, Ana is forced to leave the quiet and predictable town of Devon and travel to London to collect Bea's effects. In Bee's huge but surprisingly run-down flat, Ana is consumed by the clues she discovers about Bee's longtime depression and angry with herself for not making more of an effort to stay in touch. Bee's best friends black singer and exotic dresser Lolita Tate and Flint Lennard, Bee's erstwhile chauffeur are anxious to help Ana discover the details of her sister's existence. Lol and Ana click immediately, and Ana can't help being attracted to the enigmatic and hulking hunk, Flint. The three soon learn that Bee was leading a double life, one that included a disabled adolescent boy and a secret place for their rendezvous. Devastated, Ana finally stands up to Gay, who believes that Bee led a charmed life. "She had looks, Mum. She had money. She had absolutely nothing else. Take it from me. I've seen her life." Hints throughout suggest that Ana, too, has musical talent; it is that talent, despite the pain of loosing Bee, that will be her instrument of self-discovery. Jewell, author of Ralph's Party and thirtynothing, sounds a series of secrets and gradual revelations that keep the narrative at high pitch and bring it to a satisfying conclusion.
BACK OF BOOK:
Shy and gawky, Ana has always daydreamed about living the live of her exotic half-sister, Bee, a pop singer who had a #1 hit single before she inexplicably vanished from the celebrity scene. She gets her change when Bee turns up dead and Ana is dispatched to the big city to clear out Bee's apartment. Instantly seduced by the secondhand glamor of Bee's baubles, bangles, and bottles of Pierre-Jouet, Ana takes up with Bee's wild club-hopping cronies. News of a missing cat and a remote country cottage soon convince Ana that her sister was leading a secret life. Ana is determined to discover what really happened to Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder---and in the process something happens to the unremarkable Ana Wills.
Shy and gawky, Ana has always daydreamed about living the live of her exotic half-sister, Bee, a pop singer who had a #1 hit single before she inexplicably vanished from the celebrity scene. She gets her change when Bee turns up dead and Ana is dispatched to the big city to clear out Bee's apartment. Instantly seduced by the secondhand glamor of Bee's baubles, bangles, and bottles of Pierre-Jouet, Ana takes up with Bee's wild club-hopping cronies. News of a missing cat and a remote country cottage soon convince Ana that her sister was leading a secret life. Ana is determined to discover what really happened to Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder---and in the process something happens to the unremarkable Ana Wills.
