by Frances Lynn
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ISBN-10 0-9553672-2-0
ISBN-13 978-0-9553672-2-9
Alice, born
in London in
the year of the Tiger, sur-
vived a severe cold thanks
to the hospitals Intensive
Care Unit. After that start
the road went steadily
downwards...
Read the compelling story
of a wayward girl staggering
into the drug-infested circles
in San Francisco and London
and her struggle to survive.
the year of the Tiger, sur-
vived a severe cold thanks
to the hospitals Intensive
Care Unit. After that start
the road went steadily
downwards...
Read the compelling story
of a wayward girl staggering
into the drug-infested circles
in San Francisco and London
and her struggle to survive.
Crushed
by Frances Lynn
Door and her twin sister
Dee get along - just about.
But Door has misgivings. She
is tall and thin like a beanpole,
her sister is petite and beautiful.
How can they be family?
Door starts to believe she is
from another planet - or else
the rest of the family is from
outer space!
Buy Frances Lynn's stirring and
funny saga of the ugly
sibling who suddenly turns into
a beautiful swan.
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ISBN 10: 0-9553672-3-9 ISBN 13: 978-0-9553672-3-6
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What readers said about Crushed:
| Despite
being in my late teens, I couldn't help but
become fond of this unlikely pair of teenagers and their eccentric
bohemian parents. The two girls, Door and Dee, despite being twins,
never seem to see eye to eye, leading Door to believe that she must in
fact be adopted. The novel is infused with snippets of humour and maintains a continual fast pace. As a result, it is sure to appeal to all young girls who have ever had an insatiable crush, experienced such inconveniences as a sibling, or have been driven by the desire to achieve their dreams. Considering that the majority of young people can relate to these factors, I have no hesitation in recommending this book as a most enjoyable read. Helen Ralli, 18 'I really enjoyed reading "Crushed" and my 14 year old daughter is now reading it. I found it hard to put down once I started and the charachters were so real. I hope this book does well because it deserves to be up there on the best seller list,' Sarah Fearnall. 'If you happen to be the father of teen twin daughters you could learn a thing or two here. Mr. Brevington, aka Pa, is a nifty escape artist who manages to maintain his serenity while living in poverty in the eye of the storm created by the three female members of his chaotic household situated in one of London's poshest barrios. While the tempest rages around him his writer's studio provides a shield as well as gateway into an ancient world of mystery and thus deserves special attention. Meanwhile his wife Ma and twin daughters Door and Dee work overtime to steal the show. Their emotional outbursts may be a result of a general hysteria that Central London living generates, what with the constant pull between classical heritage and contemporary pop culture. Elements of The Ugly Duckling blended with the mythological Eve versus Lilith or the more recent Nicky Hilton versus Paris Hilton will show young women from Tokyo to West Virginia what fun they could have had if fate had only tossed them into the life of being groomed in the capital of British pop. After reading Crushed one is left with little doubt that London was built on top of an elevator shaft that has been pouring talent and glitter and sparkles from the secret world of fairies and goblins at the centre of this planet ever since time began. And author Frances Lynn seems to be an authority when it comes to a twenty-first century version of Middle Earth,' Ulla Ward de Mora. "Crushed" is a delightful read. The twins are deftly drawn, and in these cynical times are innocents (along with the whole eccentric Brevington family) from a different era. The book is about - and doubtless for - young teen-agers, and has a freshness, as if written by a talented peer,' Brian Smedly-Aston, movie producer. Every once in a while you read a book that you wouldn't normally choose, and get blown away. This is what happened to me on reading Crushed. It is a fairy tale that Grimm would have been proud to have written. Dark things happen in an otherwise familiar world - you believe you're reading a children's book, but find yourself questioning your own imaginings. The tight use of language - the narraters voice is as Grimm as the characters - takes us inside the darkness of the childrens minds as they try to cope with their dysfunctional family and their teenage angst. The plot unfolds in an otherwise apparently uncontrolled stream of consciousness, leaving you wondering if the author's words are leading events, or events leading the author. Altogether and assured and fascinating debut novel. A. Palmer I'm impressed. I'm clearly not the target audience for this book, but nonetheless I found it very readable. The prose has a simple, almost fairy-tale quality to it and the sibling rivalry is nicely sketched. The author has gone on record as thinking of herself as more of a scriptwriter, but the novel doesn't read like that - it reads like the work of a novelist. C. Ashenden |
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Frances
Lynn, author
Frances Lynn was born in
London
and grew up in
Notting
Hill.Her first job was at the BBC, but left after a year in order to travel to San Francisco. When she returned to London, she became Britain’s bitchiest columnist in the now defunct Ritz magazine, simultaneously doing freelance work for Fleet Street papers and the London glossies.
Frances Lynn now lives in central London, enjoying life as a professional writer and author.
You can read her musings on life in London at her own site http://www.franceslynn.org and at her writerholic blog.
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