After taking a stab at an amnesia story on 'Remember Me?: A Novel', Sophie Kinsella tries her hand at another cliche of a story - this time - how about a ghost? And not just any ghost, but a glorious 20s flapper ghost by the name of Sadie. And this is 'Twenties Girl: A Novel'!
Unlike in Sophie Kinsella's other novels, here we have two young women taking center-stage. 27-year-old Lara Lington has many problems - her partner at her head-hunter agency is MIA, the business is not doing well, she's still hung up over her ex Josh (and the entire family is aware of this fact), and to add insult to injury, she is suddenly the only person in the world who can see the ghost of her great-Aunt Sadie Lancaster.
Sadie, who appears to Lara as a twenty-something flapper-girl free spirit, refuses to pass on to the great beyond without her special crystal necklace. In the meantime, while Lara chases clues on why her coffee-house magnate Uncle Bill has spirited the necklace away and chase after the necklace itself, Sadie passes the time helping Lara with her love problems and even business problems. Ensue a lot of mayhem and ridiculous and absurd situations with Sadie yelling in a lot of young men's ears, Lara walking around London in 20's flapper wear, and a ghost match-making project with the American Ed...
When you pick up a Sophie Kinsella novel, that usually means that you park your sense of reality somewhere around the next block over, and this book is no exception. If you are prepared to do that- you'll probably have a lot of fun with this one. As in other Kinsella novels, a lot of really awkward and comical events occur, so be prepared to laugh like a maniac all by your lonesome.
Check out Twenties Girl: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella on Amazon!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment