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The Austen Playbook
by Lucy Parker
The fourth in the London Celebrities series by Lucy Parker is another winner for me. I love those really British romances. They have this no-nonsense, down-to-earth feeling to them. Plus I love the British-English. Kissing is snogging and such and I can see the whole story like a movie in my head!
Freddy is a young actress in the West End, struggling with her father's high demands for her career. Coming from a family of actors and having a grandmother who wrote an amazing play Freddy feels obligated to travel the road her father/manager stipulates, but her heart is not really into it. She then gets the opportunity to do a play that will be televised and where the outcome will be up to a voting audience, The Austen Playbook.
Griff also has his family troubles. He inherited the estate from his grandfather but keeping his parents and brother from overspending and trying to get enough funding for his documentary on Henrietta Carlton (Freddy's grandmother) sometimes gets too much. When his brother arranges for The Austen Playbook to be rehearsed and performed on the estate, at the old theatre their grandfather once build for Henrietta, he is not really happy.
As a harsh theatre critic he has offended many an actor, including Freddy. But when they meet at the estate and bump into each other at several occasions, something sparks between them.
Quote (Freddy to Griff) : 'The Sarcastic critic with his poison pen and scores of embittered enemies. If this was Midsomer Murders, you wouldn't even make it to the opening credits. If you hear the faint strains of ominous music, come find me. I'll protect you.'
Great book. I loved the whole scenery of the play at the estate, the interactions of the characters, the romance between Freddy and Griff. I could have done without the vile actress who seemed to blackmail everyone around her. The last chapters seemed to culminate in a bit too much drama. It could have been toned down a bit with the same result. But overall: I loved the book and will surely pick it up again for a re-read in the near future.
*** I requested and received an ARC via Netgalley. This is my honest and voluntary review. ***
Freddy is a young actress in the West End, struggling with her father's high demands for her career. Coming from a family of actors and having a grandmother who wrote an amazing play Freddy feels obligated to travel the road her father/manager stipulates, but her heart is not really into it. She then gets the opportunity to do a play that will be televised and where the outcome will be up to a voting audience, The Austen Playbook.
Griff also has his family troubles. He inherited the estate from his grandfather but keeping his parents and brother from overspending and trying to get enough funding for his documentary on Henrietta Carlton (Freddy's grandmother) sometimes gets too much. When his brother arranges for The Austen Playbook to be rehearsed and performed on the estate, at the old theatre their grandfather once build for Henrietta, he is not really happy.
As a harsh theatre critic he has offended many an actor, including Freddy. But when they meet at the estate and bump into each other at several occasions, something sparks between them.
Quote (Freddy to Griff) : 'The Sarcastic critic with his poison pen and scores of embittered enemies. If this was Midsomer Murders, you wouldn't even make it to the opening credits. If you hear the faint strains of ominous music, come find me. I'll protect you.'
Great book. I loved the whole scenery of the play at the estate, the interactions of the characters, the romance between Freddy and Griff. I could have done without the vile actress who seemed to blackmail everyone around her. The last chapters seemed to culminate in a bit too much drama. It could have been toned down a bit with the same result. But overall: I loved the book and will surely pick it up again for a re-read in the near future.
*** I requested and received an ARC via Netgalley. This is my honest and voluntary review. ***