Twenties
Girl
by Sophie Kinsella
Paperback, 480 pages
Published on: July 21st 2009)
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 0552774367
When the spirit of Lara’s great-aunt
Sadie—a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the
right way to dance—mysteriously appears, she has one request: Lara must find a
missing necklace that had been in Sadie’s possession for more than seventy-five
years, because Sadie cannot rest without it.
Lara and Sadie make a hilarious
sparring duo, and at first it seems as though they have nothing in common. But
as the mission to find Sadie’s necklace leads to intrigue and a new romance for
Lara, these very different “twenties” girls learn some surprising truths from
and about each other.
I initially thought that Twenties Girl was a stupid name but as you turn the pages you get engulfed in the world of the Twenties Girl. Sophie Kinsella doesn’t fail to give us yet another hilarious, smooth and breezy read. Written with all the irrepressible charm and humor that have made Sophie Kinsella’s books beloved by millions, Twenties Girl is also a deeply moving testament to the transcendent bonds of friendship and family.
For me, Kinsella now means
a good book, worth time and money because she never disappoints me.
Lara’s life is in a
mess. Her partner in the business goes for a vacation to Goa leaving the
business staggering. She has had a break up and her parents are nagging her to
move on. It is under such circumstances that she attends the funeral of her
hundred and five years old Great Aunt Sadie. The otherwise dull funeral takes a
turn for an exciting beginning when Aunt Sadie lands up as a ghost, a ghost who
only Lara can see and hear. Sadie wants Lara to find her dragon necklace
before she is gone permanently.
I loved the name
Sadie. I don't know why but I feel emotionally attached to this name.
So maybe it was due to my prejudice that I loved the character of
Sadie to a great extent. Sadie's character has been exquisitely shown and her
flowery dresses especially made me want to be the ghost she was.
The plus point for all
the Kinsella lovers is that this is not just chick-lit. This is a ghost
chick-lit. A book with a ghost who lived her life actually in the nineteen
twenties. It is strongly linked to Twenties and describes the era well. It
explores the attitudes, the fashion, the hair, the make up, the slang - again
not in hoardes of boring detail, only where neccessary.
When I read the book,
at Goodreads I wrote that "It didn't look
like it was Sadie who was bugging Lara. It seemed as if I was sitting by the
window of her office and was bossing her around everywhere."
Most of the times I
hate reading e-books but Kinsella got me glued to the screen. The novel is
really very gripping.
For Kinsella, I would
say she has a commendable imagination that leaves you mesmerized. She has
wonderfully pulled off the ghost story and made it a really enjoyable
read. From Lara’s embarrassing moments to the twists, I liked everything
in the book.
I just loved some
parts of it. Some sentences, which are in the book, will be in my mind for all
my life. The book is beautifully written and is packed with humor and mystery.
I smiled all the time I read it.
I also like how
Kinsella is able to fit a romantic story line in the story, but she doesn’t
have to make it a central point of the entire story. She still focuses on the
bonds that are formed between two young women who have nothing in common.
The only thing that
was a little disappointed with that Lara resembles a lot to Kinsella’s other
heroines. I didn’t even like the cover. It was not as good as her other books have.
But that’s not a great deal compared to all the entertainment filled in the
book.
Twenties Girl would be on the list of the best books I have read so far.
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