183 Times a Year edition by Eva Jordan Literature Fiction eBooks
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Mothers and daughters alike will never look at each other in quite the same way after reading this book—a brilliantly funny observation of contemporary family life.
Lizzie—exasperated Mother of Cassie, Connor and Stepdaughter Maisy—is the frustrated voice of reason to her daughters’ teenage angst. She gets by with good friends, cheap wine and talking to herself—out loud.
16-year-old Cassie—the Facebook-Tweeting, Selfie-Taking, Music and Mobile Phone obsessed teen—hates everything about her life. She longs for the perfect world of Chelsea Divine and her 'undivorced' parents—and Joe, of course.
However, the discovery of a terrible betrayal and a brutal attack throws the whole household into disarray. Lizzie and Cassie are forced to reassess the important things in life as they embark upon separate journeys of self-discovery—accepting some less than flattering home truths along the way.
Although tragic at times this is a delightfully funny exploration of domestic love, hate, strength and ultimately friendship. A poignant, heartfelt look at that complex and diverse relationship between a Mother and daughter set amongst the thorny realities of today’s divided and extended families.
183 Times a Year edition by Eva Jordan Literature Fiction eBooks
This was a light read, filled with a wide variety of quirky, dysfunctional characters and infused with many humor filled moments. This book is about relationships and how people find each other, and their way and purpose in this world.At the beginning, many of the characters were very self absorbed and difficult to like. In this extended and blended family, communication often suffered due to extreme busyness, self absorption and obsessions with social media and cell phones. Family members loved and yet disliked each other. A state of disharmony had become the norm.
Lizzie is a modern woman who wears many hats. She is a wife, ex-wife, mom, step-mom, daughter, friend and co-worker. As Lizzie lives her life, juggling her many roles, she and her loved ones experience happiness, sadness, routine, danger, quarrels, harmony, dependence, independence, frustration, gratitude, like, love and even a bit of magic.
This book was sprinkled throughout with many funny moments. My favorite was when Lizzie was attempting to eat a meal that had been lovingly prepared by her culinary challenged children. I so enjoyed laughing along with Lizzie, Conner and Cassie.
After a horrible tragedy struck, the whole tone of the story changed and deepened. The characters began to relate to each other in more meaningful ways and I began to care more for them.
This book was filled with funny moments, redeeming characters and moving storylines. A book worth reading.
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183 Times a Year edition by Eva Jordan Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This was a great surprise to me. I went on several of my friends recommendations and the Publicist Maxine.
I love reading this kind of genre once in a while, its a refreshing change and this book by this author Eva Jordan brought a breath of fresh air into my day.
Teenage girls and arguments with their Moms go hand in hand. I remember when I was a teen [many moons ago] and when my daughter was growing up. Yep, loads and loads of times. So this book was a treat for me to see that its 'normal'.
Trouble is, this Mother also has a stepdaughter who likes to dress as a Goth. She also has a son.
This is family life dysfunctional, but growing, growing relationships, blossoming and finding themselves daughters. Rebel, rebel, be different, swim against the tide. But still want to be accepted.
Its funny, its enlightening, its OMG mouth dropping and as a parent having gone through a girls teenage years myself then going through it with my daughter who is in their 30's now......
I read this with a lot of 'tongue in cheek' moments.
Its written very well.
Really enjoyed it because it was also very moving at times.
Thank you to the author and her Publicist for allowing me to read/review this lovely book
3★
A fun debut novel about a blended family, extended family, friends, boyfriends, love affairs, hangovers and the generally high level of frustration that occurs when families, especially blended families, are faced with teenaged-angst and mid-life crises all at the same time.
The chapter viewpoints change between many characters, and the voices ring true for the various ages and genders. Cassie, the 16-year-old, is the funniest—bright, good student, musical—but disruptive. She wants to be in with the rich crowd, the ones with fake everything, the ones who keep tweeting about overseas holidays.
She is the mistress of malaprops. She refers to having “a real dyslexic (or is it electric—whatevs) taste in music”. She has also credited Shakespeare with writing in both Islamic and imbecilic pentameter.
One minute, Cassie’s in love with someone’s brother, the next it’s a boy who’s just “gawjus”, except he wants to think about their relationship before he updates his Facebook status. To herself, she says, “Think as much as you want Joe. Take as much time as you need—I won’t be waiting for you. Except—I know that’s not true. I’ll probably wait until the end of time for Joe—well, at least until I meet and marry Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys anyway.”
Lizzie, her mother, is a librarian with a degree in English and just can’t help correcting her daughter. She is an attractive 45-year-old (an ancient crone, to Cassie) who cops the brunt of the tears and tantrums from Cassie and the moody silences from goth step-daughter Maisy – sorry—‘Mania’ (newly self-christened), a year older than Cassie and who can drive, so is often mysteriously independent.
Cassie’s just finishing school, and Lizzie has discovered her in a wailing frenzy, searching for her missing Student ID (required for an exam).
“I watched my very angry daughter as her poor bedroom flinched from her interrogation. A jumble of words I could barely make out fell from her mouth. She sounded like a tortured animal. Taxidermy sprang to mind. I imagined her here but stuffed and quiet. She would stand with her arms out—welcoming, and she would smile—permanently.”
Lizzie’s first husband was a rat who exchanged her and their two kids for a rich wife who wants nothing to do with the kids, while her current husband, Simon, is a nice bloke. They share a lot of 80s nostalgia—music, clothes, dancing—with old friends. Lizzie is still quite passionate about political issues and these crop up at some length throughout.
After the family suffers a tragic blow, the mood changes and some cats are let out of unexpected bags.
I read about a third of the copy I was given and gave up, too often side-tracked by errors (stray apostrophes in all sorts of places) that I itched to correct, BUT . . . I was asked to give the whole book a go, and I’m glad I did.
I didn’t remember it was a debut novel, and other than the irritating typos and such, the writing is so smooth and easy that it didn’t raise the little flag that says “amateur”. Instead, I was no doubt too harsh because I’d read it immediately after a book that had been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize (Us), and the about-to-be-published book, My Name Is Lucy Barton by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout —hardly fair competition!
Thanks to Booklover Catlady Publicity for my review copy, and good luck to Eva Jordan with her writing career. All she really needs is an extra proofread. )
This was a light read, filled with a wide variety of quirky, dysfunctional characters and infused with many humor filled moments. This book is about relationships and how people find each other, and their way and purpose in this world.
At the beginning, many of the characters were very self absorbed and difficult to like. In this extended and blended family, communication often suffered due to extreme busyness, self absorption and obsessions with social media and cell phones. Family members loved and yet disliked each other. A state of disharmony had become the norm.
Lizzie is a modern woman who wears many hats. She is a wife, ex-wife, mom, step-mom, daughter, friend and co-worker. As Lizzie lives her life, juggling her many roles, she and her loved ones experience happiness, sadness, routine, danger, quarrels, harmony, dependence, independence, frustration, gratitude, like, love and even a bit of magic.
This book was sprinkled throughout with many funny moments. My favorite was when Lizzie was attempting to eat a meal that had been lovingly prepared by her culinary challenged children. I so enjoyed laughing along with Lizzie, Conner and Cassie.
After a horrible tragedy struck, the whole tone of the story changed and deepened. The characters began to relate to each other in more meaningful ways and I began to care more for them.
This book was filled with funny moments, redeeming characters and moving storylines. A book worth reading.
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