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| Original Title: | Lace |
| ISBN: | 0140063870 (ISBN13: 9780140063875) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Lace #1 |
Shirley Conran
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 751 pages Rating: 3.82 | 5693 Users | 272 Reviews
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The first time I read this I was 11 years old (yes, really) because I had finished reading the stack of books I'd taken out of the library and, as I often did when I sped through my tower of borrowed books, I stole a book off of my parents' shelves. This was hardly shocking to me at 11, until I got the chapter where the Arab prince is pleasuring his concubine, and that image has since stayed with me in a weird way. I learned about things reading books that were not meant for me long before I should've known any of these things. Even now I'm not sure I ever needed half of that information. That being said, the book is entertaining. It's got that overly dramatic, shoulder-padded glamour that embodied the 80's and it's fun to delve into the scandalous lives of these women and their adventures through life. Though it's been a while since the last time I've read this, I remember it being a fun and campy ride and is a great companion to your fancy umbrella drink as you lounge poolside.
Itemize Regarding Books Lace (Lace #1)
| Title | : | Lace (Lace #1) |
| Author | : | Shirley Conran |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 751 pages |
| Published | : | November 7th 1992 by Penguin Books (first published 1982) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Drama |
Rating Regarding Books Lace (Lace #1)
Ratings: 3.82 From 5693 Users | 272 ReviewsAssess Regarding Books Lace (Lace #1)
Awesome novel! Very well written and kept me surprised and very interested. I would recommend it to anyone. Warning... There is a second novel called Lace 2 (how original, right?) I'm telling you, do not google it and ruin the plot event for yourself. Turns out it was a television series back in the day. Naturally my curiosity got the best of me as I was trying to figure out what the second book was called and came across BIG AND BOLD the whole premise the story is based on. I was only half wayWhat a shame that i got to page 112 and just wasn't gripped by the story. Thought I would enjoy reading this again but sadly not
Quivering....All the women in this book have experiences which involve quivering: whether he quivers, she quivers or they both quiver at the same time, after a while I shook my head every time the word was mentioned. It must appear every two to three pages. For a book supposedly about strong, intelligent women they sure go from one man to the next, their whole lives seem dominated by relationships. It has such an unbelievable ending, I thought I was reading a spoof parody. The book seemed to go
my long time favorite.... the plot was great. It was full of twists and excitement... I read this long time ago and I wanted to have a copy of this again. It's worth reading and I feel like reading it again. I'm amazed how the four girlfriends hid their secret for such a long time.... and how the story reveals the same.
Re-read as i first read this book over 25yrs ago. Took me straight back to 1982. Remembered lots of it, though there were parts i'd forgotten. As fab a read now as it was back then. Took me right back to my early teens & high school. Hope that Lace 2 will soon also be re-published as would love to re-read that also.
I definitely put this novel in the "gaggle of girls" fiction genre. It rates with Mary McCarthy's The Group, Rona Jaffe's The Best of Everything, and Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, with McCarthy's being the most superior in terms of writing. Lace is far more salacious than the others, at times even pornographic, but I suppose it was a mark of that era's sensibilities (late 70's, early 80's). It's enjoyable though, like Sex & the City-the European Version meets Penthouse Letters.
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