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Happy Birthday | 
| Author: Christina Jones
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3991
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0749908890
EAN: 9780749908898
ASIN: 0749908890
Publication Date: November 6, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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The very definition of "Rom-Com" December 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Romantic - yes. Comedy - yes. Christina Jones writes the definitive rom-com, as it really should be. Wonderful characters and some scenes a sit-com would be proud of, there is always a classic romantic fiction situation, in which two protagonists are prevented (usually by themselves) from getting it together, but what makes Christina's books stand out are the circumstances she creates for them. In Happy Birthday we meet again the Motions and Ya-Ya Binks among others, and we're introduced to the retirement home I think I want to go in to - Twilights. Buy it and keep it. You'll read it again.
Truly Wonderful September 12, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once again, Christina Jones has written a superb book, filled with colourful characters that absorb you immediately into their colourful world and revisting old friends, such as the fabulous, YaYa Bordello.
I couldn't wait to see how Phoebe dealt with Ben's insensitivity, and coped with the divine Rocky Lancaster living so closely to her. Their wonderful story, and that of the lovely Essie, with her birthday magic all made this an excellent read that I enjoyed from beginning to end.
Brilliant! August 25, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love the way Christina Jones includes characters from previous books so that you find out how life is treating them as well. It's almost like reading about people you know. Phoebe is jilted at the altar. At first she thinks she can never recover from the blow, but her friends are determined she will make the most of her life. In order to fill her lonely evenings Phoebe agrees to exercise her hairdressing skills at the nearby residential home - Twilights. Reminiscent of the TV series 'Waiting for God', the residents are far from at the end of their lives and the owners are awful. Phoebe makes friends with Essie - a reluctant resident with an encyclopaedic knowledge of astrology and the mystic arts. Phoebe herself has given up on all the ologies as they let her down over her wedding, but she is persuaded to give them another try. Soon she is much in demand for her astrology readings. Measnwhile, she needs to decide whether to stay in a flat she cannot afford with an upstairs neighbour - Rocky - who has just been in prison for GBH. But Rocky is not all he seems and Phoebe finds herself increasingly attracted.
This book sees the welcome return of YaYa Bordello - the drag artist from 'Heaven Sent', and the 3 Motions the undertakers. The scene at the summer fete is an absolute gem of its kind and I could see this book as a film. Only Christina Jones can get this mix of magic and eccentric characters right. Her books go from strength to strength and are a joy to read.
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