Shake

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January 1967: stuck in a Welsh seaside town, seventeen-year-old Lily Tempest longs to break free. Her mother Melody s ambitions for her daughters are summed up in one word: marriage. But Lily would rather die first. Instead she goads her sisters into reaching for far more that they want for themselves with comic but also dark and dangerous results. As winter slides towards the summer of love however, Lily becomes increasingly aware that to leave will mean permanent exile.

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This is a comedy with dark undertones, and Roberts captures the mundanity of small-town life and the excitement of sexual awakening superbly Observer, 26/6/05 - Observer

Heartbreaking, nostalgic and funny Daily Express, 21/6/05 - Daily Express

Do you remember the Swinging Sixties If you do, you ll love Yvonne Roberts witty novel Shake! Prima, Aug 2004 - Prima

Author Bio

Yvonne Roberts grew up in Pakistan in the 1950s. She won the Young Journalist of the Year Award in 1971, and has since worked in television and for several newspapers including The Sunday Times and the Observer.