- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: UK General Books; Quick Reads ed edition (May 15 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007331444
- ISBN-13: 978-0007331444
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 82 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #187,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Cathy Kelly: She writes genuinely compelling stories with a sharp eye for detail and character.' Irish Mail on Sunday 'Kelly has an uncanny knack of drawing you in to each of her characters, emotionally attaching you to their journeys !'RTE Guide A must for Kelly's many fans; a warm, moving read ' Daily Mail 'An upbeat and diverting tale skilfully told!Kelly knows what her readers want and consistently delivers.' Sunday Independent 'Kelly explores infidelity with searing honesty!I couldn't stop reading' Louise Bagshaw, Daily Mail 'Wise, warm, compassionate, full of characters that I loved and identified with, it's like having a great gossip with your best friends. Her best book yet.' Marian Keyes 'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay - presents a picture of the lives of Irish women which, like all good fiction, brings the truth into sharp relief' Irish Independent 'Engaging reading for these recessionary times' Irish Times 'Kelly reels you into this addictive tale' Woman & Home
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An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of our bestselling authors Sometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the sun. For Anthony and Carole, a week in a lovely Greek hotel has helped them mend the cracks in their marriage. For widowed Jessica, it's the longest she's ever gone without visiting her beloved husband's grave. However when the flight doesn't go according to plan, they are each forced to face up to the very things they have been avoiding for so long. By the time they land, they have learnt important life lessons about themselves and each other which change them forever.
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You Can't Really Go Wrong With the Quick Reads Series, Well I Used to Think That, April 22 2011
By James N Simpson - Published on Amazon.com
For the most part, you can't go wrong with the Quick Reads series of stand alone short stories. They all only cost a couple of dollars each, so even with an average story you still end with a feeling of, well I guess it was worth the next to nothing amount of money I paid for it. Not so with The Perfect Holiday. This one's so bad, you'll wish you'd spent your small change on a can of Coke or something instead. The basic plot of the Perfect Holiday revolves around an airline which goes through a disaster in the air on a return flight from Greece to the UK by some middle aged holidaying Brits. Well that sounds all right you say, well the problem is is takes page 63 (remember the entire book is only 87 pages) for the disaster in the air to start. Before this we're taken on a boring ride along with various British couples during their Greek holidays where nothing at all interesting happens other than the ridiculous notion that one woman with red hair and pale skin can lie in the sun for 2 weeks including one four hour session and not get burnt. Plus when the air disaster happens, it is pretty mild and again only lasts a few pages.
If you're unfamiliar with the Quick Reads initiative, they are books published to increase literacy levels by encouraging those who don't like to read beyond magazines and comic books, to try fiction through cheap priced (current Quick Reads all sell of the rack for under two pounds in the UK) short story length fiction and non fiction. I don't think The Perfect Holiday would encourage anyone who is trying fiction for the first time, or retrying fiction for a while, to want to keep reading other short stories or full length novels.
However don't let it put you off the Quick Reads short stories. There are some brilliant stories to be found!
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