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Pages for You |  | Author: Sylvia Brownrigg
Publisher: Picador
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 12277
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0330484621
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780330484626
ASIN: 0330484621
Publication Date: April 26, 2002
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Sylvia Brownrigg's Pages for You is the story of a sentimental, sensual education, a love affair between a student and a teacher--all blushes, kisses, books and poetry. Flannery is just 17 and a first-year student at an American university; Anne, a lecturer, is 28: "wise, well-travelled, sophisticated". Flannery sees this red-haired, red-lipped goddess drinking coffee in a diner, wearing "pointed, pretty, argumentative boots", and is immediately smitten. Her dreams begin to taunt her with a "bawdy vividness", and much to her surprise the dreams become a reality, when Anne returns her affections. The story is beautifully paced, in small, concise chapters, each capturing a moment in an intense emotional experience. The prose is lyrical and a little gauche, mirroring Flannery's youth and her enthusiasm for literature--she is a poet in the making, and her heartfelt narration of her own story reflects that. If Desdemona loved Othello partly for his stories, than Flannery loves Anne partly for the content of her bookshelves. The novel is lush with sensation and impression; a recognition of the physical passion that the two women share: If doubt had smouldered in Anne at first, the sex extinguished it ... Her questions were silenced by their pleasure calls, and the smoothness and the fluidity of their limbs together calmed her. The novel is intimate and romantic, vivid as the "passionate hot fall of the autumn leaves with their brilliant reds, yellows and golds". --Eithne Farry
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 simply could nt put it down July 15, 2010
marie
I bought pages for you as a companion on a trip to london. Once i started to read it i could nt put it down. Its a perfect balance of everything i enjoy in a story,romance,drama and true to life. Its one of the only books in a long time that i read within hours.
Well written with a perfect ending. Although i am already looking for another book as an old interest in reading has been re-awakend in me. Many thanks to the author this book was a true pleasure to read.
 Pages for You June 14, 2010
Josephine Jaffray (UK)
This was an easy read and quite entertaining at times, but very shallow. It felt like an indulgence on the part of the author, remembering a time, I expect we all have had, of that besotted first love. I have to congratulate her on her description of lesbian sex and was surprised and disappointed to learn that she herself is not lesbian.
The writing is poor, depending on strings of adjectives and adverbs rather than taking time to choose good phrases or set a scene with care. It did seem to improve towards the end, or was that me past caring?
just what i needed May 30, 2010
Ms. A. L. Adcock (northampton ,uk)
i must say this book was just what i was looking for when it comes the a lesbian romance , in most ways both the characters reminded me and of me and past relationships , it is a warm a heart felt romantic , and is the first book i did'nt want to put down , i am now on the look out for another book in that similar way of writing and story telling !!!! great book i do recommend
Stands head and shoulders above most other lesbian fiction. February 25, 2010
natasha snaps
I don't usually write reviews, but in the case of Sylvia Brownrigg's novel, Pages For You, I felt compelled to, for the simple reason that this book is far better than - dare I say it - all other "lesbian romance" themed novels I have read. Indeed, one of the reasons I was so struck by this book was it's originality, and the way it stood out from other novels.
As a young, bisexual woman, I often find myself looking for lesbian fiction, though more often than not find myself reading largely mediocre, predictable and very cheesy novels (with the exception of novels such as Girl Walking Backwards by Bett Williams, another novel that I feel is superior to most gay fiction). Whilst the story of Pages For You isn't revolutionary - college student falls in love with her lecturer - the way it is written is passionate, charming and engaging, and makes for a brilliant read. And the way the book is structured into short chapters, 5 or 6 pages at most, makes the whole story more intense. Moreover, the characters of Flannery and Anne are well established early on in the book, and there is continuity throughout; personally, I find nothing more annoying than finding myself muttering, "she'd never do that..." etc, which is never the case with Brownrigg's novel.
At the risk of giving too much away, I won't say much more, simply that there really aren't enough good things I can say about this book. I'm normally not one for romance novels, but Pages For You is one of the rare cases where I can honestly say I was sad to get to the end. I hope to read more from Brownrigg in this genre in the future.
5/5
Left me lukewarm if anything. January 2, 2010
cassadaga (London)
While I don't consider this book rubbish in any way, I have a hard time understanding why it has gotten so many raving reviews.
I think I felt connected to the characters in one instance, and that was during the trip to Florida as I thought Flannery's feelings towards Anne at that point were being described very vividly and realistically. In all other parts of this story I didn't feel emotionally connected to any of them. I didn't feel disappointed when Flannery was, I didn't feel happy when she was, and I didn't feel the warm buzz you are supposed to feel when reading a truly great love story.
While there were some parts of this book I enjoyed, I definitely wouldn't give it more than three. I think there are far better love stories out there, like "Jane Eyre" for instance, and I would read them instead.
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