The Time of Our Lives

The Time of Our Lives

by ImogenParker (Author)

Synopsis

It is 1953. At the Coronation party at the Palace Hotel, two lives are about to change forever. Claudia - 16, beautiful, fragile and an outsider in this small seaside town - finds herself talking to Michael, also a newcomer, who is struggling with a rocky marriage. Their instant, irresistible attraction to one another will have consequences which stretch far into the future. Against the ever changing backdrop of events ranging from grey post-war austerity to technicolour rock and roll, from Suez to the summer of love, from Bill Haley to The Beatles, from the buttoned-up glamour of the 50s to the rebellious freedom of the 60s, The Time of Our Lives is an intensely passionate love story and a captivating chronicle of the times.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 608
Edition: New
Publisher: Corgi
Published: 01 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 055215153X
ISBN 13: 9780552151535
Book Overview: A sweeping story of the passions and fashions of the 50s and 60s, charting the lives of two very different families.

Media Reviews
An original and absorbing look at post-war history and divinely readable...I wish I'd saved it for my hols. -- Kate Saunders The Times As addictive as a good soap opera...A perfect beach read. Sunday Times Full of fantastic period detail and engaging characters, with a heartbreaking love story at its centre and a sweeping narrative that captivates from first page to last. Destined to become a classic. -- Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth Deftly combines social comedy with acute observation of post-war life...Written with beguiling warmth and humanity -- Helen Dunmore I found it totally absorbing and achingly sad -- Stan Barstow
Author Bio
Imogen Parker is a former literary agent and the acclaimed author of several novels published by Black Swan. She lives on the South Coast with her husband and son.