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Eva Rice (Author)

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Publication Date: 17 Jan 2013

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS'.

Country girl Tara is whisked off to '60s London to become a star; there she is dressed, she is shown off at Chelsea parties, photographed by the best. She meets songwriters, singers, designers, and records her song. And she falls in love - with two men. Behind the buzz and excitement of her success, the bitterness between her elder sister Lucy and her friend Matilda haunts Tara. Their past friendship is broken and among the secrets and the strangeness of both their marriages, the past keeps on reappearing.

Praise for THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS: 'So good we could hardly speak' Observer. 'A delight of Nancy Mitford-esque trials and tribulations' Vogue.

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS'.

Praise for THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS: 'So good we could hardly speak' Observer. 'A delight of Nancy Mitford-esque trials and tribulations' Vogue.

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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Heron Books (17 Jan 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1780878249
ISBN-13: 978-1780878249
Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 5.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 351,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'An absolutely smashing read' Marie Claire.

'Brilliantly written, hugely engaging and full of glorious detail, this book is a must-read' Heat.

'A swoon of a read ... vintage style drips from every page' Elle.

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'I am watching the beautiful people fill the village church for Matilda's wedding. I'm waiting to sing, and don't know it but everything's about to change. Playing the piano at wild parties and the six o'clock club, warm afternoons spent lying around with Digby marvelling at the vocal range of Gene Pitney are all ahead of me. I don't know yet how hard it is to record three pop songs in three hours, or how it feels to stand on the sticky floor of the Marquee, jittering with nerves next to Inigo Wallace. And the strangest thing of all is that I don't know Cherry Merrywell yet, even though I am about to become her...' Tara Jupp - vicar's daughter, singer and occasional thief - is lured to London from Cornwall in the summer of 1962 and finds herself at the start of an extraordinary time. Within hours of her arrival, she is plunged into a brilliant new world of fashion, music and heartache, all in a city where skirts are being hitched up as fast as the past is being pulled down. Can Tara succeed while still holding on to who she really is? The Misinterpretation of Tara Jupp is a welcome return for Eva Rice, whose Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is a much loved bestseller.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable, light-hearted tale 4 April 2013

By EA

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This book starts off painting a very detailed picture of a naive country girl, a vicar's daughter no less, obsessed with horses and living with her father and myriad of siblings. They live a simple life, and enjoy the simple pleasures on offer in their village. Until one day, Tara, with her beautiful singing voice is 'discovered', and her life moves to the big city, where she meets a cast of colourful characters, and is forced to grow up, and fast.
It's an enjoyable, light-hearted tale, with lots of humour. Some of the characters are a bit too over the top to have much realism, but the book is not really about realism, and these characters create the humour, and the plot is somewhat predictable in places, but no less enjoyable for that.
My only real criticism was the length of the book - the initial scene and character setting went on a bit too long, and you do start to wonder when something will actually happen... Tara is a very likeable character though, and you will be routing for her all the way.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book! 6 Mar 2013

By J. Mills

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This is a brilliant book- it's a hefty tome, but I found myself very much caring about the protagonist. I love sagas that span a period of time, and this does that- beautifully. I read it slowly, to savour the excellence of the writing- it's moving and lyrical!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Brings another time and place vividly to life. 14 Jan 2013

By L. H. Healy TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE VOICE

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Tara Jupp and her sister Lucy, along with six other siblings, live with their widowed vicar father in his Rectory in the Cornish countryside. We learn of Tara's life growing up, the loss of her mother, her love of horses. She has a beautiful singing voice and this will be the asset that steers her life in a whole new direction. Her beautiful elder sister Lucy has a keen interest in preserving historic houses and their contents. Tara becomes acquainted with the owner of Trellanack, a large old house in Cornwall near her home, and the owner asks if Tara and Lucy would befriend her daughter Matilda. The friendship and events between these three girls will shape their lives.

Tara is our first-person narrator throughout; from her carefree days spent riding horses to the moment she enters a recording studio in London, we are there to experience the dramatic changes in her life with her.

Tara and Lucy experience first-hand the excitement of the early sixties in London; the world of famous models, photographers and hit music makers, the new fashions and the `in' places to see and be seen.

This is an enjoyable, atmospheric and engaging read that brings another time and place vividly to life. The writing is warm and witty and the characters, especially Tara, are charming and come to life as you read; you feel part of the journey, spirited back to the sixties with Tara and Lucy as they grow up, fall in love, leave their familiar surroundings to take on the world and follow their dreams.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait! 23 Sep 2013

By Anne Moore

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Sigh! I have just finished reading this after what was a very long wait (I thought Eva Rice had disappeared of the face of the planet!) especially as this book was meant to have been released a couple of years ago as 'Dragonfly Summer'. I absolutely loved 'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets', which I consider to be a classic and can't remember how many times I have read. 'Misinterpretation' took longer to get into than 'Lost Art', but I loved all the characters and the real feel of the age. Most of all it was lovely to meet Inigo again.
Please don't leave it too long, Eva, until your next book ;)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I can't help it... I just love Eva Rice! 21 Sep 2013

By Rebecski

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I fell in love with Eva Rice's writing after coming across 'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets' in my school library several years ago, and I was pleased that this book was just as charming and quirky as its predecessor (and I loved that Inigo, Charlotte and Penelope were back in this book too). The lead character is utterly likeable, as is her older sister Lucy and the rest of the Jupp clan. I completely agree with the author that romances are best set before the invention of mobiles and internet, and this is just such a sweet coming of age story set in the 60s and is intelligently written. I've also read 'butterfly sting' and 'standing room only' which are good, but I really hope that the author writes some more books set in the 50s/60s.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just wonderful 1 Aug 2013

By julia

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A well written, beautiful, moving, delicious treat of a book. I just loved it and was loath to finish it. I do hope there will be another.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An easy read 20 Feb 2013

By By Norfolk reader

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As someone who remembers the 60s I was really looking forward to reading this book.it was enjoyable but for me it was a bit lightweight.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable read. 27 Jan 2013

By Emily

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Nice little story. Enjoyed how individual all the characters were. Good historical fiction. Very interesting seeing what it was like behind the glitz and glam of being famous and seeing the characters going back to their roots and to what was truly important to them.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment.

I've been waiting for this book for years since reading and falling hard for The Lost Art. I'm so disappointed with Tara Jupp that I could weep. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a disappointment

After reading The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets I thought this book would be just as incredible, however it was a bit of a disappointment and the characters were not as real from the... Read more

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I'd looked forward to the release of this book (wholly because lost art is a favourite of mine). Sadly though it just never captured me, even after I'd left it aside and gone back... Read more

Published 6 months ago by M. Millar

2.0 out of 5 stars I tried to like it, it killed me with boredom

Like many people who had read The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, I had long been looking forward to reading Rice's next offering. Read more

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