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Claire Rayner (1931–2010)

Autor/a de The Rand McNally Atlas of the Body and Mind

96+ obres 674 Membres 7 Ressenyes

Sobre l'autor

Journalist, author and social campaigner Claire Rayner was born in London, England on January 22, 1931. She trained as a nurse at the Royal Northern Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a midwife. She was considered an authority on child care and medical subjects and wrote numerous articles and mostra'n més books on such topics as sex education, home nursing, and family health. She also wrote fiction novels including the Poppy Chronicles, the Performers series, the Dr. George Barnabas Mystery series, and the Quentin Quartet series. As a journalist, she wrote an agony column and contributed to newspapers, magazines, and medical journals. In 1996, she received an OBE for her service to women's and health issues. She died on October 11, 2010 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Claire Rayner

Gower Street (1972) 45 exemplars
First Blood (1993) 27 exemplars
The Body Book (1978) 23 exemplars
Atlas of the Body & Mind (1976) — Editor — 22 exemplars
Third Degree (1995) 22 exemplars
The Enduring Years (1981) 19 exemplars
The Haymarket (1974) 18 exemplars
How Did I Get Here from There? (2003) 17 exemplars
La mente humana (1985) 17 exemplars
Soho Square (1976) 16 exemplars
Fourth Attempt (1996) 15 exemplars
Paddington Green (1975) 14 exemplars
Second Opinion (1994) 13 exemplars
Charing Cross (1979) 11 exemplars
The Strand (1981) 11 exemplars
The Enduring Years (1981) 11 exemplars
Jubilee (1987) 10 exemplars
Bedford Row (1977) 10 exemplars
Blitz (1990) 9 exemplars
Long Acre (1980) 9 exemplars
London Lodgings (1994) 8 exemplars
Flapper (1989) 8 exemplars
Flanders (1988) 8 exemplars
The Virus Man (1985) 7 exemplars
The House on the Fen (1982) 7 exemplars
Maddie (1988) 7 exemplars
Chelsea Reach (1983) 7 exemplars
Shaftesbury Avenue (1983) 6 exemplars
Postscripts (1991) 6 exemplars
Lunching at Laura's (1987) 5 exemplars
Sisters (1785) 5 exemplars
The Getting Better Book (1985) 5 exemplars
Clinical judgements (1989) 5 exemplars
Höhere Gewalt (2000) 4 exemplars
Piccadilly (1621) 4 exemplars
The Private Wing (1992) 4 exemplars
Sixties (1992) 4 exemplars
The don't spoil your body book (1989) 4 exemplars
Festival (1991) 4 exemplars
Family Chorus (1984) 4 exemplars
Blanker Hass (2002) 3 exemplars
El cuerpo humano (1985) 3 exemplars
The Legacy & The Inheritance (1899) 3 exemplars
De mensenmakers (1991) 3 exemplars
Lifeguide (1980) 3 exemplars
Fifth Member (1997) 3 exemplars
Death on the Table (1996) 2 exemplars
Life and love and everything (1993) 2 exemplars
The Burning Summer (1987) 2 exemplars
Child Care (Made Simple Books) (1973) 2 exemplars
The shy person's book (1974) 2 exemplars
Family Feelings (1977) 2 exemplars
Paying guests (1995) 2 exemplars
The Inheritance (1998) 2 exemplars
Woman (1986) 2 exemplars
The lonely one (1995) 1 exemplars
About Sex (1972) 1 exemplars
Moving on from Depression (2006) 1 exemplars
Intill tredje led (1980) 1 exemplars
Mord im OP: Kriminalroman (1986) 1 exemplars
The Baby Factory (1970) 1 exemplars
Childrens Ward 1 exemplars
Shall I be a nurse? (1967) 1 exemplars
Baby and Young Child Care (1981) 1 exemplars
A Time to Heal (1992) 1 exemplars
Nurse in the Sun (1994) 1 exemplars
Related to Sex (1979) 1 exemplars
Family Circus 1 exemplars
The Hive (1967) 1 exemplars
Legacy (Charnwood Library) (1998) 1 exemplars
Cottage Hospital (1993) 1 exemplars
Covent Garden (1978) 1 exemplars
The final year (1968) 1 exemplars
Dangerous things (1993) 1 exemplars
Getting Ready for Childbirth (1985) 1 exemplars
A starch of aprons (1990) 1 exemplars
Dat ben jij 1 exemplars

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The story continues, with the second book as good as the first, perhaps even better. "The Haymarket" continues the "Gower Street" story of Abel Lackland and Lilith Lucas, who have gone their separate ways, but their lives are still entwined, thanks to Abel's son Jonah and Lilith's daughter Celia. Once again, Dorothea (now Abel's wife) plays a part in the story, as does their daughter Abby.

With the first book, I was entertained by the story and characters, with this one, I got more involved and could feel empathy for the characters: Abel, who couldn't let go of his feelings for Lilith, Dorothea, who gave all her affection to her son to make up for her husband's rejection, Jonah, who got too little love from his father and too much from his mother, Celia, who suffered so much emotional abuse from her callous mother.... and then there was Abby, a teenage girl in love with a man more than twice her age.

Two scenes that stuck in my mind (and I won't go into detail and be a spoiler) were the confrontation between Lilith and Dorothea over Jonah, where the differences in their personalities was so profound and, towards the end of the novel, where Lilith wants to make her aware of the hold she still has over Abel, and now Jonah as well, leading to a dramatic conclusion.

The same goes for another scene, this time between Lilith and her daughter, where Celia finds the courage to stand up to her heartless mother and assert her independence.

This book, along with the first, needs to become a movie. Why that hasn't all ready happened, I can't figure out, especially with the British love for historical series and romances.

I just want to end by saying that, while I read a few of the later books in the series, they didn't capture my interest like the first two,. which explains why I can't remember much about them. What I do remember is that they lost something special that the first two had.
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EmeraldAngel | Jun 3, 2021 |
Another book that I read way back but stayed with me. I never forgot the story of street urchins Abel Lackland and Lilith Lucas and who they grew up to be. I didn't forget Jesse or poor Dorothea, suffering from a terrible case of unrequited love; if only she had looked elsewhere, she might have found a HEA, instead of scheming to get the man she loved, hoping he'd grow to love her in time (so pathetic in its desperation).

Why this novel, and the next one in the series ("The Haymarket") were never made into a movie or miniseries really puzzles me. What actress wouldn't jump at the chance to play Lilith Lucas! She's hardly the typical heroine (a far cry from it) but, despite her selfishness and heartless attitude, there's no doubt she's entertaining to read about, not one dull scene where she's the star. And not one dull page in this book!… (més)
 
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EmeraldAngel | Jun 3, 2021 |
This was the last of the series that I remember and the last that held my interest. I wouldn't give it the top rating I gave the first two, but I would recommend it to anyone who read them as this third one sees the tragic heroine Celia get quite a revenge on her villainess mother, Lilith. It's worth reading just for that.
 
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EmeraldAngel | Jun 3, 2021 |
Like many UK residents I was aware of Claire Rayner primarily as an agony aunt on TV-am in the late 1980s and early 1990s where she gave out advice on a variety of emotional issues in the manner of an all knowing kindly old aunt. I discovered this book recently as my child of eleven years was being taught about the effects of smoking and alcohol at school and I wanted to help find a non-threatening way of handling this delicate and sensitive subject in order to show the negative effects but not to sound patronising and preachy. I think I was doing a good job, but this book handles the subject excellently and I was most pleased with it indeed. I recommend it to parents highly and will be reading it shortly with my eight year old too!… (més)
 
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Sylak | Jan 22, 2013 |

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Obres
96
També de
2
Membres
674
Popularitat
#37,468
Valoració
½ 3.5
Ressenyes
7
ISBN
394
Llengües
6

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