Maureen and The Big One
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My review -
Many
readers have delighted in the exploits of Maureen, a lady of a certain age who
can sweep into any situation leaving a chaotic wake. Here is all the humour
we've come to expect but there's so much more. I feel that in this story
Maureen takes on greater depths and the story is all the richer for it. I
laughed at her visit to the rock shop – in order to hide from another situation
she'd created. I loved her sudden discovery of a gambling addiction, her
consultation with a pseudo psychic and her ride on the ghost train. There's a
wealth of funny situations here. It's not just slapstick comedy though.
Jonathan Hill is very good at humour based on a great choice of wording. It's
clever and witty and really appeals to me.
In
this story I feel that the author has matured in his dealings with his character.
We are witness to her recollection of repressed childhood memories and of her
discovery that she will not be able to have children. We had 'the letter' in
Book 2, but there's much more here to change Maureen from 'larger than life' to
'real life' and I feel she's a better character for it. Some of the revelations
about Maureen's life are unexpected and stunningly done. Jonathan Hill can hit
harder with understatement than many can with a gush of words. This series is
going from strength to strength. I can happily take more of this! Go Maureen!
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