![]() ![]() ![]() But what makes a good retelling is a bit of a puzzle. You lost me when you put the Boston landmark steaming teakettle in Kenmore instead of Scollay Square, lady, and you lost me and ran off without me when you insisted that a character "spoke like she was from the nineteenth century" for no other reason than to excuse the stilted language you were shoving in her mouth). I love a riff on a classic story if it's done well (for example, The Girls at the Kingfisher Club), but it's absolute nails on a chalkboard if done poorly (I know I keep ripping on this one, but man, I hate The Family Fortune a lot. Retellings are the blessing and the curse of my reading life. Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge: A book that takes place during summer. You're My Best Friend - I Hate You! (1994)įriends, Enemies and Other Tiny Problems (2003)Ī version of this review appeared on my blog, drinkingandink. After writing another non-fiction title, You’re My Best Friend, I Hate You! (available from Puffin), Rosie turned to fiction. Staying Cool, Surviving School was her first book, published by Piccadilly Press in 1993. Rosie Rushton began her career as a feature writer for a local paper. ![]()
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