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Twenties Girl
Audiobook available · 15 hr 5 min
Lara Lington’s business is struggling and her boyfriend has left. Now her great-aunt Sadie has died, but that doesn’t stop her turning up as a young flapper with a missing necklace on her mind. Lara has to help find it before Sadie will leave her alone.
From the author’s blurb
“Lara’s got enough problems of her own.”Read the full description at Sophie Kinsella, official synopsis
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What makes it funny?
Before the ghost even appears, Lara has a gift for explaining away her own behavior. She tells herself that lying protects her parents, then counts seven lies told during a brief visit. Readers in book groups describe laughing and crying at this one.
The comedy at work
Sadie is audible to Lara alone, so Lara has to manage demands that nobody else can hear. Sadie’s insistence on getting her way puts Lara in embarrassing situations; Lara’s inner explanations give those situations another comic angle.
Try this if…
For readers who enjoy a narrator who fools herself, romance and an affectionate family story. The ghost’s younger self gives Lara a chance to discover the life she knew little about.
Good to know
Death, a family funeral and a painful breakup are part of the setup. The ghost story includes affection and grief alongside its embarrassing encounters.
A few distinguishing details
- A demanding flapper ghost and a missing necklace
- Lara keeps count of the lies she tells her parents
More funny romantic comedy
Sources & further reading
- Twenties Girl — Penguin Random House
Publisher
- Twenties Girl (Unabridged) — Apple Books
Book information
- Publishers Weekly review: Twenties Girl
Review
- Reader discussion: Twenties Girl
Reader discussion
- Bookreporter: Twenties Girl excerpt and edition details
Book information
- Sophie Kinsella: Twenties Girl
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