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Getting Over It

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Getting Over It Anna Maxted Regan Books, 2001 240 pages average review: Reviews: This gets: a from tricia: Most 20-somethings don't spend too much time worrying about their parents dying, but that's just what happens to Helen. After her dad dies, she tries to cope with her own grief and her mother's despair. Not a happy way to start a novel, but Anna Maxted seems to tackle some serious issues in her novels, and it's a little more interesting than the frivolous novels by some of her contemporaries. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't some frivolity in "Getting Over It"; Helen struggles to get over a crappy relationship, flirts with a nice boy and deals with some nasty friends. But some other serious issues do come up, and you'll find yourself wondering how you would deal with similar situations. From the back cover: Helen Bradshaw isn't exactly living out her dreams. She's a lowly assistant editor at GirlTime magazine, she drives an ancient Toyota, and she has a history of choosing men who fall several thousand feet below acceptable boyfriend standard. Not to mention that she shares an apartment with a scruffy, tactless roommate, her best girlfriends are a little too perfect, and the most affectionate male in her life -- her cat, Fatboy -- occasionally pees in her underwear drawer. Then Helen gets the telephone call she least expects: Her father has had a massive heart attack. Initially brushing off his death as merely an interruption in her already chaotic life (they were never very close, after all), Helen is surprised to find everything else starting to crumble around her. Her pushy mother is coming apart at the seams, a close friend might be heading toward tragedy, and, after the tequila incident, it looks as though Tom the vet will be sticking with Dalmatians. Turns out getting over it isn't going to be quite as easy as she thought. eryka.com scale: So good you just can't stand it. Almost that good. Sort of good. Generally a waste of time. Destined for the recycler. If you'd like to review this book, or another, click here Similar books by category: fiction from the UK | women writers Go home | Go to reviews home © 2002 eryka.com. All rights reserved.