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An Absolute Scandal

Author: Penny Vincenzi
Publisher: Headline Review
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3643

Media: Paperback
Pages: 912
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 2.3

ISBN: 0755336801
EAN: 9780755336807
ASIN: 0755336801

Publication Date: March 20, 2008
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Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

I liked it !! July 14, 2008
I greatly enjoyed this. It's nice to have some light reading from time to time and PV's are always easy reading. I liked it a lot. You do end up sympathising with some, especially poor Catherine. The end seemed rushed into the final 80 or so pages but I'd still recommend it.

3 out of 5 stars

How dragged out can you get ...... June 11, 2008
Subject, Lloyds was interesting to me as many of my clients were then caught out, lost their large homes & refreshingly discovered that 'big' was not necessarily 'beautiful' ! The copy reader failed in several areas - but I became tired of sections that started 'she' this and 'she' that - a few paragraphs on you could establish which 'she' was referred to. I thought it was unecessarily drawn out, could have been more 'gutsy' if about 1/3 shorter, removing many needless conversations. This is the 1st PV book I've read, not in a hurry to read another.

2 out of 5 stars

Not her best June 9, 2008
Oh dear, I do agree with Booklover. I'm a great PV fan because of the escapism, the Britishness, the wonderful romantic scenes and the authentic mentions of Barbados where I live, but this was really not her best. The ending was too serendipitous, and the characters too alike, I became quite confused and had to keep on checking the cast of characters.I lioke her characterisation of women but its a bit unreal that every wife who takes a lover finds an honourable understanding sexy upstanding man who loves her madly...too unbelievable.

However, if you are a PV fan you'll not regret reading it, or stop being a fan.

2 out of 5 stars

Long winded and very disappointing May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have never read one of Penny Vincenzi's books before and I won't bother again. It was like a murder mystery (or suicide mystery) that never happened. This business with Lloyds was totally pointless. What was the outcome of that? What about that chap who organised the meeting in the first place (George Meyer). He disappeared as did many other characters, all of who we had to get to know during the book and keep referring to the long list of who the characters were to keep track of things. It was a great let down. I was really annoyed at the end. I was expecting to find something like Elizabeth and Simon had planned his disappearance or that woman at the end who turned up at Court had been plotting with Simon. What a complete let down. And where were all these women that Simon was supposed to have had affairs with? It was all consumed with suggestions that something interesting was going to happen when it didn't.

5 out of 5 stars

Penny Vins Best Yet !!! May 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Hi I love her as a writer and this has masses of suspense for each character. Starting gently it introduces the cast and I loved the ending! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and 5 friends were reading it at the same time and loved it too!