Review: London in the 80s
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
This is an interesting and well written book set in London during the 1980s. Sam, a New Zealander escaping a recent traumatic past, lands in London to meet up with her best friend Laura. At first sight Laura is a lively, carefree, party girl who everyone is instantly attracted to. Laura is obsessed with David Bowie and constantly fantasizes about him, telling everyone that she has a secret relationship with him. Sam doesn't believe Laura has ever met David Bowie and worries that Laura is becoming psychotic and fractures start to appear in their relationship at a time when Sam also needs support to get over her recent problems.The story is set against a backdrop of 1980s Britain when Maggie Thatcher was Prime Minister and Prince Charles was dating a girl who worked in the kindergarten across the road from Sam and Laura's flat. Sam's fledgling career as a photographer starts in London as she roams the streets looking for interesting images and the book ends with Sam, again visiting London to attend a retrospective of her work, reflecting back on the events of her youth and whether she could have acted any differently to prevent the events that irrevocably changed hers and Laura lives.I received this ebook free through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.