The Generation Game
May 2020 · Legend Press Ltd
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"An extraordinary story... she writes with warmth, lovely earthy detail and a pathos which keeps a lump lodged in the throat."— The Daily Mail
Philippa Smith is in her forties and has a beautiful newborn baby girl. She also has no husband, and nowhere to turn. So she turns to the only place she knows: the beginning.
Retracing her life, she confronts the daily obstacles, historic events, and even TV shows that shaped her very existence. From the tragedy of her childhood abandonment, to the astonishing accomplishments of those close to her, Philippa learns of the sacrifices others chose to make, and the outcome of buried secrets.
What Philippa eventually discovers is a celebration of life, love, and the golden era of television—a reflection of everyday people, in not so everyday situations.
"A powerful first novel."—Katie Fforde, author of A Rose Petal Summer
"Bold, warm, rich, amusing...sits well alongside more established authors like Kate Atkinson's Behind the Scenes at the Museum."— Hello Magazine
"A warm, moving, wonderful read."—Wendy Holden, author of The Royal Governess
Philippa Smith is in her forties and has a beautiful newborn baby girl. She also has no husband, and nowhere to turn. So she turns to the only place she knows: the beginning.
Retracing her life, she confronts the daily obstacles, historic events, and even TV shows that shaped her very existence. From the tragedy of her childhood abandonment, to the astonishing accomplishments of those close to her, Philippa learns of the sacrifices others chose to make, and the outcome of buried secrets.
What Philippa eventually discovers is a celebration of life, love, and the golden era of television—a reflection of everyday people, in not so everyday situations.
"A powerful first novel."—Katie Fforde, author of A Rose Petal Summer
"Bold, warm, rich, amusing...sits well alongside more established authors like Kate Atkinson's Behind the Scenes at the Museum."— Hello Magazine
"A warm, moving, wonderful read."—Wendy Holden, author of The Royal Governess
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Robin Feast
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November 18, 2018
Heart rending yet uplifting too. Sophie is an amazing writer: Didn't she do well.
About the author
Sophie Duffy is the author of The Generation Game (2011), The Holey Life (2012), Bright Stars (2015) and Betsy And Lillibet (2018). Her work has won the Yeovil Literary Prize and the Luke Bitmead Bursary, and has been nominated for the Guardian Not the Booker and the Harry Bowling Prize.
She is a writer and creative writing tutor and mentor for CreativeWritingMatters, as well as an administrator for the Exeter Novel Prize and other literary competitions.
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