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Hens Dancing
Hens Dancing
Author: Raffaella Barker
Hilarity and tenderness abound in this novel narrated in pages torn from the diary of one Venetia Summers, a thirty-something divorced mother of three who resides in rural England and is owner of, among other things, controlling shares in her ex-husband’s pet mortuary and numerous pairs of oddly colored Wellingtons. — While Venetia’s ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385721820
ISBN-10: 038572182X
Publication Date: 4/9/2002
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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heartinthehighlands avatar reviewed Hens Dancing on + 54 more book reviews
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answer - 'chick to chick' - have to read just about the whole book before you found out that the title is a child's riddle. Very cute book. Really really enjoyed it. She is a bit caustic. It feels much more like a nonfiction that fiction story. Her struggles with her ex-husband and his wife. Her day to day life with three young children. I really didn't want to put it down. And I'm looking forward to reading the sequel. I just about never like diary style books. But this is the exception to the rule.
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This book is an entertaining trip through the life of a single mother of three living in rural England. It is full of interesting and colorful characters, the joys and frustrations of overseeing the lives of three young children, and the work involved in maintaining a household, and her own sanity. I am currently reading Summertime, which is the follow-up to Hens Dancing, and am finding it to be another wonderful escape into Venetia Summers life. These books make me wonder how we all survive those years of our children growing up, and yet, somehow, with humor, good friends, and an occasional gin and tonic Venetia manages to do just that, and find love in the process
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really a fun read - she is witty and makes you LOL! I enjoyed it :)
ophelia0x0 avatar reviewed Hens Dancing on + 2 more book reviews
I read this book once every six months to remind myself that all perfect mom's inner monologues might surprise us!
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This style of book was a big departure for me...but having grown up in Norfolk like the author I was curious..and not dissapointed..she delivers...its eclectic and funny and the characters are well drawn and very human and it made me feel good...good enough that I also read the second book in this series Summertime.

this writer is much in the same vein as
Rachel Johnson
Daisy Waugh
and
Hester Browne


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