During the years 1996-1997 a popular tv-series called This Life were produced by the British BBC to lure over young viewers to their channel. During the spring/summer 1998 the series appeared at one of the channels at the Swedish television. Anyway, this series were about some lawyers sharing a flat in London, and I thought it was a great series. Keep in mind that I during my lifetime have thought Alf being one of the best shows ever, Roseanne being hilariously funny and that The Cosby Show was the highlight of a dull Sunay afternoon. I wonder if the shows really are so non-watchable or if it is me who has changed. Well, the point is, I think This Life was great, and was rather frustrating when the series just ended abrupt. A few weeks ago I was ordering some books from UK and spotted this book, Ralph's Party at the bestseller-list. About some people sharing a flat...in London. To be honest, I don't know if I was the primary target for this book, but without fear of jeopardizing my macho-image I will state that this book is bloody good. You will get to know Smith, the proper dull guy desperatly in love with the beauty at the top floor, Ralph, his flatmate and since years back best friend, an artist that is struggling up at mid-day to watch tv. Jem, the girl that recently moved in with the guys, and disturbs their evenings in front of the telly. On the floor above you will find Karl, the radio DJ living together with Siobhan and their dog, and at the top floor is Cheri, a beautiful man-eater. You will follow the lives of these people, and how they intervene with each other, and everything ending in Ralph's Party. Learn what life in the UK in the nineties could be like, or perhaps is? You will have a couple of evenings of great fun reading this book by Lisa Jewell.
About Lisa Jewell:
She started to write this novel after a bet at a pub, that she wouldn't be able to scribble down the first chapters of a book. Lisa were born in London and still lives there with her boyfriend. She studided art and fashion for four years and have had a variety of jobs, for example, in-house PR for a fashion company and PA for a firm of Jermyn Stree shirt-makers. Lisa Jewell is thirty years old and this is her first novel.
