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LONDON “A city of eight million people. Eight million lives. Eight million stories. This is just one of them”

We first came across this book via Books on the Underground, an organisation that does just what it says – a couple of book lovers plant top books on the tube in London for people to find, read and then return for the next person. It’s like an informal library. “We are not an official TFL endorsed project, we are a not-for-profit organisation run solely by a pair of London book lovers“. Great stuff!

Well, this kind of book is what TripFiction is all about! Sunny, the young protagonist, over a period of 12 or so hours is intent on catching up with her boyfriend Mark, who is particularly adept at giving her the slip….and now, that she has been sent a photo of him kissing another girl, well, that just seals her determination.

It is her colourful journey around the capital that brings the nocturnal life of the metropolis to vibrant life. She slips from North London right down to Crystal Palace (and how much fiction is set in this part of South London we wonder), and then moves across town to Clapham, Camden, Chelsea, Soho, Shoredich and more, still in hot pursuit of her lothario. Only she has teamed up with two rather handsome French brothers, Vic and Jean-Luc who make sure she gets to any given destination dictated of course by Mark’s whereabouts. On the way she picks up a broom (don’t ask) and this too accompanies her as she heads via clubs and pubs, raves and rants (and radgies – ‘The hoodies. The Rude Boys. The bruvvas” – who soon find themselves without their bikes after a few light fingers lift them to catch a bus, a justifiable decision in light of an earlier encounter in the evening).

And it is at the South Bank, that the denouement comes.

This is a wonderful tour around London in the company of a very sassy young Sunny. Each area has a few gems. the reader can glean more about its individual history, which is just a lovely way to find out a bit more about the city…. Until the 16th century Soho was full of sheep and cows and Henry VIII converted it into a royal park, for example; Dalston takes its name from Deorlaf’s Tun (tun being an ancient word for farm); and Shoreditch was originally Sewer’s Ditch but saw the first ever playhouse in England built there in 1576… at a time when it was home to French Silk Weavers, subsequently reclaimed by theatre folk.

This is certainly a top candidate for some literary wanderlust around London.


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London Belongs to Us Sarra Manning Books Reviews

*Review posted on Mundie Moms on 12/3/2016*
I must admit that I love Sarra's stories. She hits that right combination of romance, sweet and a deeper message than you'd expect. I loved her YA story, Adorkable (link to MM's review), and I adored You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (link to MM's Grown-Up Book Reviews)

Sunny is a girl, who is unsure of what she wants. She's flattered by her boyfriend, who comes from a richer side of London. She thinks she is in love. Maybe. And she's even considering losing her virginity to him. But, this isn't a will-she-won't-she story (honestly, those books bore me perhaps because I'm an adult). Instead, it's a cleverly plotted tale of a girl from a diverse part of London, who isn't quite sure what she wants.

As usual in a Sarra' story, the secondary characters are as well thought out as the primary ones. I adored the entire cast of characters, because they made such perfect sense alongside Sunny. The French cousins, the Godards (as they are collectively referenced) were my favorites. They had a knack for popping up just when Sunny needed help. Her extended family also plays an important role and the scene with her uncle rings so very true that it made me miss my own uncle so much.

The plot unfolds as a timeline of Sunny's adventures all over London neighborhoods while she is busy chasing down that no-good boyfriend of hers. London plays a huge role in this story, and the gorgeously described locations only made me want to plan a visit sooner rather than later.

This story made me remember a number of late night/early morning shenanigans in my twenties. A lot can happen in 12 hours, right? Sunny discovers a lot about herself, a little about her friends (including supposed enemies) and much more about that boyfriend of hers. If this were turned into a movie or a TV series, it would be a must-see for me. If you like Brit contemps, rom-coms, John Hughes-style/ "Mean Girls"-type movies, then add this to your TBR.
I liked it because I love Sarra Manning but I would've been vastly disappointed if this were a new author.
Standalone
Sunshine's POV

Sunny finds out at a picnic that her boyfriend, Mark, has cheated on her. She doesn't believe it and leaves to go find him. It's about the adventures Sunny and her French companions have while they try to track down Mark. Sunny changes from the insecure doormat girl to the strong cool girl everyone loves. You know, it's the whole phoenix thing... rising up from the ashes... yada yada yada
LONDON “A city of eight million people. Eight million lives. Eight million stories. This is just one of them”

We first came across this book via Books on the Underground, an organisation that does just what it says – a couple of book lovers plant top books on the tube in London for people to find, read and then return for the next person. It’s like an informal library. “We are not an official TFL endorsed project, we are a not-for-profit organisation run solely by a pair of London book lovers“. Great stuff!

Well, this kind of book is what TripFiction is all about! Sunny, the young protagonist, over a period of 12 or so hours is intent on catching up with her boyfriend Mark, who is particularly adept at giving her the slip….and now, that she has been sent a photo of him kissing another girl, well, that just seals her determination.

It is her colourful journey around the capital that brings the nocturnal life of the metropolis to vibrant life. She slips from North London right down to Crystal Palace (and how much fiction is set in this part of South London we wonder), and then moves across town to Clapham, Camden, Chelsea, Soho, Shoredich and more, still in hot pursuit of her lothario. Only she has teamed up with two rather handsome French brothers, Vic and Jean-Luc who make sure she gets to any given destination dictated of course by Mark’s whereabouts. On the way she picks up a broom (don’t ask) and this too accompanies her as she heads via clubs and pubs, raves and rants (and radgies – ‘The hoodies. The Rude Boys. The bruvvas” – who soon find themselves without their bikes after a few light fingers lift them to catch a bus, a justifiable decision in light of an earlier encounter in the evening).

And it is at the South Bank, that the denouement comes.

This is a wonderful tour around London in the company of a very sassy young Sunny. Each area has a few gems. the reader can glean more about its individual history, which is just a lovely way to find out a bit more about the city…. Until the 16th century Soho was full of sheep and cows and Henry VIII converted it into a royal park, for example; Dalston takes its name from Deorlaf’s Tun (tun being an ancient word for farm); and Shoreditch was originally Sewer’s Ditch but saw the first ever playhouse in England built there in 1576… at a time when it was home to French Silk Weavers, subsequently reclaimed by theatre folk.

This is certainly a top candidate for some literary wanderlust around London.