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The Archers
Oct 9, 2024 9:16 PM

Author:Joanna Toye,Stella Gonet

The Archers

For over fifty years, Britain's most popular radio drama has captured the imagination of listeners throughout the country. Ambridge and its residents have been constant companions to millions throughout the highs and lows of five successive decades. Covering the years 1968 to 1986, Joanna Toye's novel follows the fortunes of Dan and Doris's grandchildren, as they search for happiness and love in the changing world of the 70s and early 80s. Jennifer's struggles as an unmarried mother look to be over with marriage to the gorgeous Roger, but a happy ending is not to be. Lilian has her share of tragedy with the death of her first husband Nick and illness of her second, Ralph. There is happiness for Shula, though, with new-found love Mark Hebden and Tony is lucky to meet Pat.

Reviews

Raquel Cassidy... reads the narrative with a sense of underlying menace, laying on the atmosphere and spookiness throughout the adventure, and doing a fine job of capturing the nuances and personalities of the TARDIS crew

—— www.hertsad.co.uk

The tale is breathless... works up a gallop

—— Observer

Funny, readable and filled with proper gossip. Most importantly, it's a perceptive and tenacious look at what it was really like to be a girl among the blokes in that era

—— Alexandra Heminsley , The New Review, Independent on Sunday

Wener charts the story of her rise from suburban schoolgirl to 1990s pin-up with Indie group Sleeper. Her tone is warm, funny and self-deprecating - and she's not afraid to prick a few egos along the way

—— Daily Mirror

An amusing insight into the banality of band life, and a cautionary tale about the cost of getting what you always wanted

—— The Quietus

Teen love, bad haircuts, great music and laugh-out-loud memories

—— Fearne Cotton

(This week Sam has been) laughing, crying and over-identifying with Louise Wener's hilarious memoir, Different For Girls

—— Sam Baker - Editor of Red Magazine

Thoroughly entertaining

—— Record Collector
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