A Sky Painted Gold - a gloriously sun-drenched coming-of-age story for fans of THE GREAT GATSBY

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The dialogue between Lou and Robert is as sparkling as champagne. . ..The happy ending is sigh-worthy—readers who would have preferred a more hopeful conclusion to The Great Gatsby will find it here.”— The Bulletin

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood | Waterstones

Me gustó mucho, es una historia divertida y ligera con toda esa ambientación de los años 20 y lleno de fiestas y glamour que lo vuelve muy disfrutable. In saying that, though, I have to admit all those things did not bother me one bit. I even dare say there isn't even mention of one big historical event in A Sky Painted Gold. For some people this is probably a "well, doh, not all his fics are like that"-type of thing, but to me it was.. enlightening?LW: Ah that’s a great question, no one’s asked me about Agatha Christie. Yeah I do love Agatha Christie but it was also partly thinking about who would have been writing like at that time and who would be the right of vibe for the sort of writing that she was doing and thinking about wanting to choose someone who was quite like a strong female writer, who was writing something quite pulpy and really popular and that not being like a dirty word like this idea of popular fiction being something that’s got loads of value and that’s worth celebrating and I think Agatha Christie’s such a good example of that.

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Everyone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago—except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. A pesar de que hay una historia de amor, las relaciones que mueven la historia son las de Lou con Caitlin Cardew y su hermana Alice, esta lucha entre sus dos mundos colisionando. Es cierto que la amistad con Caitlin se sentía falsa, como una amistad vacía del momento por todos los secretos detrás y porque nunca compartieron realmente. This addictive story is atmospheric and lyrical as it excites and amazes with the lavish parties being thrown and an array of characters with distinct personalities and motives that have you falling in love with them all. With their new friends gleefully setting the rules for their fling, Bea and Ben can agree on one thing at least: they absolutely, positively will not, cannot fall in love...

Lou’s coming of age is beautifully drawn. Her relationship with her sister, who wants nothing more that to live happily with her husband in her new home, is unsettled. Her parents have the wisdom to understand that each of their children will grow to have different lives, and to give them the freedom to find their own paths. Lou loves seeing a new places and meeting new people, but she comes to understand that she must tread warily and consider carefully what is right and what is wrong. Los hermanos Cardew también me gustaron bastante, especialmente Robert, aunque los personajes secundarios no me han acabado de encantar. Literary pursuits weren’t always easy in a busy, noisy household, but Loufound sanctuary in the house and grounds of the Cardew family. They seemed to have abandoned their Cornish home, and so she told herself she was doing no real harm by eating their apples that fell from their trees, reading books from their library, and even lighting a small fire to warm her on cold days. Iris, la protagonista, me cayó bastante bien y Nicholas, su interés amoroso, también me gustó. La pareja que hacían estos dos me recordó un poco a Darcy y Lizzy, sólo un poco, mientras que la historia en general me dio aires de Ever After: a Cinderella story (película que me encanta, por cierto). Let's talk characters and content! Our main character, Louise, is a writer and a romantic at heart. Since the entire book is written from her POV, I was so happy to feel connected to her. I understood her passion, understood her curiosity and was all too eager to see where she would end up and how she'd experience the glamorous life of "the elite".