Book Synopsis:
IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND PREGNANT?How ready are you for that?
How would you deal with becoming a parent before
you've left school?
One thing's for sure, you can't unmake babies. A fact that's borne in on Peter Knight and Samantha Smithson, fifth and sixth formers at the South East Comprehensive in Deptford, living at a time when many parents are still of the old
school and pregnancy outside marriage carries a stigma.
Having to face their parents, their school friends, teachers and gossip is only
the beginning. Pete's plans for university are scotched as he must seek
work and accommodation suitable for a young family. And all
the time he still wants to have fun, with ‘friends' quite
happy to tempt him to do it.
As for Samantha, abortion is no easy option. Yet as her health, and
her faith in Peter, goes up and down, she may have
to think the unthinkable.
Author Bio:
If Only I'd Listened is my debut novel it was released on the 27/7/17. The story is based in London in the 1960s. Samantha who is a 16 year old school girl gets pregnant by her 17 year old boy friend Pete. Samantha spends most of the nine months in and out of hospital while Pete spends most of his time going out and about with his mates who encourage him to enjoy himself by going to clubs and pubs to meet other girls.
The first book I wrote was in 2012 when I was commissioned to write a craft book - Hand Spinning and Natural Dyeing.
MY REVIEW:
If Only I'd Listened by Claire Boley
About the author starts this novel off then a dedication page.
Story starts with Samantha and her life about when she met Peter and their relationship began.
She had called her mom to tell her about her predicament and now they are in front of her parents getting a talking to about abortion and how could they have sex before school even ended.
They are asked to leave and never come back so head to Peter's house where the family dynamic is the opposite of Sam's house.
Scary, to me, situations when they leave there to go to the callbox so they can find a place for Sam to spend the night...
Not familiar with the England slang but most of it I could understand the content meaning. Tragic events follow them when they are both trying to survive and move into adulthood.
Quite a few characters come into the picture-to help them and to deter them from just having fun and being a teen.
I recall an aunt of mine also had to go to a nun's house to birth her child til the father could care for them during the 1960's in the US. Can't even imagine the obstacles they faced although this story goes into details about that and more.
Kinda didn't like the ending unless there is another book in the series. Ends but you don't know what paths they take from there on-use your imagination I guess.
Enjoyed this new author to me writing style and would like to read more of her works.
I received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
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