Books by Toni Jordan
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review 1: It wasn't that I didn't like this, I did, it's just that there was great potential for it to be more engaging if the connections between people were a bit less explicit. The narration was interesting but always changing between characters meant it was harder to care too much abou...
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review 1: Loved this book it was humous light relief after listening to all 28 discs of Winter of the World by Ken Follett. Ella Canfield and her whole family have 'careers' as con artists. The particular job they are involved in at the moment is a huge chance for Ella to really shine, an...
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review 1: Dit boek vertelt het verhaal van een vrouw met een bijzondere vorm van OCD: dwangmatig tellen. Interessant om te lezen hoe het voor zo iemand is om hiermee te leven en hoe erg dit een leven kan beheersen. Het stuk over haar therapie vond ik niet zo pakkend, maar het stuk daarna w...
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review 1: I liked Addition, an earlier book, so I was predisposed to like this one also. It did charm me and the organisation of the book, though at first confusing, added mystery to the story as the reader tries to figure out just what is happening. Each 'day' is a significant day in th...
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review 1: Enjoyed this book, very different from her first book ('Addition') which I thought was so good, the blurb bills this one as the tale of a working-class family in 1939 in the Mebourne suburb of Richmond, stating that the character Kip Westaway 'is about to live through the most im...
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review 1: I don't think it's giving too much away to say that this is a story about a hustle...it tells you that much in the blurb on the back of the book. To tell you what the hustle is, well, that would be giving too much away. But imagine trying to sell someone the Sydney Harbour Brid...
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review 1: I bought this book from the author after listening to her at a seminar. I loved her 1st book "Addition" and this one too is fantastic. The main character is a lovable con woman after a big sting. She finds herself in deeper than she would like. A great story idea and a lovely...
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review 1: "Addition" by Toni Jordan (read May 2013)Having read a book with an Asperger's theme recently (The Rosie Project) now it's one with an OCD theme - counting. I'm sure living with either condition is nowhere near as manageable for most people as these books make out. But while I en...
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review 1: May contain SpoilersRating: 2.5/5 Stars.This book started well. The characterisation was good, and Grace was unique, unlike any character I'd read before, mainly due to her counting 'problem'. I liked her humour and her obsessive nature, particularly with Nikola Tesla.About 80 pa...