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A Certain Age

Sep 16, 2025 2:00 AM

Author:Rebbecca Ray

A Certain Age

'I lost my virginity to a twenty-five year-old man. And on a schoolnight, too.' Sex with an Older Man Parents who don't understand Politics in the playground Blowjobs behind the bike-sheds Skinning up in the schoolyard It's what happens when you reach a Certain Age. Just the hormones kicking in. We've all been there . . . haven't we? A CERTAIN AGE - the reality behind the problem pages. It's what Just 17 never told you about growing up.

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Miss Brookner's most absorbing novel . . . graceful and attractive

—— New York Times

Her technique as a novelist is so sure and so quietly commanding

—— Hilary Mantel, Guardian

Hotel du Lac is written with a beautiful grave formality, and it catches at the heart

—— Observer

The last great novelist of the 20th century

—— Daily Telegraph

A classic . . . a book which will be read with pleasure a hundred years from now

—— Spectator

A smashing love story. It is very romantic. It is also humorous, witty, touching and formidably clever

—— The Times

She is one of the great writers of contemporary fiction

—— Literary Review

A classic . . . a book which will be read with pleasure a hundred years from now

—— Spectator

A smashing love story. It is very romantic. It is also humorous, witty, touching and formidably clever

—— The Times

Hotel du Lac is written with a beautiful grave formality, and it catches at the heart

—— Observer

She is one of the great writers of contemporary fiction

—— Literary Review

‘[Toni Morrison’s] irreverence was godly’

—— Guardian

A beautiful book and it's beautifully written

—— Kit de Waal , Good Housekeeping UK

My favourite book of all time

—— Sareeta Domingo , Good Housekeeping

Morrison's stunning trilogy is an evocation of black life over the past four centuries. It defies summary. Completed almost 25 years ago, these novels top anything produced by any American writer including Hemingway, Updike and DeLillo

—— Trevor Phillips , Sunday Times

[A] beautiful, haunting novel

—— Stig Abell , Sunday Times

More than one of Morrison's books could be classed as masterpieces, but this one is famous for a reason: everyone should read it

—— Bernice McFadden, author of SUGAR , Guardian

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