I love picking up a book by random, having heard nothing about it, and discovering it's a joy to read.GOOD OIL by Laura Buzo is one of those books.
The author's voice captivated me from the start with its poignant realism.
And throughout the novel, I knew exactly how 15yo Amelia was feeling: crush on an older, unobtainable guy, the buzz, the inevitable heartbreak. Many readers will identify!
Here's the blurb:
'Miss Amelia Hayes, welcome to The Land of Dreams. I am the staff trainer. I will call you grasshopper and you will call me sensei and I will give you the good oil. Right? And just so you know, I'm open to all kinds of bribery.'
From the moment 15-year-old Amelia begins work on the checkout at Woolworths she is sunk, gone, lost...head-over-heels in love with Chris. Chris is the funny, charming man-about-Woolies, but he's 21, and the six-year difference in their ages may as well be 100. Chris and Amelia talk about everything from Second Wave Feminism to Great Expectations and Alien but will he ever look at her in the way she wants him to? And if he does, will it be everything she hopes?
This is a great read and a fabulous first novel.
I'll be looking out for more YA novels from Laura Buzo.
What are you reading this week?
2 comments:
Well, I'm (trying to! LOL) read Then He Kissed Me by Christie Ridgway. :) Along with a Christmas novella in between here and there. :)
Lois
Christie's another big name author I've never read.
Let me know what you think, Lois.
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