The Manuscript: A story of revenge

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The Manuscript: A story of revenge

The Manuscript: A story of revenge

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Simply said, I can’t make up the mad stuff that happens to me, so I put some of it in a book and from that foundation of truth, I wrote a killer novel. You, dear reader, will never know what the truth is and what is pure fiction from my kooky brain. Neither will my mum. Lucy Bloom: You don’t like a book because there’s a size 8 character? Yet there’s all shapes in this book. A soft and squishy best friend, a dad bod lover. You don’t like this book because the protagonist is perfect. But this is a book about her idiotic decisions 🤷‍♀️ Camila you say you can’t get past details but you’ve missed all the details that you criticise. Lucy Perry appointed CEO of Sunrise Cambodia". Women's Agenda. 16 October 2015 . Retrieved 17 March 2016.

Former Knox Grammar student says he saw headmaster grope schoolgirl". The Guardian. 5 March 2015 . Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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When author Edith Scott switches genre to write a book about war and men, she bites off more than she can chew. After learning some seriously hard lessons from men in her life who treated her poorly, Edith decides to write them into the plot. One by one she kills them off with delight. Meanwhile, the succession of deaths of several supporting characters who she perceives have wronged her occur outside Edith's consciousness and are curiously interlinked with each other. I was left wanting more explanation for what was going on, what the underlying meaning was, but none was ever forthcoming. Bloom was born in 1973 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Bloom was married in 1995, separated in 2015 and divorced in 2019. She has three children and lives in Sydney, Australia. [3] Career [ edit ]

a b c "Lucy Perry on life after testifying at the Royal Commission". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 17 March 2016. She goes on many dates, falling for some and simply befriending others. When some of the men in her life treat her badly she decides to kill them off through her characters, obtaining a literary revenge. Little does she know that karma is dealing with them in real life.

Book reviews for The Manuscript

Me: I have not misunderstood Lucy. There were things that I liked about your book and things I did not, simple as that. You did not like my opinion and that’s on you. I invested time in reading and reviewing your book respectfully and I articulated the elements that I did not like. You also know that I invested time in attending to your launch and promote your book, even after I had read it and formed my opinion about it. I truly hope you don’t treat other readers like [you] have treated me. This speaks way more about you as an author, than me as a nobody reviewer who posted an opinion on a book. The racism: a potential love interest from Mozambique is referred to as dangerous, unstable, violent, and "unmedicated", and throughout the book Congolese men are described as looking indistinguishable from one another as they all look the same. Asian characters are repeatedly called "exotic". The way that non-white characters are categorised, particularly non-white men, made me deeply uncomfortable. Racial stereotypes, objectification, and dehumanisation should not be acceptable forms of representation in 2023. There is a stark difference between the portrayal of the white characters and POC, and while the latter are reduced to one dimensional (and often exceedingly negative) stereotypes, the former are allowed to flourish. The sizeism: the MC (who is a skinny and conventionally attractive white woman) has a friend who is described as "soft and squishy", and rots away in the "chubby best friend" role. Almost every other character is described as fit, thin, lean, athletic, skinny, etc., so much so that I began playing a game of bingo in my head, while the aforementioned friend's descriptions centre on her "squishiness". In 2023, I'd have hoped the "chubby best friend" trope would have died, and that plus sized characters would be able to flourish outside of their thin friends' shadows, but here we are. An hour later, as I walked down the middle of the street towards the pin-drop location he’d messaged me, he was walking towards me with an ice cream in each hand and a very handsome grin on his face. He was barefoot and his clean, white T shirt fitted him perfectly. We could hear the waves crashing down at the beach as we met in the dark and smiled at each other.

So how do I categorise The Manuscript? It's an intercontinental bonk-fest, certainly, but not really romance. It's not well written or immersive enough to qualify as literary fiction to my mind. There's a campness underlying the plot and Lucy Bloom employs a darkly humorous angle on many of the events, but Edith seems to take herself too seriously for this to be entirely convincing. It's thriller-ish in parts, and the plot is a roller-coaster of middle-aged female drama ... perhaps it's women's fantasy fiction? Neo-feminist hyper-realism? Lucy Bloom: A fiction disclaimer should really say, no character in this book is someone you can recognise. Anyone can make up romantic meetings. Almost none of that description is true. Only the invitation of an ‘ice cream and stroll’ is real. I thought it was so charming I couldn’t say no. Take a ride on the wild side with Edith Scott, a journey covering her escapades, conquests and her writing career. A character that will leave an impression. When fiction becomes fact and the story written is unravelling in real life, it makes a unique twist.

Cleverly plotted with interweaving loops and connections that will leave you speechless. No character is safe from Bloom’s authorial sword. Bloom is an advocate for women and there is quite a feminist lean to the story but not all Edith's male interests are cads. There are those that simply make wrong decisions and one that is totally chivalrous. Each encounter has its own flavour and drama. Like sliding doors, two scenarios sometimes play out piquing outcomes. What a great and intriguing book. Loved the raw and flawed characters and the journey to places not many of us have been. Prepare for an otherworldly experience at SHE EVOLVES BALI 2024, where magic dances with your soul and transformation is the only constant.

Edith was born to a strong intellectual mother and this paved the way for her becoming the woman she became. After a short marriage she finds her groove and enjoys the perks of single life. Meeting and sleeping with all sorts of handsome guys from around the world. Bloom began volunteering in communications for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia in 2004, and became a prodigious fundraiser; in 2012 was appointed CEO of the organization. But in 2015, Bloom testified before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse about abuse she suffered at the hands of a former schoolmaster--and lost her job a month later. [3] Hamlin Fistula merely said "Lucy Perry has now left Hamlin"; Bloom herself said she was devastated. [5] In October 2015 Bloom was appointed CEO (Australia) of Sunrise Cambodia, a Cambodia-based not-for-profit founded by Geraldine Cox. [6] Cox offered Bloom the position the day after appearing on the ABC program Australian Story. [7] None other than Rhonda Swan, the queen of personal power, ready to awaken the wild woman within you. Me: Hi Lucy, do you mean my opinion of your book is invalid because I interpreted your work in the wrong way?but I'll round up to 4*, as I'm aware that the book has been the subject of malicious down-rating on Goodreads). See? You can’t make this stuff up. The truth-telling is the seed of interest and humour. The details that make life come into sharp, relatable focus. The fictional content is where you flesh out the progress of a story line that is far more believable with a juicy bite of reality in the mix.



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