Excess Baggage, Judy Astley
Excess Baggage, Judy Astley
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Excess Baggage
a brilliant, laugh-out-loud gem of a novel about family… and all that entails

Author: Judy Astley

Narrator: Laura Bratten

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/23/2010


Synopsis

A Proper Family Holiday was the last thing Lucy was expecting to have. But as a penniless and partnerless house-painter with an expired lease on her flat and a twelve-year-old daughter, she could hardly turn down her parents' offer to take them on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Caribbean. She'd just have to put up with her sister Theresa (making no secret of preferring Tuscany as a holiday destination) and brother Simon (worrying that there might be some sinister agenda behind their parents' wish to take them all away) with their various spouses, teenagers, young children and au pair.

In a luxury hotel, with bright sunshine, swimming, diving, glorious food and friendly locals, any family tensions should have melted away in the fabulous heat. The children should have been angelic, the teenagers cheerful, the adults relaxed and happy. But...some problems just refuse to be left at home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 04, 2017

"Lucy is dreading the "Proper Family Holiday" that is in prospect. She has been struggling as a house painter with an uneventful love life and a 12-year-old daughter when her parents suggest that she forgets about the expired lease on her flat and joins them (along with her surly sister Theresa and......more

Goodreads review by Carol on July 07, 2021

This book was easy to read and even though there were a lot of characters I managed to keep up with who was who without too much trouble. Lucy and her twelve year old daughter are invited to go on an all expenses paid family holiday that has been arranged and paid for by her parents. Lucy is a paint......more

Goodreads review by Ro on June 23, 2024

As always a great read. Anything by this author can be difficult to put down. Great holiday reading.......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on July 16, 2022

Good book. Funny in places. Like Judy Astley books.......more

Goodreads review by julie keegan on March 16, 2024

very enjoyable Lighthearted and entertains. Judy Astley always has some very entertaining characters and situations, that make you smile. A very enjoyable book.......more