Vince and Joy

A Novel

 
4.5 based on 11 reviews.

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Remember falling in love for the first time? Remember thinking, This is The One? Remember life getting in the way? From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises, and children, Vince & Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined.

Back in the 1980s, teenagers Vince and Joy met, fell desperately in love, and never quite said good-bye. Now nearly twenty years later they've both begun to ask themselves if that long-ago romance was the enduring love that they've been searching for.

Product Details

  • Subtitle: A Novel
  • Media: Paperback Book, 502 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 01, 2006)
  • Edition: First Edition. 1 in number line
  • ISBN-10: 0061137464
  • ISBN-13: 9780061137464
  • Dimensions: 5.3 x 7.8 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 lbs
  • Note: Some of this information came from Amazon.com

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Customer Reviews

  • Rating Addictive  Nov 28, 2005 (12 of 12 found this helpful)

    A friend kindly lent me this novel, on the premise that it was "chick lit". And while there are many admirable features contained within this genre Lisa Jewell's epic, fun story has so much more to offer. The characters are extremely well-drawn, the relationships between them fresh and incisive, the dialogues laugh-out-loud funny. Lisa chronicles the lives of her characters through their relationships and travelling. I completed the book in one day. The is laughter, pathos, excitement, vivid story-lines in believable situations. I highly recommend this book for both girls and guys. Hard to put down and a sense of loss when you reach the end. Brilliant!

  • Rating A male perspective  Nov 26, 2006 (7 of 7 found this helpful)

    I'm by no means a fan of the Chick Lit genre; I'm a Thirtysomething male. But there's something about Jewell's writing that really grabs me. She's got a tremendous wit and an eye for the male point of view.

    I've read all of Jewell's novels and, while I very much enjoyed Vince and Joy, it wasn't my favorite. If you're new to her work, start with Thirtynothing, Ralph's Party or A Friend of the Family. Those are all 5-stars.

    If you're browsing for a new (to you) writer, give Jewell a try. Even if you're a guy.

  • Rating Pick it up today  Oct 16, 2006 (5 of 5 found this helpful)

    This is a well put together story. For those looking for a character story, for a well written story, for a must read story, for a book to read on the train to work, this is it. You'll be sucked into the life and times of Vince and Joy.

  • Rating another fabulous novel from Jewell  Nov 16, 2007 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

    This book is romantic but SMART. Love it. Lisa Jewell is the genius of modern "chick lit" and her novels are definitely more on the literary side than works of people like Jane Green (just for example). Jewell's novels are for the smarter woman who has lived a slightly quirky life but still needs a romantic *semi* guilty pleasure read.

  • Rating A great read!!  Sep 16, 2009 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

    Vince and Joy meet on a holiday in their late teens. They fall in love and have a physical relation. They are meant to be together from the beginning but are awkwardly separated by life's events. Fate however brings them back together and the ending is happy after many different frustrations.
    The story is a great read!

    Joyce Akesson, author of Love's Thrilling Dimensions and The Invitation

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