This Beautiful Life

Paperback Published on: 01/02/2013
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Synopsis

It could happen to any family... What if it happened to yours?

When the Bergamots move to the city, they're unsure how well they'll adapt. Soon though, Richard is consumed by his new job and Liz, who has given up her career, is hectically playing mother to six-year-old Coco and fifteen-year-old Jake. But the day Jake unthinkingly forwards a sexually explicit email attachment sent to him by a thirteen-year-old girl is the last day of the Bergamots' comfortable middle-class existence. Within hours, the video clip is not only all over Jake's school, but all over the city - and all over the internet. Faced with impossible choices, what Richard and Liz do next risks destroying not only their marriage, their daughter and their place in the community, but also Jake - the child they have set out to protect.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9780857896254
  • Number of pages: 240
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
  • Weight: 182g
  • Languages: English

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This Beautiful Life
parents beware- this book should disturb you!
Any caring parent reading this book will find themselves ruminating about its contents for weeks afterwards. This is a story about what can so easily go ba... READ MORE
007
This Beautiful Life
OK, but not great
This Beautiful Life tells the story of the Bergamot family and how their respectable middle class standing is knocked off kilter by the actions of their so... READ MORE
kmcg101
This Beautiful Life
A Good Read
If I’m honest, I struggled to get into the book, but after a few chapters in, it did become addictive and I was desperate to finish reading the book to est... READ MORE
A C Williams
This Beautiful Life
Well worth reading
This is well written with two reservations: I don't normally have any problem with profanity within context but three pages into the story the "f" word sud... READ MORE
elly b
This Beautiful Life
Gritty and Compelling!
A superb book which hooks the reader from the outset! A captivating read which honestly deals with issues pressuring modern day families. Schulman beautifu... READ MORE
Rachej
This Beautiful Life
EMOTIONALLY LACKING
I did enjoy the book. The story of the members of the family - the parents Richard and Liz, Jake and Coco and how their family life was changed entirely by... READ MORE
Pauline Temple
This Beautiful Life
Bear with it, it'll get you thinking . . .
In This Beautiful Life, Helen Schulman has again returned to the idea of exploring crumbling family dynamics using the zeitgeist of a nation, having alread... READ MORE
SoozM
This Beautiful Life
This Beautiful Life
This book lost me from hello, and whilst at times it made an effort to win me back I never really bought it. The premise is good one, its what caught my a... READ MORE
SadieBabie
This Beautiful Life
Not an easy read
Jake 15 receives an explicit email attachment from Daisy 13. Jake decides to send this to a friend, who sends it to another friend. Before long the email h... READ MORE
Rachel Lee
This Beautiful Life
Great pick for a book club
I have had this book on my Wish List for a while so I was delighted to receive an advance proof copy. In my opinion, there were two main themes in the book... READ MORE
Jiujiu