Love Rules
Posted on 31 January 2009 by Freya North
Sometimes, a topic grabs me and won’t let go until I’ve written it out of my system. This book marked a subtle but distinct shift for me. It was edgier. It had undeniably darker themes. It was also the first time that I had to choreograph two main characters and not just one. I was fascinated by the sex industry – specifically who the punters actually are. I was appalled/captivated by the fact that it’s frequented not by the Dirty Mac brigade – but by normal blokes. For my research, I went into phoneboxes and took the calling-cards of the girls – and simply phoned and said “Er – hullo, can I have a quick chat…” Again, this book was very humbling for me. But quite tiring to write. Especially because I had to be true to my characters – which meant they simply had to go their own separate ways at the end. Many of my readers didn’t like this – they understood, they agreed with me – but they didn’t like it at all. I was immensely flattered by this response – that the book, the characters could be that compelling. On a lighter note, how lovely to see Sally and Richard all those years later…!
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July 30th, 2009 at 4:15 am
i know why you had a hard time writing this. you need to balance every character’s point of view and to decide wether to end it happy ever after with saul and thea. It’s definitely an excellent book. It’s partly based on a busy life of london professionals that work so hard but don’t forget about their friends when they need each other. I would be happy if thea swallowed her pride and pursue her love for saul. there’s no harm on giving another chance isn’t there? I could say i was in the same situation with, “it’s not you, it’s me” sort of excuse and i finds it so irritating, why not face the problem and carry on be happy and be together. But it’s not me who initiate’s it so i think it’s not my lost at all. I still love him and i wanna fight for him but i think he needs space and i need time to fix and sort everything out with my life. I completely relates to your 3 books. SECRETS, PILLOW TALK and my ever dearest LOVE RULES. You only shows that life is like a wheel we sometimes up and sometimes down.
love lots!!
i’m getting a copy of sally when i popped down to my fav bookstore!!
can’t wait!!! fxxx