A review by horsley123
Free Love by Tessa Hadley

4.0

!960s Britain - some of the country are living it up whilst the vast majority are still living socially constrained 1950s lives. I very much enjoyed the writing - great characters, descriptions of their frustrations as well as the day to day living and the settings of middle class suburbia contrasting with bohemian London. The teenage daughter, Colette, was a highlight for me, seizing the opportunities presented by her wayward mother.

The plot slowed a little in the middle - but then a twist propels the tale on to a bittersweet ending. All in all a good read.