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The 20's Girl, the ghost, and all that jazz Kindle Edition

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1924. The English Shires, after the Great War.
When her jazzing flapper of an aunt dies, Gerardina Mary Chiledexter inherits some silver-topped scent bottles, a wardrobe of love-affair clothes, and astonishingly, a half-share in a million-acre ranch in south-west Texas.
Haunted by a psychic cat and the ghost voice of that aunt Leonie, Gerry feels driven to travel thousands of miles to see the ranch for herself.
Against a background of big sky, cattle barons and oil wells, she is soon engaged in a game of power, pride and ultimately, love, with the Texan who owns the other half.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GLB29Z6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Romantics Press (November 12, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 782 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages

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June Kearns lives in Leicestershire with her family, and writes in a warm corner next to the airing cupboard, a bit like a mouse’s nest.

When she left teaching, June won a national magazine competition for the first chapter of an historical novel. After many, many more hours watching cowboy heroes bring order west of the Pecos, this became her first novel, An Englishwoman’s Guide to the Cowboy.

Her next book The 20’s Girl, was inspired by the fabulous style and fashion of the 1920s, and that time in England after the Great War, of crumbling country houses and very few marriageable men.

June is now writing another period romantic comedy set in London in the 1960s.

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Luccia Gray

Delightfulmix of humour, romance, history, and a ghost!

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2015

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I really loved this novel. It draws you in from page one with the setting, writing style, love story, and hint of humour.
It is set in the 1920s, so we are able to glimpse at these challenging post-war years, during which the human loss of sons, brothers, husbands, and boyfriends, was enhanced by the drear financial situation. There are two spectacular and contrasting settings to experience, the fertile, green and rainy English countryside, with its polite and quaint inhabitants and lifestyle, and an isolated, hot and dry, Texan ranch, with rough cowboys!
It is a romance which includes a long drawn-out courtship, with plenty of ups and downs and twists and turns between Gerry and Coop, and of course, the ghost! The ‘ghost’ is cleverly, and convincingly, wound into the story from the beginning. Gerry’s aunt, Leoni, is ever present. She brings them together after her death by means of her will, and spurs them on through wafts of her perfume, and the help of a cat…
The characters are well-drawn and loveable, especially Gerry. I was really worried about what would become of her with her ruined book shop and disastrous financial situation, in which she was almost compelled to marry the wrong person out of desperation.
Again we have a Byronic hero, but he is from Texas (that’s why I’ll call him a Byronic-Texan hero!), who is mysterious, moody, undecipherable, intense, rich, and magnanimous. I love Byronic heroes, who cares if they’re Texan!
It’s no spoiler to say that it is a happy ever after ending, because as we all know, in a character driven romance, such as this novel, we presume a happy ending, the thrill of reading is precisely how the characters deal with conflict, and how this ending is eventually reached.
Although it’s no easy ride, you will not be disappointed! It’s a delightful novel that will make you laugh, and bite your nails, and worry, and believe in mischievous ghosts and of course, love.
Five stars because the humour, romance, historical, and paranormal aspects are carefully wound into a riveting tale which is delightful and unputdownable.

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Cynthia Hamilton

A gem of a tale

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2017

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I so enjoyed this wonderfully written book about an odd attraction that was as maddening for the protagonist as it was compelling. I was enchanted by this sweet, unusual tale of love and longing - the longing to fit in, for the past, and for a life without compromise. The author is so good at whimsy, she made ghosts and seances seem perfectly matter-of-fact. I found The 20's Girl captivating and hard to put down!

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An entertaining 1920’s romance

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017

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This was an entertaining 1920’s romance that was full of clever and humorous discourse that captured the essence of its heroin, Gerardina (Gerry) Chiledexter, and Cooper, (Coop) her so-called adversary with spot-on witty dialogue. Their biting discourse sprints throughout this romp with Cooper, a big Texan with big plans that apparently don’t include her, that is until he finally realizes he’s met his match, a woman who doesn’t bend to his will. Both prejudge the other until they realize there is more there than they expected. This romance was cleverly written on every level by author, June Kearns, with laugh out loud dialogue that keeps the reader turning the pages to see how these two end up. You won’t be disappointed.

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015

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June Kearns does it again! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author's unique writing style is laced with wit and charm. She draws the reader into her stories, creating a world where one gets to know the characters well. I didn't want to put the book down. Ms. Kearns is a modern day Jane Austen. I highly recommend this novel to any fan of classic romance. You'll want to grab her other book as well, An Englishwoman's Guide to the Cowboy. You won't be sorry. I look forward to more from June Kearns!

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014

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Coop, a Texas cowboy shows up at an English bookshop to tell Gerry (the owner) that she also owns half of his ranch and that she needs to sign off on the property. Though she needs to money, she is being led my her deceased aunt's guidings and goes to Texas to see the land before selling. She and Coop get off to a rough start but she learns a lot about his lifestyle. She also learns that her aunt and the man who raised Coop, had a torrid love affair. She starts to fall for him and leaves Texas in a rush to return to England. There are a lot of surprising events and you will have to read The 20's Girl, the Ghost and all that jazz to see what the stars had in store for these two.

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Vmp

A charming period romance

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

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Romance novels don't normally get me hooked, but this one did. I so enjoyed it, especially all the period details. The heroine is delightfully dotty with a surprisingly stubborn core. I also enjoyed the slight esoteric element and all the cameo roles of English country eccentricity and Texan rough toughness. Great fun and very charming. Lovely escapism that I could probably see myself reading again. Thank you June Kearns!

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Sharon Booth

Sheer Perfection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2017

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I have absolutely no idea why it's taken me so long to get round to reading this book. I think I've had it on my Kindle since publication day, and I also have the beautiful shiny paperback, too. No excuses. Somehow, time slipped away from me and the book remained unread. Until yesterday, when I switched on my Kindle, scrolled through the long (very long) list of books on the device, saw the pretty cover of this novel and tapped on the image. I began reading and...Wow!

It's quite a long novel, but I read it in two straight sittings over two consecutive days. I would have devoured it in one day, if it wasn't the inconvenience of having a pesky day job. Yes, it was that good.

It's the story of Gerardina Chiledexter - Gerry to her friends. Gerry was the product of two rather selfish, uncaring parents, and spent her childhood being passed around from one reluctant relative to another, until good fortune landed her on the doorstep of her mother's sister, Leonie. Leonie was unlike anyone Gerry has ever known - beautiful, elegant, and huge fun. More than that, she made Gerry feel welcome, wanted, loved. After Leonie's death, Gerry is struggling. She misses her aunt. She misses that sense of belonging. And she's drowning in debt, because, the one thing that Leonie wasn't, was good with money. Leonie lived for the day, and she didn't put finances in place to pay her bills, leaving Gerry with a huge headache. She's running her aunt's bookshop and it's in massive danger of closing. She owes money to just about everyone, the building is falling down around her ears, and no one seems particularly interested in buying books. It seems her only option may be to accept the desperate proposal of Archie, in spite of his parents' very obvious disapproval and muttered objections.

Then, unexpectedly, Gerry is thrown a lifeline. Out of the blue, she discovers that - as Leonie's only heir - she has been left half of a ranch in Texas, by a man she has never met, but who intended to leave it to her aunt. She is given this news by the owner of the other half. His name is Coop, and he's not too happy about discovering that the land he thought was all his is now shared with this odd, stubborn, Englishwoman, with a very weird dress sense.

Events - and a ghostly presence - conspire to send Gerry over to Texas, where she is determined to take a good look around the ranch for herself, before agreeing to Coop's request - or should that be order? - that she sell her half to him. Texas is an alien world, and Gerry struggles to fit in. Coop doesn't seem keen to help her adapt, and neither does anyone else in that hostile territory, particularly the feral Scoot, and the high-and-mighty Hallie-Lee. Gerry truly believed she was going to America at the wishes of her deceased aunt. At times, she feels Leonie's presence so strongly that she can actually hear her aunt's voice in her ear, smell her perfume, hear the swish of her dress across the floor. At other times, she feels abandoned and alone. Has she made a dreadful mistake in travelling so far away from home?

After spending several awkward and uncomfortable months on the ranch, Gerry makes some discoveries about her business partner, and comes to a decision that is guaranteed to stir up trouble back in England - something which is quickly confirmed on her return. Hurt, bewildered, and absolutely broke, it seems Gerry's troubles will never be over. But was Leonie's guidance really just a product of her over-active imagination, or is her aunt still trying to give her niece the happy ending she deserves?

This book is so beautifully written. The descriptions are perfection. With a few deft lines, June Kearns transports the reader to the dusty plains of Texas, and lets you feel the scorching heat on your back, before taking you back to England, where the cosy, damp, cricket-and-afternoon-tea environment comes alive within a paragraph or two of clever prose.

The characterisations are excellent. Coop is an enigmatic, alpha male, with a brooding presence and hidden depths. I absolutely adored Gerry, with her can-do attitude, and her determination to carry on without complaining, in spite of some pretty appalling treatment by far too many people. I loved the stoic Prim, the kindly Doc, the wildcat Scoot and poor, dear Archie - he of the hideously awful parents and the dark, desperate secret.

I loved the way England was contrasted with Texas, and against all my expectations, I enjoyed the American segment of the book as much as the English ones. The addition of the ghostly presence of the wonderful Leonie was a touch of genius, and as for the quotes at the beginning of each chapter - priceless! For instance, "Women approaching thirty may have lost all chance of inspiring affection." (Advice to Miss-All-Alone, 1924), and "Try not to have 'opinions'. Rather, learn to cook a decent dinner." (How to Attract a Man, 1923). The book beautifully illustrates a serious point, however, which is that in the 1920s, thanks to the First World War and the 'flu epidemic, men of a marriageable age were in very short supply, and there were many, many women who faced a lifetime of spinsterhood - not half as much fun in those days as it is now! So I could really feel for Gerry, who, fast approaching thirty, had given up all expectation of marriage, and was therefore even more desperate to earn a reasonable living. I could quite understand that she would consider accepting Archie's proposal, even though she knows that marriage to him could never make her happy.

Like An Englishwoman's Guide to the Cowboy, June's previous novel, this book contrasts a young Englishwoman, her lifestyle and manners, with a hunky American male, used to behaving in a very different manner to the gentlemen the heroine usually meets, and she does it with love, humour and understanding. I loved her first book, and I actually think this one is even better. I'm sort of sorry I left it so long, but then again, I'm glad to have had the pleasure of Coop's and Gerry's company this last couple of days. An excellent book. I really hope there's a new one from this author very soon.

Cristina

Escape entretenido al estilo del glamour de los años '20

Reviewed in Spain on March 6, 2016

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Me ha encantado este libro. La historia narra la vida Gerry por allá por los años '20 como una librera agonizando por mantener sus ahorros debido a los tiempos que corren (post-guerra) y su increíble viaje de descubrimiento al heredar la mitad de una propiedad en Texas.
Cooper, el dueño de la otra parte del rancho, quiere comprarle su parte, pero las visiones que tiene Gerry de su tía, la musa del padre de Cooper no la dejan vender hasta que vea por sus propios ojos de qué se trata lo que su tía ya fallecida, quería mostrarle.
Así que entre jazz, libros y un viaje al corazón de Texas donde la espera un cowboy endurecido, Gerry encontrará las respuestas a sus problemas.
Muy recomendable para amantes de la histórica de ficción con humor y Chick-Lit.

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Jenny

Absolutely Fabulous Read

Reviewed in Australia on December 7, 2014

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This is the first book I've read from this author and I loved it. Romance, a helpful ghost, a wonderfully weird cat, adventure with twists and turns all make this a fabulous book to read. I was hooked from beginning to end. It was so detailed in the writing you felt drawn into the story. I love it when an author makes you feel like you are there in the book and June Kearns certainly does that. I can't wait to read more of her work.

Whitelight

What a delightful read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2018

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I really enjoyed this tale - a nice 1920s vibe, sleek writing and great pace. This author knows what she's about.

Cathy

Wonderfully witty and charming

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2015

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Gerardina Chiledexter struggles to maintain the bookshop she inherited after her beloved aunt Leonie’s death. Leonie was beyond glamorous, free spending with a lavish lifestyle hence the mountain of debt Gerry was also left with. When an impassive American named Cooper arrives at the bookshop one day, all the way from Texas, with the news Gerry has inherited half his cattle ranch, she is at first disbelieving then incredulous. As is Cooper, having expected Gerry to be a man.

Gerry has all but made up her mind to sell her portion of the ranch to Cooper and invest the proceeds in the bookshop when she is given a letter left with her aunt’s will. Leonie wants Gerry to wait six months before deciding whether or not to sell, and in the meantime visit the ranch herself. Gerry’s decision is made with a little prompting from beyond the veil and her own desire for change and a little excitement.

Gerry packs her trunks with the wardrobe of wonderful Parisian haute couture also left to her by Leonie and sets out on her adventure. She eventually arrives at Jericho Wells, tired, dusty and without her luggage. Left waiting for hours before being delivered to the Circle O ranch, she feels less than welcome.

June Kearns has a wonderful, witty and charming writing style. Her characters are appealing, realistic and so well drawn, the settings authentic and vivid, a testament to the depth of research of period and place. From the extremes of the English village, with its surrounding damp, green countryside and distinct lack of eligible men, to the open and immense expanse of the hot, dusty Texan landscape, peopled mostly by men and longhorn cattle, the descriptions are exceptional.

I love the touch of the supernatural and how it’s threaded through the story with the drifting scent of Leonie’s favourite perfume and the guiding voice whispering in Gerry’s ear, all the way to Igor the entertaining and other worldly cat. The romance aspect is perfect, the tall, handsome and taciturn cowboy and the polite, quintessentially English lady. An amusing, captivating and very engaging read.

Again, as with The Englishwoman’s Guide to the Cowboy, I love the wonderfully representative quotes at the beginning of each chapter, this one from Advice to Miss-All-Alone, 1924 ~ ‘Women approaching thirty may have lost all chance of inspiring affection.’

And this gem from The Bachelor Girl’s Handbook, 1924 ~ ‘Bachelor girls sometimes fall into free and easy ways. This is a mistake and may lead to serious trouble.’

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