The Peculiars

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Phobias abound at the Centre for Improved Living, where Nazma goes for help She s crazy about baking and desperately wants to become a pastry chef, but her fear of driving keeps her stuck working in a train station kiosk, where she sells stale food to commuters while dreaming of butter croissants and fresh strudel.The Centre is also a lifeline for Sam, who is scared to death of being robbed and spends his days in his pyjamas in front of his computer, his house alarm always armed.Like the rest of the patients, Nazma and Sam want to face their fears, but will four weeks at the Centre be enough to change their lives And will the two allow their budding romance to bloom without letting their phobias get in the way Meanwhile, the Centre risks losing its funding, a fear that Ruby, the Centre s eccentric director, must face while she tries to manage the patients fears.Set in a Cape Town as peculiar as its characters, The Peculiars is Jen Thorpe s heart warming and humorous debut. Read The Peculiars Author Jen Thorpe – kino-fada.fr The Peculiars is the story of a group of people who are doing a short session of counseling to address their phobias It is narrated by three of the people in alternating chapters There s Ruby the counselor who runs the program and perhaps needs some counseling for her own insecurities There s Nazma whose afraid of driving, a skill she needs if she s ever going to pursue her dreams Then there is Sam, a handsome man who attracts the interest of both women at first, whose fear of being robbed i The Peculiars is the story of a group of people who are doing a short session of counseling to address their phobias It is narrated by three of the people in alternating chapters There s Ruby the counselor who runs the program and perhaps needs some counseling for her own insecurities There s Nazma whose afraid of driving, a skill she needs if she s ever going to pursue her dreams Then there is Sam, a handsome man who attracts the interest of both women at first, whose fear of being robbed in increasingly controlling ...I really enjoyed this book I think it could of been a little longer and slightlydetailed, I did feel that some parts were glossed over but considering I read it in two days It was an enjoyable read and I look forward to seeing what comes next.I loved this book A little quirky, but an easy read Think it could have been a little longer and perhaps gone into a littledetail re the other participants A good, quick read

The Peculiars
  • English
  • 20 January 2017
  • Softcover
  • 248 pages
  • Jen Thorpe
  • The Peculiars