That changed when she received a diagnoses of cancer. Barbara is the aunt of the children and comes in as a protector. She helps the children feel secure and helps their mom with the hospital appointments and treatment that she has to go through.
She is a big-boned woman, often ridiculed for her size. But she does not let this stop her. She can take care of herself and proves everyone wrong. I feel this book contains two difficult topics, domestic violence and terminal illness, but it copes with them well and contains good messages.
Lola Rose learns the dangers of lurking outside late by herself and Kenny learns that violence is not the answer. It also shows that there is always hope.
They may have hard times ahead, but they will get through it. Skip to content. Berg's Book Club. Shannon 22nd July 19th January Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to share on Pinterest Opens in new window Click to email this to a friend Opens in new window.
Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Search for:. Facebook Twitter Goodreads. Loading Comments The issue is handled with care by Wilson, b I absolutely love Wilson's work and was thrilled to be able to meet her a few years ago when she visited Australia mind you there was still quite a lot of travel involved.
The issue is handled with care by Wilson, but is as always realistic. There are many twists and turns throughout the story however one message is clear by the end: there is nothing more important than family. This is illustrated by the reunion of Jayni's mother and her aunt who Jayni hasn't seen since she was little. I have read this numerous times over the years - really it's just one of those books you can curl up in the corner with on a cold day. Each time I read one of Wilson's books there is a strange sense of comfort.
I think the key to Wilson's appeal is that although her stories are aimed at children and teens there seems to be a timeless quality which just gets better and better.
Lola Rose is no exception. This was a beautiful story to read, another Wilson masterpiece. View all 7 comments. Oct 08, Abbeyo rated it it was amazing. Lola Rose is a beautifully written book. It starts out with Jayni, plain, mousy, babyish and plump. She lives with her mum Nikki, little brother Kenny and abusive father, Jay. When one night Jay hits Jayni, Nikki won't have it.
When Nikki wins the lottery of 10, pounds, they're off. After living in a hotel for a while, then getting a council flat, Jayni changes her name to Lola Rose, while Kenny morphs into Kendall and Nikki settles for Victoria. They also change their last name to Luck to s Lola Rose is a beautifully written book. They also change their last name to Luck to symbolise how lucky Victoria was when she won the lottery. But then Victoria gets breast cancer. Things start spinning out of control for Lola Rose and out of nowhere pops Barbara, Victoria's sister.
She will take care of Lola Rose and Kendall. But what about Victoria? No I will not give out spoilers I absolutely loved this book, I remember falling in love with the name on the cover and begging my mum to get it for me. The name Lola was given to my dog after the main character. The storyline was so hard-hitting, it made me cry at times. However looking back now, I don't think I was anything like Lola when I was eleven years old.
I was not thinking about boys or make-up at all. I don't think her mother was a great mother and Lola's brother Kenny was a whiny brat. But then again, they were real I absolutely loved this book, I remember falling in love with the name on the cover and begging my mum to get it for me.
But then again, they were realistic characters. Overall there were a lot of issues dealt with in this book. But that's kind of what I liked about this book.
A touching story about a girl with an abusive father given the chance to make a new life for herself. One of Jacqueline Wilson's greatest works. Jul 25, Mariam Abood rated it really liked it Shelves: favourite-childhood-books , read-in-primary-school , 4-stars. This book was sad and bravely touched upon the topics of domestic violence and cancer.
This is my forever 1 fave Jacqueline Wilson book. May 20, Eustacia Tan rated it it was amazing Shelves: childhood-favourites , owned. Like with The Illustrated Mum, this was darker than I remembered. I mean, I knew the premise was dark — Jayni, her mum, and her brother are running away from her abusive dad — but I guess my greatest impression of the book came from the beginning, where they had an escapist life just after running away.
This is really clear if you look at the change in her after her Aunt Barba Like with The Illustrated Mum, this was darker than I remembered. This is really clear if you look at the change in her after her Aunt Barbara comes and she gets some security though the Voice of Doom is still there.
Her biggest flaw is that she needs to have a man in her life to feel complete — the reason why she stayed with an abusive spouse and the reason behind some of her more maddening decisions after they leave.
She knows that she can do better but she is trying and does her best to take care of their emotional and physical needs. Full review available at Eustea Reads Jul 13, Jessica Noble rated it liked it Shelves: read-in Such an amazing read to get me out of a slight reading slump I was in.
Plot line is actually quite relatable for me I. Would recommend for anyone wanting a nice quick and easy book to read. Dec 30, Briony rated it liked it.
Something I often struggle with in Jacqueline Wilson books is the characters refuse to engage with Social Services or any sort of support. I thought the domestic violence storyline was simplified a bit too much and unnecessarily overtaken by the latter storyline.
Overall though I enjoyed this book, even as an adult, and thought it had some lovely, Something I often struggle with in Jacqueline Wilson books is the characters refuse to engage with Social Services or any sort of support. Overall though I enjoyed this book, even as an adult, and thought it had some lovely, really likeable characters.
Jul 01, Koni rated it it was amazing. Beautiful book, gripping and amazing. She's so great! I also love Aunt Barbara. She's awesome. May 17, Mariana added it Shelves: books-i-own , childhood-favourites. Childhood favourite re-readathon book! Lola, I'm sorry you have to mother your mother and brother.
Your parents are effed up. But I'm glad the library took this off me, I was so booooooooored. It's you Lola, not me. May 06, Baeleigh rated it liked it. It was okay. Usually Jacqurline Wilsons books are better though. Jan 23, erin rated it really liked it. I realized I hadn't added this on here so yep.
Read this. Sep 06, Michaela Johnson- rated it liked it. Before doing this Nikki decides that this should be kept a secret between the three of them. The trio take a train through the night to London where they decide in order to be safe from Jay they must change their identities.
However this is not the case when Victoria starts to work nights at a pub and meets a new boyfriend, causing her to neglect her children. This forces Lola Rose to grow up quickly and take control of the situation. This book focuses on family and love. Although Jacqueline Wilson makes it known that these things are not always perfect and problems do exist within them, she does it in a child friendly way so a person of a young age can understand and relate.
Wilson does not want to give too much away when it comes to these topics but she does want her younger readers to be aware, so that if they happen to be dealing with something similar they do not feel alone.
An example of this in the story is when Victoria gets cancer and both Lola Rose and Kendall have to deal with it. I would say the recommended age for this particular book is children 10 and above, only because the emotions this book may bring out in younger children could possibly be too much.
Further to this I would recommend that this book be available in the classroom for independent reading. Jul 05, Miss Una Hegarty rated it it was amazing. Lola Rose is a great book! I like the way Lola Rose 's mum just leaves after her dad starts hitting Lola Rose as well as herself. Lola Rose 's aunt is so nice to her and her brother. I do not like that her mum gets cancer but at least she lives. I also don't like that her dad finds them but I like that her aunt just fights him and wins after one kick.
I would recommend this book to you. Oct 27, Meg rated it liked it Shelves: guilty-pleasure , childhood-favourite , not-sure-if-this-is-ya. God it's been years since I've read this one. All the same I still liked it enough to pick it up again while doing a book purge of my singular bookshelf trust me, I'm hoping to get another one.
Anyway, I randomly picked it up and began reading. I forgot how much I loved this book when I first got it. The basic premise of the story is the story is that Jayni Fenton and her family get lucky and win the grand prize in the local scratchies.
The prize is ten-thousand pounds, a massive sum to anyone, God it's been years since I've read this one. The prize is ten-thousand pounds, a massive sum to anyone, but especially to Jayni and her little brother Kenny.
While this premise alone promises a fun little jaunt into the discovery that wealth doesn't equal happiness, Jacqueline Wilson presents us with a bitter-sweet journey about a family's escape from an abusive environment. Yep, you did read that right. Jayni's dad beats on her mother over the slightest thing, then later apologises for it and promises never to do it again.
Wilson manages to portray Jayni's reactions to this in an incredibly realistic way, as well as managing not to blame her mother for their situation. This is definitely a book for younger readers, tweens in particular. In fact, I'd reccomend any of Jacqueline Wilson's works to anyone with young children. She manages to deal with some very tricky issues in a way that is both optimistic and very realistic.
It seems most of the Jacqueline Wilson's books are quite dark in the fact that there is abuse or something else going on that the eleven or twelve year old ends up being more of an adult than her parents. Jayni who calls herself Lola Rose after her mother flees from their father when instead of just hitting her mother he suddenly turns on the daughter.
They head to London and although her mother is very loving and seems to love them very much she is also another selfish parent. She can't keep a pr It seems most of the Jacqueline Wilson's books are quite dark in the fact that there is abuse or something else going on that the eleven or twelve year old ends up being more of an adult than her parents.
She can't keep a proper job, brings a strange younger man into their lives and spends money like water slipping through her fingers. Lola-Rose spends most of her time looking after her younger brother Kenny now Kendall , keeping him happy, taking him to and from school and when her mother goes into hospital looking after him by herself until their is no money or food left, upon she rings her auntie who she has never seen before.
Again nothing can go right and we find her mum has Caner and her very large Auntie turns up and looks after everything. Where Are You Book!!!! Auntie Barbra is quite funny this book is not for young readers. I recommend this to people who like tragic tales and so on. Jayni, her brother Kenny and her mum have to run away from home, and invent new identities.
I would recommend this book as it is really interesting and very exciting! This is my favourite book so i really think you should read this fantastic book. Oh My God! Absolutely loved this book!! Took it from library and has about 50 pages left to read when I had to take it back. My mum bought it for me and finished it in tears!!
This is an amazing book! Well what can I say? Although it is very sad this book has to be my favorite! This is a truly brilliant read for older children as it touches on some rather upsetting but true subjects. Lola is telling the story from her point of view and it gives it a really good and true view of the whole situation.
It is definitely a tear jerker but it does have some really happy and exiting moments! Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Bulk orders of more than 15 book packs or individual titles can only be accepted for delivery to a school setting and not to individual or business addresses. Offer ends at Menu Browse.
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Reviews This product has not been reviewed yet. Add a review Rating 1 2 3 4 5. You have earned 5 stars of a maximum 5. What kids think barsha12 on 24 September I fell so bad for jayni. Hetty on 7 July Bellaboo61 on 13 November Strawberry33 on 4 July Potterfan7 on 9 March Rumaitha12 on 9 March This book, was amazing I loved it and this is my favourite.
I loved this book!
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