THE MISEDUCATION OF EVIE EPWORTH BY MATSON TAYLOR
Hardback Published by Simon and Schuster 14th July 2020
It is the summer of 1962 and sixteen-year- old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But what kind of woman will she become?
Up until now, Evie’s life have been nothing special a patchwork of school, Girl Guides, cows, milk deliveries, lost mothers and village fetes. But inspired by her idols Charlotte Bronte,Shirley McLaine and the Queen, she dreams of a world far away from rural East Yorkshire, a world of glamour lived under the bright lights of London or Leeds.
Standing in the way of these dreams, though, is Christine, Evie’s soon to be stepmother, a manipulative and money grabbing schemer who is lining Evie up for a life of shampoo and set drudgery at the local salon.
Luckily, Evie is not alone. With the help of a new friends and the wise counsel of the two Adam Faith posters on her bedroom wall brooding Adam and sophisticated Adam, Evie comes up with a plan to rescue her bereaved father, Arthur from Christine’s pink and over-perfumed clutches, and save their beloved farmhouse from being sold off. She will need a little luck, a dash of charm and a big dollop of Yorkshire magic if she is to succeed, but in the process she may just discover who is excally she is meant to be.
MY REVIEW
The Miseducation of Evie Epworth is one of the funniest most enjoyable books that I have read. Author Matson Taylor has got the balance just right of a comical story all about Evie Epworth.
In 1962, Evie is sixteen and half as tall as a tree at 5ft 1, on the cups of womanhood. But what kind of woman will she become. She dramatically had a car crash with thankfully no broken her dad Arthur, visited her 18 times and Christine only visited twice. Her idol is Adam Faith with posters of him on her bedroom walls and she quite often speaks to him. She had written to him three times without any replies. Evie put her name for sixth form to get away from Christine,who is the new woman in her dads life, and that she can’t stand her stepmother. Things would have very different for Evie if her mother was still alive. One minute Christine can be horrible to Arthur and the next be nice to him, in Evie’s eyes it’s like Christine is using some kind of magic on him. A friend of Evie’s gives her a book called Yorkshire magic. And as far as Evie is concerned Christine could have her own nagging room. What can happen furthermore in Evie Epworth ‘s world? A truly wonderful story not to be missed all about Evie Epworth life. This book is so funny it has to be the best comic novel of the year. I can see why The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor is the BBC Radio 2 Book Club Summer Selection.
ABOUT AUTHOR MATSON TAYLOR
I would like to say a huge thank you to Jessica at a Simon and Schuster for sending me a early paperback proof copy to read and review.
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