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You, Me and the Movies

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HollowTalk · 11/04/2019 13:45

I just wanted to give a shout out about Fiona Collins' new book, "You, Me and the Movies." Fiona's a long term Mumsnetter who was writing rom coms for Harper Collins. A lot of Mumsnetters read her books. I met her here in the Creative Writing section. She wrote four books for Harper Collins then decided to write a more serious book and got an agent and taken on by Transworld (a massive compliment to her writing.) It's still funny and still romantic, though. Fiona's a huge fan of the eighties and also of films - if you like either, you'll love this book.

This is the description of it (from Amazon.)

Two people. Ten classic films. A love story you’ll never forget.

Arden has just started university when she meets Mac – and quickly falls head over heels for the handsome, charismatic film lecturer. Their love affair is dramatic, exciting and all-consuming; the sort of thing you only see in the movies.

It couldn’t last. But thirty years later, leading a very different life, Arden is visiting a friend in hospital when she suddenly comes across the man she never forgot. Badly injured in an accident, Mac can only make brief references to the classic films they once watched together: Casablanca, A Star is Born, Pretty Woman among others… and they make Arden remember everything.

The bittersweet memories of their relationship help Arden re-connect with the world in a way she no longer thought was possible. But will a movie-worthy love ever be hers again?

A romantic, moving and inspiring love story that readers of Jill Mansell, Hilary Boyd and Maeve Haran will adore.

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MerryInthechelseahotel · 11/04/2019 20:09

Oh I saw this one advertised on Amazon. I liked her other books and might get this. Does it matter if I haven't seen all of the movies?

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HollowTalk · 11/04/2019 21:11

No, I hadn't seen some of them and it didn't matter. It made me want to watch them, though. It reminded me a bit of the book One Day and there's a kind of Desert Island Discs sort of thing about it, where you think about where you were when you first saw a film/heard a song.

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RichardGereCanClimbMyLadder · 13/05/2019 19:45

Oh hi, yes I wrote this book! Thank you very much @hollowtalk - just found this post! Hope anyone who reads it enjoys it, I absolutely loved writing it!