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REVIEW BY CLAUDINE MAGUIRE
ANNIE ON MY MIND
by Nancy Garden
Virago Upstarts (Virago Press)
086068-271-4
Price Stg. £3.95
Liza and Annie meet in a museum where Liza is transfixed by Annie's singing. So starts the wonderfully romantic love story of Annie on My Mind. Liza and Annie find themselves thrown into problems and situations, such as coming out, school, sex, and getting caught in bed together by their teacher. However, their love manages to see them through most things and they inevitably become stronger women as a result of this.
A refreshingly light, easily read love story. We may find ourselves suddenly thrown back to our own first loves and comings outs and we inevitably start rooting for the good guys (or girls as the case may be).
The book' was originally published in 1982 but is now available in a new edition published by Virago Upstarts - a series of books for girls and young
Nancy Garden's classic is both entertaining and inspirational. It is well recommended.