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The Thunder Girls, a music industry blockbuster

Posted by Aruna at April 21, 2020 in reviews &the literary lounge

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    Melanie Blake’s The Thunder Girls is a good old-fashioned blockbuster in the vein of the late greats, Jacqueline Susann, Jackie Collins, Shirley Conran, Jilly Cooper. So, what’s not to love, really? Centering around the proposed reunion of four members of an 80s’ girl band, Chrissie, Roxanne, Anita and Carly, thirty years after they … Continue readings →

Tags : 80s' girl bands, band reunions, blockbusters, eighties' girl bands, Jackie Collins, Jacqueline Susann, Jilly Cooper, Melanie Blake, Pan Books, Shirley Conran, The Thunder Girls

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