Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78344 in Books
• Published on: 1981-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

The best book I have ever read. Truly.
I first read this book about 5 years ago, and even now it remains my favourite of a ll time. The story begins with the presentation of a 5 year diary to a woman retiring from the factory where she has worked for all her life. Originally planning suicide, she is horrified to receive this gift, as she interprets it as an order to live for the next 5 years. Everything unfolds from this point, into a book quite unlike any other you have ever read. The numbing pain of a lonely existence,of desperation, hope, denial, and humour, it exposes so much of the vulnerability of human beings in such an unusual and interesting way. You will be gripped and enlightened.

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE.
This one surprised me as i wasn`t expecting much for some reason. Rubens is good at surprises ! She did well with this one - it was sad, jaw dropping, and funny.

A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
Several years back I bought a magazine which happened to have a freebie book taped to the cover - "A Five Year Sentence" by Bernice Rubens. I'd never heard of the author before, and when I'd finished reading the magazine, I half-heartedly thought I may as well give the book a go, seeing as it was free! I have to say, that I just couldn't put it down - the story is at times dark, funny, sad, toe-curlingly uncomfortable, but above all absolutely riveting! Since coming across Bernice Rubens' work, I have read many of her other books, none of which have disappointed. But from time to time I re-read this one, which I consider one of the very best.