All Comments on 'The Neighbour'

oh my god, Vesta Curry!!! Brilliant story.

Great story telling, thanks for sharing!

What an awesome story! I'm American (but of roughly the same generation as Kevin) so I didn't understand some of the slang and references. Spent a bit of time googling some of it.

As Kevin says, this story is BANGIN!

Wonderfully romantic. I'm not familiar with the language of that era in England so I may have missed some nuances but that didn't take anything away from your wonderful story. I love your writing style and your characters. Superb work. Thank you very much for sharing.

Great story although the ending seemed a bit rushed

Very good story and wonderful writing. Put me right back in the 70’s.

One of the very best stories I've read here in a long time. The ending was great so it doesn't HAVE to have a sequel but I think there's a bunch of us who would like one.

LOTS better than most of what's here! Really enjoyed the writing. Looking forward to whatever else you write.

You r writing really is so good. I found it hard to put down as it took me right back to my teens. I was about the same age as Kevin in the period you described, so related to your story very closely. It was a 50-something landlady who educated me sexually, great memories.

I’ve got to agree with several of the comments - this took me straight back to my teenage years (exactly the same time as Kevin). Perhaps a little too colloquial for readers who didn’t ‘grow up’ in Thatcher’s Britain, but it was a great read. Teenage angst and love pulls through. Loved it!

Apologies to my American or younger readers for the specific time frame and language. I do try to write a mixture of themes and for differing audiences. This one was probably with my older followers in mind who lived this era.

However, I try to make stories like this as accessible to those who don’t know the specifics of a given time period so well by avoiding the embedding of slang or historical details so deeply that they distract from the story. It’s there to add interest and colour the background rather than to be the story.

I like to experiment in my writing and stretch my own use of language. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes I don’t. It does seem most people have enjoyed this particular tale for which I’m grateful. Thank you. Paula.

It's a wonderful story. but as an Asian the story ending don't sit well with me maybe because different culture, but I think his parents deserves better treatment than this. The son's behavior just seemed very ungrateful. Or maybe it's because he's still not mature yet. Overall it's good story to read

11 chapters well done. Thank you for this long read. I yet long for the seventies. Ugh !

Another great tale, many thanks.

A great story with good Character development and realistic conversations. You wrote with a good pace to also make it believable.

This should be a movie. Fantastic!

I love everything I've read that this author wrote. The story envelopes me and I can't seem to stop reading until the end. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.

Loved it from start to finish and brought back a few memories👍