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Ring Road - There'S No Place Like Home (Paperback, New Ed)
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Ring Road - There'S No Place Like Home (Paperback, New Ed)
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A warm, humane, and sharply observed tale of small town life that
is by equal turns hilarious and moving. Big Davey Jones is coming
home. He's been gone almost 20 years now, but nobody's forgotten
him. Davey's a local hero - his miracle birth as the seventh son of
a seventh son brought fame to this little town and they've been
grateful ever since. But Davey's home town has changed much in the
intervening years. The traditional family business like Billy
Finlay's Auto-Supplies and Calton's Bakery and Tea Rooms have been
replaced with 'Exciting New Housing Developments!' and even a
nightclub called 'Paradise Lost'. The locals haven't changed much
though. Bob Savory, who always had it in him, has made a million
with his company Sandwich Classics, and he's branching out now,
with an Irish themed restaurant on the ring road. Francie McGinn,
the divorced minister at The People's Fellowship, is still trying
to convert the town through his Fish-and-Chip Biblical Quiz Nights
and his Good Friday Carvery & Gospel Night. And Sammy, the
town's best plumber, is depressed as ever and looking for solace at
the bottom of the whisky bottle. Clever, touching and, above all,
utterly spot-on in its depiction of small town life, Ring Road is
confirms Ian Sansom's status as one of our most perceptive authors
working today.
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Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2005 |
Authors: |
Ian Sansom
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Dimensions: |
200 x 130 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
388 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-715654-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-00-715654-5 |
Barcode: |
9780007156542 |
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