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We Are All Made of Glue (Paperback)
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We Are All Made of Glue (Paperback)
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We Are All Made of Glue is the wickedly funny third novel from
bestselling author Marina Lewycka. Georgie Sinclair's life is
coming unstuck. Her husband's left her. Her son's obsessed with the
End of the World. And now her elderly neighbour Mrs Shapiro has
decided they are related. Or so the hospital informs her when Mrs
Shapiro has an accident and names Georgie next of kin. This,
however, is not a case of a quick ward visit: Mrs Shapiro has a
large rickety house full of stinky cats that needs looking after
and that a pair of estate agents seem intent on swindling from her.
Plus there are the 'Uselesses' trying to repair it (uselessly).
Then there's social worker who wants to put her in a nursing home.
Not to mention some letters that point to a mysterious, painful
past. As Georgie tries her best to put Mrs Shapiro's life back
together somehow she much stop her own from falling apart. . .
'Vibrant dialogue, a family meltdown, a clash of cultures and a
wonderful cast of expertly observed characters. Pure laugh-out-loud
social comedy' Daily Mail 'Excellent, irresistible' Scotland on
Sunday 'Hilarious. A big-hearted confection of the comic and the
poignant' Literary Review 'A big, bustling novel, told with
enthusiasm by a narrator who is warm, winningly disaster-prone and,
crucially, believable' Spectator Bestselling author Marina Lewkyca
has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her
hilarious first novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian in
2005, which was the winner of the Bollinger Everyman Prize for
Comic Fiction 2005, winner of the Saga Award for Wit 2005,
shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005 and longlisted
for the Booker prize 2005. Her other humorous novels Two Caravans
(published as Strawberry Fields in the USA and Canada) and Various
Pets Alive and Dead are also available from Penguin.
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Imprint: |
Penguin Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
Marina Lewycka
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
419 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-96183-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-241-96183-1 |
Barcode: |
9780241961834 |
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