Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
|
Buy Now
Man at the Helm - The hilarious debut novel from one of Britain's wittiest writers (Paperback)
Loot Price: R254
Discovery Miles 2 540
You Save: R58
(19%)
|
|
Man at the Helm - The hilarious debut novel from one of Britain's wittiest writers (Paperback)
Series: The Lizzie Vogel Series
(1 rating, sign in to rate)
List price R312
Loot Price R254
Discovery Miles 2 540
You Save R58 (19%)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
The very start of Lizzie Vogel's story. From the much-loved author
of Love, Nina, discover a wildly comic, brilliantly sharp-eyed
novel about one family's fall from grace. 'All hail a book that's
funny!' Barbara Trapido ***** Meet Lizzie Vogel, 9. Lizzie is
concerned about her newly divorced mother; thirty-one years old and
trapped in a hostile village in the English countryside with only
three young children and a Labrador for company. It isn't that
having a husband is good, but in 1970s rural Leicestershire, not
having one is bad. The women in the village think Lizzie's mother
is after their husbands - and no one will let the children into the
Brownies! Worried about their mother's drinking, her (bad)
playwriting and social workers sending them off to the infamous
Crescent Home for Children, Lizzie and her sister embark on a
misguided campaign to find their mother a new husband. LIZZIE'S
STORY CONTINUES IN PARADISE LODGE AND REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL! *****
'[A] joyous read, full of wit and charm . . . I am already longing
for Nina Stibbe's next book' OBSERVER 'Just the right mixture of
childhood innocence and incredulity for the necessary deadpan
delivery of Stibbe's particular brand of comedy. Read it and be
charmed' INDEPENDENT 'A beguilingly comic blend of naivety and
precociousness' SUNDAY TIMES NINA STIBBE'S NEW NOVEL ONE DAY I
SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
Buy 2 Fiction Reads, Get An Extra 20% Off
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.