Fly in the Ointment

ISBN-13: 9780552774673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str.

Anne Fine

Opis

As Lois takes her second - and redeeming - chance at love, she finds herself on a collision course with a society that claims to support and protect. She lays her plans, and suddenly it seems that all those years of nurturing her own deep-frozen heart may not have been so wasted after all.

Recenzje

Fine is a storyteller of brilliance, and this short tragedy is utterly compelling. Kate Saunders - The Times

O autorze

Fly in the Ointment is Anne Fine's seventh novel.Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy, which was runner up for the David Higham Prize for Fiction.Taking the Devil's Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for radio. The Observer referred to her novel In Cold Domain as 'a glorious tirade against the grind of motherhood' and the Evening Standard described All Bones and Lies as 'splendid, clever, cruel and funny'.Anne Fine's work has been translated into over thirty languages. She has two grown-up daughters and lives in County Durham.

For more information on Anne Fine and her books, see her website at www.annefine.co.uk