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Hardback. Clean copy. Fine in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has minor wear to edges but remains very good
Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council-housing and murder. This first of two novellas also boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a rumoured fortune in a condemned council terrace, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of dour hilarity and then follow it with an unforgettable party? '"I think a birthday party would be just the thing to cheer us up,'" screeches Jen's visiting Aunt Belle in the second novella, Jen's Party. The soon-to-be fifteen-year-old almost immediately regrets agreeing ... Read more
Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council-housing and murder. This first of two novellas also boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a rumoured fortune in a condemned council terrace, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of dour hilarity and then follow it with an unforgettable party? '"I think a birthday party would be just the thing to cheer us up,'" screeches Jen's visiting Aunt Belle in the second novella, Jen's Party. The soon-to-be fifteen-year-old almost immediately regrets agreeing ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747565918
SKU
KOC0024756
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Agnes Owens
Agnes Owens is the author of the novels GENTLEMEN OF THE WEST, LIKE BIRDS IN THE WILDERNESS, A WORKING MOTHER, and FOR THE LOVE OF WILLIE, shortlisted for the 1998 Stakis Prize. She is also the author of the short-story collection PEOPLE LIKE THAT and contributed stories to the collection LEAN TALES alongside James Kelman and Alasdair Gray.
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