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Twenty-One Locks
Laura Barton
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Description for Twenty-One Locks
Paperback. The beautifully crafted love story of a young girl making the biggest decision of her life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Jeannie is twenty years old and she's Lancashire's worst perfume girl. She works in her small town's department store, where all the other girls have perfect make-up (if a little too orange, and a mite too thick) and hair in buoyant ponytails. Jeannie, with wet hair and pale skin, doesn't fit the bill. And she doesn't really care - she arrived as a temp two years ago and has never got round to leaving. Being bored by work gives her plenty of time to think about her impending nuptials to Jimmy, her teenage sweetheart who's now a mechanic. He's a ... Read more
Jeannie is twenty years old and she's Lancashire's worst perfume girl. She works in her small town's department store, where all the other girls have perfect make-up (if a little too orange, and a mite too thick) and hair in buoyant ponytails. Jeannie, with wet hair and pale skin, doesn't fit the bill. And she doesn't really care - she arrived as a temp two years ago and has never got round to leaving. Being bored by work gives her plenty of time to think about her impending nuptials to Jimmy, her teenage sweetheart who's now a mechanic. He's a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857381217
SKU
V9780857381217
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Laura Barton
Laura Barton is a writer and broadcaster. A feature writer and music columnist for the Guardian for more than decade, she now writes for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Observer, the New York Times, 1843 magazine, the Telegraph and the Financial Times. She is also a contributing editor at Q magazine. In 2010 she published a novel, ... Read more
Reviews for Twenty-One Locks
'A charming and irresistible story' Psychologies.
Psychologies
'Barton keeps the reader guessing until the end of this unexpectedly poignant book' Guardian.
Guardian
'Excellent ... wonderful writing' Independent.
Independent
'A sweet, bitter, wonderfully told tale' Mirror.
Mirror
'I love Laura Barton' Nick Hornby.
Nick Hornby
'Absolutely stunning' The Times.
The ... Read more
Psychologies
'Barton keeps the reader guessing until the end of this unexpectedly poignant book' Guardian.
Guardian
'Excellent ... wonderful writing' Independent.
Independent
'A sweet, bitter, wonderfully told tale' Mirror.
Mirror
'I love Laura Barton' Nick Hornby.
Nick Hornby
'Absolutely stunning' The Times.
The ... Read more