Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Things to Make and Mend
Ruth Thomas
€ 4.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Things to Make and Mend
Paperback. Presents the story of two women caught in the shadow of their teenage years. This book tells how at fifteen, Sally Tuttle and Rowena Cresswell were firm friends, until a shocking event changed their lives. It also tells how in their late thirties, they are estranged, both single mothers, both haunted with memories of their intense friendship. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
At fifteen, Sally Tuttle and Rowena Cresswell were firm friends, until a shocking event changed their lives. Now in their late thirties, they are estranged, both single mothers, both haunted with memories of their intense friendship. Sally is an embroiderer, a needlewoman ("the homelier sister of Wonderwoman"), who works at In Stitches, a repairs shop in East Grinstead. When she wins an embroidery prize and is invited to a conference in Edinburgh to deliver an embroidery lecture, she has to leave her teenage daughter Pearl alone and step into a new role - lecturer, prize-winner. Rowena Cresswell is in ... Read more
At fifteen, Sally Tuttle and Rowena Cresswell were firm friends, until a shocking event changed their lives. Now in their late thirties, they are estranged, both single mothers, both haunted with memories of their intense friendship. Sally is an embroiderer, a needlewoman ("the homelier sister of Wonderwoman"), who works at In Stitches, a repairs shop in East Grinstead. When she wins an embroidery prize and is invited to a conference in Edinburgh to deliver an embroidery lecture, she has to leave her teenage daughter Pearl alone and step into a new role - lecturer, prize-winner. Rowena Cresswell is in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571230600
SKU
KTG0007306
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ruth Thomas
Ruth Thomas is an acclaimed Scottish short story writer. Her first collection Sea Monster Tattoo was shortlisted for the John Llewelyn Rhys Award and the Saltire First Book Award in 1998. The Dance Settee won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award in 2000. Her stories have been read on Radio 3 and 4 and she is a regular guest at ... Read more
Reviews for Things to Make and Mend