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Only Human
Susie Boyt
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Description for Only Human
Paperback. A subtle and intimate portrayal of contemporary life Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Marjorie Hemming, marriage guidance counsellor, craves concord and harmony the way other people need cigarettes. But cracks are starting to show in the world she's so carefully remade after her early widowhood. Some of her couples refuse to kiss and make up: even Nurse Rose, the TV heroine who looks so like Marjorie, seems about to make a foolhardy blunder. When her adored teenage daughter unexpectedly moves out, this professional expert on human affairs is forced to look at matters a little closer to home.
Marjorie Hemming, marriage guidance counsellor, craves concord and harmony the way other people need cigarettes. But cracks are starting to show in the world she's so carefully remade after her early widowhood. Some of her couples refuse to kiss and make up: even Nurse Rose, the TV heroine who looks so like Marjorie, seems about to make a foolhardy blunder. When her adored teenage daughter unexpectedly moves out, this professional expert on human affairs is forced to look at matters a little closer to home.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747265160
SKU
V9780747265160
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99-10
About Susie Boyt
Susie Boyt, daughter of the painter, Lucian Freud, was born in London in 1969. She is the author of THE NORMAL MAN, which was read on Radio 4's Woman's Hour, THE CHARACTERS OF LOVE, and (in Headline) THE LAST HOPE OF GIRLS, which was shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 2002. ONLY HUMAN was shortlisted for ... Read more
Reviews for Only Human
'Addictive... In this energising read, Boyt brilliantly captures the linguistic gymnastics of the therapy room. In Marjorie, she has created an Anne Tyler character in the English mould.' Independent 18/03/2005
Independent
'Quirky, poignant and often painfully funny' Sunday Express, 5/6/05
Sunday Express
'There is more than a hint of the sharply humorous style of Muriel Spark ... Read more
Independent
'Quirky, poignant and often painfully funny' Sunday Express, 5/6/05
Sunday Express
'There is more than a hint of the sharply humorous style of Muriel Spark ... Read more