The Early Birds by Laurie Graham
A poignant follow-up to The Future Homemakers of America - warm-hearted and sparklingly witty women's fiction for fans of The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Fannie Flagg and Anne Tyler
Please do me a personal favour and buy (and read!) both these books [Early Birds and Future Homemakers of America]You will not regret it -- Sarra Manning * Red magazine *
This wonderful book about friendship is full of warmth, wit and winning characters * Daily Mail *
She has wit and insight to match Nick Hornby, and the entertainment value of Helen Fielding, as well as depth . . . It amounts to a picture of the way women's lives have changed, without ever sacrificing the particular to the generalisation * Independent on The Future Homemakers of America *
Superlative. The writing sparkles from first to last * Sunday Telegraph on The Future Homemakers of America *
This novel crackles with energy and snappy American dialogue. Laurie Graham conjures up five tough, funny, mouthy women, thrown together at an American airbase in Norfolk . . . Graham has pulled off an absolute triumph; the voice of her sassy narrator, the redoubtable Peggy, never falters as she unfolds 40 years of friendship * Daily Mail on The Future Homemakers of America *
Laugh-out-loud funny; intelligent; moving; has more delicious roll-off-the-tongue one-liners than Seinfeld. One of those books you buy six copies of to send to all your old friends * Scotsman on The Future Homemakers of America *
A delightfully smart and sophisticated historical novelist * Sunday Times *
One of my favourite writers -- Wendy Holden
This wonderful book about friendship is full of warmth, wit and winning characters * Daily Mail *
She has wit and insight to match Nick Hornby, and the entertainment value of Helen Fielding, as well as depth . . . It amounts to a picture of the way women's lives have changed, without ever sacrificing the particular to the generalisation * Independent on The Future Homemakers of America *
Superlative. The writing sparkles from first to last * Sunday Telegraph on The Future Homemakers of America *
This novel crackles with energy and snappy American dialogue. Laurie Graham conjures up five tough, funny, mouthy women, thrown together at an American airbase in Norfolk . . . Graham has pulled off an absolute triumph; the voice of her sassy narrator, the redoubtable Peggy, never falters as she unfolds 40 years of friendship * Daily Mail on The Future Homemakers of America *
Laugh-out-loud funny; intelligent; moving; has more delicious roll-off-the-tongue one-liners than Seinfeld. One of those books you buy six copies of to send to all your old friends * Scotsman on The Future Homemakers of America *
A delightfully smart and sophisticated historical novelist * Sunday Times *
One of my favourite writers -- Wendy Holden
Laurie Graham is a former Daily Telegraph columnist and contributing editor of She magazine. The author of several acclaimed novels, most recently The Grand Duchess of Nowhere and The Night in Question (2015), Laurie lives in Dublin. Visit her website at www.lauriegraham.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784297916 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784297917 |
| Title | The Early Birds |
| Author | Laurie Graham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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