The Taxi Driver's Daughter
The Taxi Driver's Daughter
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In "The Taxi Driver's Daughter", Julia Darling tells the story of a family from the North East on the verge of collapse, caught between the escape they crave and the imperfect reality that seems to be their lot.
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The Taxi Driver's Daughter by Julia Darling
The touching and wonderfully engaging second novel from the author of CROCODILE SOUP. It is late December and fifteen year old Caris is trying to hang an angel on a Christmas tree in a terraced street in Newcastle upon Tyne. She is interrupted by the arrival of the police who have come to the house to announce that her mother, Louise, has been caught stealing shoes in a department store in town. Caris's father Mac, a taxi driver, struggles to keep the family together as Christmas looks set for disaster, especially when Louise's drunken, dishevelled mother moves in.
Julia Darling's first novel, Crocodile Soup, was published to great attention in 1998 and was on the longlist for the Orange Prize. It will be reissued by Penguin in 2004. Darling has written plays for radio and for the stage and is also a poet. She lives in Newcastle.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780670914197 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670914193 |
| Title | The Taxi Driver's Daughter |
| Author | Julia Darling |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |