24 for 3 by Jennie Walker
_______________ ‘Very original ... I loved it' - Mick Jagger 'This is a little marvel ... funny, clever, illuminating, deeply kind-hearted' - Nicholas Lezard, Guardian ‘A lovely little novel ... written with beguiling simplicity' - Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph _______________ A perfectly-crafted, funny and moving masterpiece about love, family, passion and whether or not one should always play by the rules. Friday: as a Test match between England and India begins, a woman's attention is torn between her husband's insistence on explaining the rules of cricket, her lover's preference for mystery, and the worrying disappearance of her sixteen-year-old stepson. By Tuesday night the outcome of the match will become clear - but whatever happens, the lives of the players will be changed forever.
'24 for 3 contains some of the tightest, cleanest writing I have seen in a long time.. This is a little marvel. It's funny, clever, illuminating, deeply kind-hearted and it doesn't overstay its welcome. It's not self-indulgent: things happen in it, surprising things, like in an old-fashioned novel, yet it's perfectly contemporary; and every word has been chosen with subtle care.' * Nicholas Lezard, Guardian *
‘A gem' * Salley Vickers *
‘Very original ... I loved it' * Mick Jagger *
‘A lovely little novel ... 24 for 3 is written with beguiling simplicity, and the small wisdoms it offers up are readily accessible to readers who have never been able to make head or tail of cricket' * Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph *
‘A gem' * Salley Vickers *
‘Very original ... I loved it' * Mick Jagger *
‘A lovely little novel ... 24 for 3 is written with beguiling simplicity, and the small wisdoms it offers up are readily accessible to readers who have never been able to make head or tail of cricket' * Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph *
Jennie Walker is a pen-name of Charles Boyle, an award-winning poet. Charles lives in London with his wife and two sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747598756 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747598754 |
| Title | 24 for 3 |
| Author | Jennie Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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