Father Figure by Ann Widdecombe
Ann Widdecombe's controversial new novel - about the position of men in today's society
Widdecombe tells the story with rattling good pace and creates credible and sympathetic characters-- Frank Kane * THE OBSERVER *
authentic, distressing and unexpectedly touching. -- Jane Shilling * THE EVENING STANDARD *
Widdecombe is revealed as an accomplished, if sedate, storyteller and also a bit of a romantic. -- Ann Simpson * THE HERALD *
a fine, bold opening -- Bel Mooney * THE TIMES *
She has a good eye for detail. -- Julia Flynn * THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
You certainly want to know what is going to happen and Widdecombe keeps your attention throughout. -- Maggie Pringle * THE SUNDAY EXPRESS *
there's a certain compulsion to her storytelling. -- Clare Colvin * THE DAILY MAIL *
authentic, distressing and unexpectedly touching. -- Jane Shilling * THE EVENING STANDARD *
Widdecombe is revealed as an accomplished, if sedate, storyteller and also a bit of a romantic. -- Ann Simpson * THE HERALD *
a fine, bold opening -- Bel Mooney * THE TIMES *
She has a good eye for detail. -- Julia Flynn * THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
You certainly want to know what is going to happen and Widdecombe keeps your attention throughout. -- Maggie Pringle * THE SUNDAY EXPRESS *
there's a certain compulsion to her storytelling. -- Clare Colvin * THE DAILY MAIL *
Ann Widdecombe is best known as a Member of Parliament and for her broadcasting and journalism, but long had ambitions to write novels. She was born in 1947 and grew up moving around the country and abroad with her parents, as her father served in the Admiralty. She was educated at the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford. She now lives in London and in the picturesque village of Sutton Valence, Kent. She is the author of two previous novels, The Clematis Tree and An Act of Treachery. She writes her novels on long train journeys and in Singapore when she visits her Chinese nanny.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297829621 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297829629 |
| Title | Father Figure |
| Author | Ann Widdecombe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2005-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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