Getting Home by Celia Brayfield
Stephanie Sands, a sweet woman who loves her husband, her son, her garden and the Empress Josephine; Ted Parsons, property czar with an atrium to prove it, whose secret shame is singing along with the Three Tenors; Allie Parsons, queen of daytime TV, inviting viewers to her lovely home after her son Damon's courageous battle with alcoholism; Rod 'The Bod' Fuller, the personal trainer with a hangover from Shakespeare; Gemma Lieberman, with the breasts of a goddess, and her daughter Topaz who wants the mind of Joseph Stalin; and Chester Pike, the BSD, who thinks cutesy little houses mean cutsey little lives ...These are the good people of Westwick, the ultimate suburb, paradise just ten minutes from the airport, the perfect human environment and a model for the world. Nothing ever happens in a suburb, that's why people live there - until Stephane's husband is kidnapped and passion attacks Ted Parsons in a contraflow and Rod The Bod finds his Achilles hell and Topaz Lieberman decides it's time to give history a push. There's only one rule in a suburb - never trust your neighbours ...
I couldn't be wrested away from it, though they triedFAY WELDON Deliciously comic - lightning flashes of wit and scalpel-sharp observation. Highlight of an excellent cast of larger than life characters is Brayfield's terrific comic creation, Allie Parsons, queen of daytime TV. DAILY MAIL She is a fine writer, with a sharp eye for the frailties of the human race...entertaining and thought-provoking too EDWINA CURRIE
Celia Brayfield is the author of four highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written non-fiction books, including BESTSELLER: SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL WRITING, and is a well known journalist. She lives in London (Chiswick) with her daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316642460 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316642460 |
| Title | Getting Home |
| Author | Celia Brayfield |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1998-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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