The Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers
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The Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers by Paul Torday
A modern A TALE OF TWO CITIES by the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. 'A beautifully told tale - we loved it!' BELLA 'A brilliant, page-turning read' GRANTA
One of the most outstanding authors to have emerged in recent years * DAILY EXPRESS *
Brilliantly and sympathetically drawn..this wonderfully written, clever book does not miss a single trick * DAILY MAIL *
Funny, touching and ultimately surprising * SCOTSMAN *
Charlie is a wonderful creation, at once sad and heroic, whose search for redemption attains real pathos at the end of this affecting, skilfully crafted novel * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Torday is master of blending satire with gentle humanity * PSYCHOLOGIES *
Shades of both Greene and Ambler here, both in the crispness of the exposition and the marrying of humour with something close to tragedy * SPECTATOR *
A beautifully told tale - we loved it! * BELLA *
A brilliant, page-turning read that combines the pace of Torday's THE GIRL ON THE LANDING with his trademark humour in SALMON FISHING * GRANTA *
A fine tale. Even the worst of us, according to this novel, can find redemption * DAILY EXPRESS *
His quietly compassionate portrait of Charlie has powerful echoes off Dickens's Sydney Carton in A TALE OF TWO CITIES * METRO *
The SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN author is now achieving 'must-read' status. You're in for an Eck of a good time * NEWS OF THE WORLD *
Brilliantly and sympathetically drawn..this wonderfully written, clever book does not miss a single trick * DAILY MAIL *
Funny, touching and ultimately surprising * SCOTSMAN *
Charlie is a wonderful creation, at once sad and heroic, whose search for redemption attains real pathos at the end of this affecting, skilfully crafted novel * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Torday is master of blending satire with gentle humanity * PSYCHOLOGIES *
Shades of both Greene and Ambler here, both in the crispness of the exposition and the marrying of humour with something close to tragedy * SPECTATOR *
A beautifully told tale - we loved it! * BELLA *
A brilliant, page-turning read that combines the pace of Torday's THE GIRL ON THE LANDING with his trademark humour in SALMON FISHING * GRANTA *
A fine tale. Even the worst of us, according to this novel, can find redemption * DAILY EXPRESS *
His quietly compassionate portrait of Charlie has powerful echoes off Dickens's Sydney Carton in A TALE OF TWO CITIES * METRO *
The SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN author is now achieving 'must-read' status. You're in for an Eck of a good time * NEWS OF THE WORLD *
Paul Torday burst on to the literary scene in 2007 with his first novel, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, an immediate international bestseller that has been translated into 28 languages and has been made into a film starring Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Blunt. His subsequent novels, THE IRRESISTIBLE INHERITANCE OF WILBERFORCE, THE GIRL ON THE LANDING, THE HOPELESS LIFE OF CHARLIE SUMMERS, MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, THE LEGACY OF HARTLEPOOL HALL and LIGHT SHINING IN THE FOREST, were all published to great critical acclaim. He was married with two sons by a previous marriage, had two stepsons, and lived close to the River North Tyne. He died at home in December 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753823415 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753823411 |
| Title | The Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers |
| Author | Paul Torday |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2010-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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