The Household Guide to Dying
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The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide
Desperate Housewives meets Six Feet Under in this brilliantly moving and darkly comic novel, which charts the attempts of dying heroine Delia a modern day Mrs Beeton to prepare her family for the future and lay to rest a ghost from her past.‘Darkly comic novel with a tone that is Desperate Housewives meets Six Feet Under…this is caustic and hilarious, as well as heart-warmingA clever read that stays with you for a long time' Red
'Adelaide's moving novel captures both the hope and sadness of Delia's plight' Daily Mail
'A novel about loving and grieving…filled with humour, warmth and sadness – just like life' Good Reading
‘I found this novel entrancing. The Household guide to Dying is a joyous, irreverent romp of a book that resonates deep inside long after you finish. Delia's magical, crystalline voice made me fervently wish that she was real and that I knew her.’ PATRICIA WOOD, Lottery
Debra Adelaide is the author of two novels which were published in Australia and four themed collections of fiction and memoirs. She has worked as a researcher, editor and book reviewer, and has a PhD from the University of Sydney. She is now a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has three children and several chickens.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007281114 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007281110 |
| Title | The Household Guide to Dying |
| Author | Debra Adelaide |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2009-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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