Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner
A prize-winning, best selling, rivetingly dark and funny memoir of a most unusual girl.‘The writing is spot-on, Gildiner at her best and funniest describing the palpable happiness of her chaotic childhood…and escapades so incredible that I turned back several times to make sure this really was a memoir’ Laurie Graham, Daily Mail
‘Singular and wonderful.’ Time Out
‘A memoir of considerable charm.’ Sunday Times
‘This coming-of-age memoir cries out to be read aloud. Gildiner writes as if still a precocious, hyperactive child who knows no boundaries and is forever up to escapades, both comic and tragic…A dizzy, enchanting read.’ Publishing News
‘Charming and funny…the ideal book for escaping into someone else's family if you’ve had enough of your own.’ Sunday Express
Catherine McClure Gildiner has her PhD in psychology and is in private practice in Toronto. She writes an advice column for Chatelaine magazine and publishes articles in various newspapers and magazines. She has been married for thirty years and has three sons. Too Close To The Falls is her first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007152834 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007152833 |
| Title | Too Close to the Falls |
| Author | Catherine Gildiner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2003-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for YoungMinds Book Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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