We Are All Made of Glue by Marina Lewycka
Georgie's husband has walked out; her 16-year-old son is busy surfing born-again websites; and all those overdue articles for Adhesives in the Modern World are getting her down. So when Georgie spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish emigre neighbour rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it's just the distraction she needs.
An exuberantly comic writer whose work is characterised by both great humanity and unusual charm * Evening Standard *
A witty, touching story about an unlikely friendship * Express *
Gorgeously funny * Independent *
Had me crying with laughter * Daily Telegraph *
Vibrant dialogue, a family in meltdown, a clash of cultures and wonderful cast of expertly observed charactersPure laugh-out-loud social comedy * Daily Mail *
Hilarious. A big-hearted confection of the comic and the poignant * Literary Review *
A big, bustling novel, told with enthusiasm by a narrator who is warm, winningly disaster-prone and, crucially, believable * Spectator *
Georgie is a lively, intensely sympathetic narrator ... brimming with warmth and busyness * Guardian *
Marina Lewycka is an instantly likeable writer, funny, intelligent and refreshingly generous in her assessments of people and their motivations. She writes about modern life so well. An extremely enjoyable read * New Statesman *
Uplifting. Lewycka's style is so appealing, so friendly * Sunday Times *
A truly engaging and funny book * Woman *
Lewycka is a good, serious writer with a strong, original voice * Sunday Telegraph *
A very funny and touching story of a friendship and a mystery unravelled * Woman & Home *
A witty, touching story about an unlikely friendship * Express *
Gorgeously funny * Independent *
Had me crying with laughter * Daily Telegraph *
Vibrant dialogue, a family in meltdown, a clash of cultures and wonderful cast of expertly observed charactersPure laugh-out-loud social comedy * Daily Mail *
Hilarious. A big-hearted confection of the comic and the poignant * Literary Review *
A big, bustling novel, told with enthusiasm by a narrator who is warm, winningly disaster-prone and, crucially, believable * Spectator *
Georgie is a lively, intensely sympathetic narrator ... brimming with warmth and busyness * Guardian *
Marina Lewycka is an instantly likeable writer, funny, intelligent and refreshingly generous in her assessments of people and their motivations. She writes about modern life so well. An extremely enjoyable read * New Statesman *
Uplifting. Lewycka's style is so appealing, so friendly * Sunday Times *
A truly engaging and funny book * Woman *
Lewycka is a good, serious writer with a strong, original voice * Sunday Telegraph *
A very funny and touching story of a friendship and a mystery unravelled * Woman & Home *
Marina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany at the end of the war and grew up in England. She is married with a grown-up daughter and lives in Sheffield. Her two previous novels, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Two Caravans, are available in Penguin now.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905490226 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905490224 |
| Title | We Are All Made of Glue |
| Author | Marina Lewycka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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