While The Sun Shines by John Harding

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Summary

At fifty the guarantee runs out...
About to hit the big five-oh, obsessed with sex, cocaine-fuelled and gripped by a crippling fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a bit of a struggle.
It's finding the time to squeeze everything in, really.

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While The Sun Shines by John Harding

At fifty the guarantee runs out... About to hit the big five-oh, obsessed with sex, cocaine-fuelled and gripped by a crippling fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a bit of a struggle. It's finding the time to squeeze everything in, really.
'Wonderfully funny, original and moving' -- Helen Dunmore
'Beautifully crafted..the perfect marriage of humour and heart' -- Glenn Patterson
'A wonderful novel...written with great humour and a rare generosity of spirit. Truly original' -- Deborah Moggach
'A really wonderful book' * The Times *
'Pognant, hilarious and ultimately deeply moving...a wonderful novel' -- Marika Cobbold
John Harding was born in a small Fenland village in the Isle of Ely in 1951. After local village and grammar schools, he read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he once sat next to Martin Amis during a lecture. He worked first as a newspaper reporter, then as a writer and editor in magazines, before becoming a freelance writer. His first novel was the acclaimed and bestselling WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY. He lives in Richmond upon Thames with his wife and two sons.
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ISBN 13 9780552999663
ISBN 10 0552999660
Title While The Sun Shines
Author John Harding
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 2002-06-03
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.