Reasons to be Cheerful
¥700.00 JPY • Used
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. 'When people in the village heard I was about to start working in the city they ...
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. 'When people in the village heard I was about to start working in the city they tried to unsettle me with tales of woe. The sun, blotted out by the ta ll buildings, couldn't shine and the rain was poisoned by the toxic fumes t hat poured from the sock factories. My skin would be covered in pimples fro m the hell of it all' So begins a young woman's journey to adulthood. Lizzie Vogel leaves her alc oholic, novel-writing mother and heads for Leicester to work for a racist, barely competent dentist obsessed with joining the freemasons. Soon Lizzie is heading reluctantly, if at top speed, into the murky depths of adult life: where her driving instructor becomes her best friend; her fi rst boyfriend prefers birdwatching to sex and where independence for a teen age girl might just be another word for loneliness. In Reasons to Be Cheerful Nina Stibbe shows her extraordinary gift for illuminating the vital details which make us human. She is that rare writer who makes us laugh whilst reminding us of the joy, and the pain, of being alive.
Product Info
ISBN: 0241974984
ISBN-13: 9780241974988
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2020
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
Seller Info
InfinityBooksJapan
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Website: https://www.infinitybooksjapan.com
Country: Japan
