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Book by Purves, Libby
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About the Author
Libby Purves is a writer and also a broadcaster who has presented the talk programme Midweek on Radio 4 since 1984 and formerly presented Today. She is a main columnist on the Times and in 1999 was named the Granada "What the Papers Say" Columnist of the Year, and awarded a O.B.E for services to journalism. She lives in Suffolk with her husband the broadcaster and writer Paul Heiney.
Review
Libby Purves' prose is clean, sharp and in touch with things that matter * Valerie Grove, The Times * Purves' novel of ordinary lives is compelling, her perceptions are acute ... sophisticated and skilful * Daily Telegraph * A feel-good novel ... hilarious ... humorous ... fabulously incisive * Independent *
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- PublisherFlame
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0340829885
- ISBN 13 9780340829882
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Condition: Bueno. : Catherine and Caroline, Toby and Mark were globetrotting siblings: British 'diplo-brats', whose childhood homes lay in Italy or Israel, France or Washington DC - wherever their father was posted at the time. But all that was years ago. Now Catherine is approaching middle-age, married to a life of cheeseparing selflessness looking after young offenders on a chilly organic farm; Mark is a prim supermarket executive, Caroline a wealthy Kensington wife, and Toby - well, Toby is a problem. The joker in the pack. He always was. Amid growing tensions, marriage-fatigue and unspoken resentments, the apparent tragedy of Toby's disappearance jolts his sisters and brother into making angry, anxious journeys: from California to Flanders, back in time and into their own hearts. EAN: 9780340829882 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y ficción|Ficción femenina Título: Home Leave Autor: Libby Purves Editorial: Hodder Paperback (20 enero 2003) Idioma: EN Páginas: 288 Formato: Tapa blanda Peso: 208 Año de publicación: 2003. Seller Inventory # Happ-2022-06-08-1a503f6e
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