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Set in London in the late 1980s, sending up the values of the metropolitan middle-classes, the author of this comic novel also wrote "Aerodynamics of Pork", "Ease", "Kansas in August" and "Facing the Tank".
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Patrick Gale was born in 1962 on the Isle of Wight. He was educated at Winchester and Oxford and now writes full time.
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`Love, death, the decay of friendship, the triumph of love - all the big themes are here in small doses, cunningly plotted and skilfully interwoven by Patrick Gale, who writes like Iris Murdoch on pep pills. Savage, satirical, often very funny, this highly readable comedy of middle-class manners is written by a young author of boundless talent. One to watch.' Daily Mail `Gale describes strong emotions with conviction. He shows the diversity of passionate behaviour, sometimes hilarious, sometimes threatening, but always skilfully contained within a comedy of contemporary manners.' The Times `A richly comic novel about the equilibrium of urban lives and loves upset by an outsider. Affectionate and perceptive.' Mail on Sunday `His discreet exploration of love between the generations and the sexes is by turn poignant and humourous.' Vogue `Sharp insights into a thoroughly modern marriage.' Sunday Times `This is a witty book with more than a touch of satire, but which deals with love, pain, death and laughter with an extraordinary depth of understanding.' She `A wonderful, modern comedy of manners.' Company
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0701135263
- ISBN 13 9780701135263
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages279
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof. INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To Rolland Comstock, Patrick Gale." "Tender, sharp, and enormously funny, [Little Bits of Baby] is a comedy of manners for our time, and a story which embraces timeless themes - lust, death, the decay of friendship, the search for happiness, and the triumph of love." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear; overall, it is tight, bright, and clean. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 53343
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