Rosy Is My Relative - Brossura

Durrell, Gerald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1509815376 ISBN 13: 9781509815371

Casa editrice: Pan Books, 2017

Riassunto

Written with Gerald Durrell's usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, Rosy is my Relative will delight fans both old and new. At the age of thirty, Adrian Rookwhistle's life hasn't quite turned out the way he'd have hoped. Working an unfulfilling job as a clerk in the city and living under the tyranny of his fearsome landlady, he can't help but think that there is more to life. However, all of this suddenly changes when he receives a curious letter from his dying uncle who has bequeathed him GBP500 and an elephant by the name of Rosy who has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for liquor. At a loss of what to do with his unexpectedly gargantuan - and rarely sober - inheritance, Adrian sets forth on a journey believing to have the answer to his dilemma; he'll give her away to the circus. Together Adrian and Rosy carve a trail of destruction through the peaceful countryside of southern England, meeting a curious cast of misfits along the way. Drunk or sober, Rosy spreads chaos in her wake, until the full weight of the law finally catches up with her . . .

Su questo libro

Recensione:

His uproarious first novel (Daily Mirror)

Comic havoc! (New York Times)

Enchanting . . . beautifully told (Scotsman)

Descrizione del libro:

From one of Britain's best loved authors and pioneering naturalists.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pan Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1509815376
• ISBN 13: 9781509815371
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240