No Wonder I Take a Drink - Brossura

Marney, Laura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1908643005 ISBN 13: 9781908643001

Casa editrice: Saraband Inc, 2012

Riassunto

Voted in the Top 20 Scottish books of all time The List magazine.

Trisha, a lonely unsentimental boozer, unexpectedly inherits a home in the Highlands. She wastes no time leaving Glasgow—and her estranged husband, her insolent teenage son, and her boring job. Having pictured a rural idyll, she finds rain, sheep, and kamikaze midges. And more rain. Her only companion is a smelly, brain-damaged dog, but a night of whisky-fueled high jinks with a frozen salmon leads to a dramatic discovery that will change her future forever, and maybe even her past.

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Recensione:

'Laura Marney is one of Scotland's best-kept literary secrets. This is a biting laugh-out-loud satire which is never crueller than life. Marney's unlikely heroine meets life head on and lives on in the reader's imagination long after the book is finished. An energetic, edgy book with wide appeal.' - Louise Welsh.

'Laura Marney writes about strong characters who are utterly believable and all too human. She consistently examines their experiences, relationships and foibles with insight, compassion and a rollicking, earthy humour, which makes for great reading. If you suffer from giggle incontinence, beware' - Zoe Strachan

'A gently humorous take on an incomer's life in the West Highlands' - Guardian

'Biting wit, brilliant characterisation and hilarious antics - whether you are 16 or 60, you'll be rocking in your chair.' - Scottish Daily Record

'Marney's book is consistently engaging and hits all the right notes' - Glasgow Herald

The word on Laura Marney is that she's Scotland's best kept literary secret, and for once, the goods live up to the fanfare. Her first novel is a sparkling black comedy with guaranteed out-loud laughs. Marney displays a natural flair for storytelling and her warts-and-all characters ring true. --York Evening Press

The pacing has an engaging confidence, a comic brio which, as readers soon see, comes from completely inhabiting her narrator's character... Her jokes are seldom laboured, almost always rooted in character or language... She's a natural comedy writer. --The Scotsman

The word on Laura Marney is that she s Scotland s best kept literary secret, and for once, the goods live up to the fanfare. Her first novel is a sparkling black comedy with guaranteed out-loud laughs. Marney displays a natural flair for storytelling and her warts-and-all characters ring true. --York Evening Press

The pacing has an engaging confidence, a comic brio which, as readers soon see, comes from completely inhabiting her narrator s character... Her jokes are seldom laboured, almost always rooted in character or language... She's a natural comedy writer. --The Scotsman

L'autore:

Laura Marney is the author of five novels and numerous short stories and plays, and is a member of the Glasgow G7 group of writers. She is a Creative Writing Tutor on the MLitt course at Glasgow University.

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• Editore: Saraband Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908643005
• ISBN 13: 9781908643001
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304