O Caledonia
Barker, Elspeth
| Autor: | Barker, Elspeth |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 30.09.2021 |
| EAN: | 9781474620512 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 224 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Orion Publishing Co |
Produktinformationen "O Caledonia"
'I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named O Caledonia as her favourite book' Maggie O'Farrell 'A sparky, funny work of genius and one of the best least-known novels of the 20th Century' Ali Smith'Funny, surprising, exquisitely written and brilliant on the smelly, absurd, harsh business of growing up'David Nicholls'A wonderful oddity - brief, vivid, eccentric, written with ferocious zest and black humour'Penelope LivelyAt the bottom of a great stone staircase, dressed in her mother's black lace evening dress, twisted in murderous death, lies Janet. So end the sixteen years of Janet's short life.A life spent in a draughty Scottish castle, where roses will not grow, and a jackdaw decides to live in the doll's house.A life peopled by prettier, smoother-haired siblings, a Nanny with a face like the North Sea and the peculiar, whisky-swigging Cousin Lila.A life where Janet is perpetually misunderstood - and must turn from people, to animals, to books, to her own wild and wonderful imagination. A W&N Essential with an introduction by Maggie O'Farrell
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