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Life, Death and Vanilla Slices: A page-turning family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Life, Death and Vanilla Slices: A page-turning family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jenny Eclair
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 125
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780751547559
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Sphere
Publication Date 15 August 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Jean Collins had two daughters. But she only loved one of them. She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn't help herself. Jess was a little sweetheart, everyone said so. Anne was awkward and serious and not much fun, to be frank. But now the years have passed. Jess is missing - run off long ago, no one knows where or why. So when Jean is left in a coma after a road accident, it's Anne who travels back up north to sit at her mother's bedside. And she wonders - why did Jean dash out into the road without looking? What distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices, the cream cakes she only ever bought for extra special occasions? Meanwhile there are secrets waiting for Anne and Jean, back at the old family home. Secrets that were buried a long time ago. . .

Author Biography

Jenny Eclair is one of the most successful performers on the comedy stand-up circuit, the sole female winner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival, and regularly appears on BBC Radio.

Reviews

Of course it's funny, but it's also dark, honest and totally compulsive reading - Jenny Colgan Very dark and very funny. I had it glued to my face until I'd finished it - Jo Brand Utterly compelling, brave, angry and melancholy all at once. It is brutal about the female experience, but also beautifully observed about the subtle complexities of being a woman. I thought Jean was an amazing character - and it is testament to Jenny's skill as a writer that despite some awful behaviour, the reader never actually loses sympathy for her. Most of all, it's just a great, honest piece of writing. I want to read her others now - Jojo Moyes