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The Accidental Woman
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Accidental Woman
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jonathan Coe
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780241967713
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
26 June 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
For Maria, nothing is certain. Her life is a chain of accidents. Friendship passes her by, and she's unimpressed by the devoted Ronny and his endless proposals of marriage. Maria lives in a world of her own - yet not of her own making. Stumbling through university, work, marriage and motherhood, she finds it hard to see what all the fuss is about. She is a young woman unable to control the direction of her life. Will it end, as it began, by accident? Or will something intervene to save the accidental woman from herself? 'Very funny.' Spectator 'Delightfully quirky.' Financial Times 'Slyly parodies the cliches of most first novels.' Guardian
Author Biography
Jonathan Coe was born in Birmingham in 1961. His novels include Rotters, The Accidental Woman, A Touch of Love, The Dwarves of Death and What a Carve Up!, which won the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Itranger.The House of Sleep won the Writers' Guild Best Fiction Award for 1997.
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