Louise Dean
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Meet Ken. He's obsessed with death, planning his own funeral and desperate to die in the bosom of his family. Unfortunately for Ken, that's the last place his family wants him.
An Oprah Book of The Week. In her fourth book award-winning, Booker Prize longlisted British author Louise Dean sings a hymn to England in this dark comedy hailed by reviewers as 'extremely funny' with 'a clever plot and plenty of surprises.'
His oldest son Nick left...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After more than half a century of marriage, Dorothy and George are embarking on their first journey abroad together. Three decades younger, Jan and Annemieke are taking their last, as illness and incompatibility bring their unhappy union to an end. At first the luxury of a Caribbean resort is no match for the well-worn patterns of domestic life. Then the couples' paths cross, and a series of surprises ensues - a disappearance and an assault - but...
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