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Happy Birthday and All That
Rebecca Smith
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Description for Happy Birthday and All That
Paperback. A witty story of modern family life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy.
Posy has always dreamt of being the heroine of a Francoise Sagan novel. But life seems to have her passed by and now here she is, a stressed-out mother of four. Although she's married to a man called Parouselli who comes from a long line of trapeze artists and they live in a large, romantic house, it's not quite as magical as it sounds. Frank's dream of being a musician is a reality of distributing BettaKleen catalogues, the house is falling to bits and there are slugs living under the bath. Posy wonders how everyone else manages. Struggling through the ... Read more
Posy has always dreamt of being the heroine of a Francoise Sagan novel. But life seems to have her passed by and now here she is, a stressed-out mother of four. Although she's married to a man called Parouselli who comes from a long line of trapeze artists and they live in a large, romantic house, it's not quite as magical as it sounds. Frank's dream of being a musician is a reality of distributing BettaKleen catalogues, the house is falling to bits and there are slugs living under the bath. Posy wonders how everyone else manages. Struggling through the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747565673
SKU
KEX0216078
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About Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith is the author of one other novel, The Bluebird Cafe. Born in London 1966, she lives in Southhampton.
Reviews for Happy Birthday and All That
'Smith's wry, bitter-sweet comedy of disappointed life is hugely appealing' Marie Claire 'A cruelly funny novel about self-delusion. Sharp, witty and clever' Sunday Mirror 'Rebecca Smith has a quirky, off-beat view of life ... she has plenty of good-humoured comedy up her sleeve, a grasp of dialogue and an eagle eye for the absurd' Daily Mail 'She's ... Read more