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Description for Fly in the Ointment
Paperback. When her cold and indifferent husband vanishes, so does Lois' old life. Now she is ready to take her chances again. There's only one fly in the ointment: Janie-Gay, ex-partner of the son Lois lost to drugs, and spiteful mother of the small, neglected child she can't get out of her mind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Guilt is in the eye of the beholder ...
When her cold and indifferent husband vanishes, so does Lois's old life. Now she is ready to take her chances again. There's only one fly in the ointment: Janie-Gay, ex-partner of the son Lois lost to drugs, and spiteful mother of the small, neglected child she can't get out of her mind.
Caring's not something one can lay aside, and Lois is soon tangled in webs of deceit. Worse, she is on a collision course with a remorseless society that claims to support and protect. Now, more than ever, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552774673
SKU
9780552774673
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Anne Fine
Fly in the Ointment is Anne Fine's seventh novel.Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy, which was runner up for the David Higham Prize for Fiction.Taking the Devil's Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for radio. The Observer referred to her novel In Cold Domain as 'a glorious tirade against the grind of motherhood' and the Evening ... Read more
Reviews for Fly in the Ointment
Fine is a storyteller of brilliance, and this short tragedy is utterly compelling.
Kate Saunders -
The Times
Anne Fine is on sparkling form
Sunday Times
A sharp sense of danger always crackles in the background whenever Anne Fine writes for adults
The Independent
Subtle, nuanced, beguiling and often shocking.It will smash and ... Read more
Kate Saunders -
The Times
Anne Fine is on sparkling form
Sunday Times
A sharp sense of danger always crackles in the background whenever Anne Fine writes for adults
The Independent
Subtle, nuanced, beguiling and often shocking.It will smash and ... Read more