Reading in Bed
By (Author) Sue Gee
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
1st June 2008
1st May 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
352
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 23mm
244g
Opening at the Hay Festival and ending with the prospect of a spring wedding, Sue Gee's new novel is a lively story of tangled relationships and the sustaining powers of good books, loyal friends and conversation.
Friends since university, with busy working lives behind them, Dido and Georgia have long been looking forward to carefree days of books and conversation, when each finds herself caught up in unexpected domestic drama. Dido, for the first time, has cause to question her marriage; widowed Georgia feels certain her husband will return to her. Meanwhile, an eccentric country cousin goes wildly off the rails, children are unhappy in love and perfect health is all at once in question. This novel will bring a writer who 'transforms the stuff of ordinary life into art' (Philippa Gregory, The Sunday Times) to her widest audience yet.'as seductively readable as its title suggests...draws the reader in with its skilful portrayal of real-life situations' -- The Times
Sue Gee is is the author of nine previous novels. She is Programme Leader for the MA Writing Programme at Middlesex University and lives in London.