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Summer Things

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Summer Things

Contributors:

By (Author) Joseph Connolly

ISBN:

9781782066989

Publisher:

Quercus Publishing

Imprint:

riverrun

Publication Date:

29th August 2013

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

384

Dimensions:

Width 142mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm

Weight:

274g

Description

Howard's getting it in the neck at home. Dotty isn't getting any at all. And Norman's getting it at work - from the girl under his desk.

What they need is a holiday to let off a bit of steam. And steam is just what they get. As couples of varied ages, class and income set up their deckchairs on the beach, the scene is set for a few crossed wires, a wave of embarrassment and a lot of sand between the sheets.

Sun, sea, sex, squabbling: Joseph Connolly's bestselling novel goes straight to the secret heart of that sticky farce of lust and snobbery: the British seaside.

Reviews

'The author has seen the world of human misery in a grain of seaside sand and his title is deeply, bleakly ironic ... Viciously funny' Daily Telegraph. * Daily Telegraph *
'This is not a book about love, but a book about illicit, breathless, self-absorbed couplings and that kind of panic-ridden snobbery so dear to the English middle-class mentality, all described with gusto and distaste' Literary Review. * Literary Review *
'Connolly has established himself as a very English comic author, in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse' The Times. * The Times *

Author Bio

Joseph Connolly is the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling writer of eleven novels, as well as eleven works of non-fiction. He lives in London.

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