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Item Details
| Title:
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QUITE CONTRARY
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| By: |
Suzannah Dunn |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0006544797 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780006544791 |
| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
3 June, 1992 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
The award-winning debut novel from the author of Venus Flaring and Tenterhooks. |
| Synopsis: |
The award-winning debut novel from the author of Venus Flaring and Tenterhooks.Elizabeth, a young, overworked hospital doctor, gets a phone call from her father late on a Friday night telling her that her mother is dangerously ill. Over the course of the weekend that follows, Elizabeth, on duty as ever and confronting the barely controlled chaos of a busy casualty ward, finds moments to reminisce about her childhood, its joys and its miseries. Past and present are interwoven in a series of vivid tableaux, drawing the reader into an intimate understanding of Elizabeth's life as a whole. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Flamingo |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Betty Trask Awards 1991 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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