Family Money
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:2nd Nov '06
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A wonderfully compelling, ironic novel about families, old age and money, with all the tempo of a thriller.
'Marvellous . . . Funny, subtle, sympathetic' OBSERVER
'One of the wisest and most versatile of our novelists' CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, GUARDIAN
'Bawden's contemporary truths, laced with a dark humor, fit-and pinch' KIRKUS REVIEWS
Fanny Pye's London house, bought for a song many years earlier, is now worth a small fortune. When she intervenes in a street brawl and is hospitalised, her children tactfully suggest that she move to the suburbs, coincidently releasing some useful family money. Fanny has different views about inheritance and property and is anyway more concerned that she cannot properly remember the events of that night which ended in the death of a stranger. Then, as her amnesia clears, she is overwhelmed by a terrible sense of danger.
Nina Bawden's readers should be numbered like the sands of the sea . . . This is a wonderfully satisfying novel, wise, tolerant, witty * Guardian *
Marvellous . . . Funny, subtle, sympathetic * Observer *
One of the wisest and most versatile of our novelists -- Christopher Wordsworth * Guardian *
As in Walking Naked (1981) and Circles of Deceit, Bawden's contemporary truths, laced with a dark humor, fit-and pinch * Kirkus Reviews *
Sharply observed and drawn with precision, Fanny's troubles and their eventual resolution make a compelling read * Publishers Weekly *
This funny, vicious, little novel is written not just for women, but for old women of all ages * Los Angeles Times *
Nina Bawden's readers should be numbered like the sands of the sea . . . This is a wonderfully satisfying novel, wise, tolerant, witty * GUARDIAN *
Marvellous . . . Funny, subtle, sympathetic * OBSERVER *
One of the wisest and most versatile of our novelists * CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, GUARDIAN *
ISBN: 9781844083183
Dimensions: 198mm x 141mm x 19mm
Weight: 232g
288 pages