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Sophie King
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The School Run |
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English |
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Paperback |
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352 |
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2005-08-01 |
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0340838361 |
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Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks |
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0.44 pounds |
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5.12 x 7.56 x 0.94 inches |
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A week in the lives of seven people - all on the same route to school: Harriet is waiting for her husband to tell her if their marriage is on - or off. Pippa is about to receive some potentially devastating hospital results. Evie has one week to save her career - and find her missing husband. Nick's wife died two years ago, leaving him with a troublesome teenage daughter. Martine, a French au pair, is about to run off with a married man. Kitty, a school teacher, accepts a bet to find a man in a week. And Betty watches by the roadside, looking for the driver who killed her son...Little do any of them know that by the end of the week the school run will have become a collision course, connecting their lives in more ways than one.
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Tracey (United Kingdom) (2008/11/19):
Meet seven very differnet people - all on the same route to school. Home loving Harriet is wondering whether her marriage is on - or off. Widower Nick is struggling to cope with his troublesome teenage daughter. Working mum Pippa is waiting fro some potentially devastating hospital results. School teacher Kitty has accepted a bet to find a man in a week. Step-mum Evie has to save her career - and find her missing husband. French au pair Martine is about to run off with a married man. Distraught Betty watches by the roadside, looking for the drive who hit her son. Little do they know that over the course of one week the school run will have become collision course, connecting their lives in more ways than one.
IrishPenJen (United Kingdom) (2010/03/22):
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Buckle-up for an irresistibly commercial debut novel set to zoom into the bestseller lists in summer 2005 A week in the lives of seven people - all on the same route to school: Harriet is waiting for her husband to tell her if their marriage is on - or off. Pippa is about to receive some potentially devastating hospital results. Evie has one week to save her career - and find her missing husband. Nick's wife died two years ago, leaving him with a troublesome teenage daughter. Martine, a French au pair, is about to run off with a married man. Kitty, a school teacher, accepts a bet to find a man in a week. And Betty watches by the roadside, looking for the driver who killed her son...Little do any of them know that by the end of the week the school run will have become a collision course, connecting their lives in more ways than one.What the papers say:
"* 'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' - Catherine Alliott * 'There is a lot for women to relate to here' - Katie Fforde" Author's biography:
Sophie King is a pseudonym for journalist Jane Bidder, who writes the regular Family Matters page in Woman magazine and contributes regularly to national newspapers and other women's magazines. She was runner-up in the Harry Bowling Award in 2002 and has just won the Elizabeth Goudge short story award. While she has had short stories and works of non-fiction published, this is her debut novel.
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