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Wendy Perriam
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| Title: |
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Queen's Margarine |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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224 |
| Date: |
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2009-06-30 |
| ISBN: |
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0709087888 |
| Publisher: |
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Robert Hale Ltd |
| Weight: |
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1.19 pounds |
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6.38 x 0.0 x 9.53 inches |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
In Wendy Perriam's sixth short-story collection, catalysts for life-change come in surprising forms. A small, white curly dog pursues a man from pub to office, turning his whole existence upside-down. A collection of porcelain figurines drives an elderly widower to escape his home and find solace with Marilyn Monroe. A bunch of orange tulips propels a staidly married librarian into the arms of an exuberant poet. A pair of returned Eurostar tickets whisks long-separated lovers towards heady new romance. Many of Perriam's characters harbour guilty secrets or long-suppressed desires. Spouses cheat on spouses; restive mothers kick against their ties; loveless singletons yearn for poetry and passion in their lives. Not all her ugly ducklings succeed in turning into swans, but most do at least take wing - and sometimes a touch of magic intervenes. In this inventive new collection, the mundane goes hand in hand with the miraculous - and even the Queen eats margarine.
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http://bookmooch.com/0709087888 |
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