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Lem Gulliver can’t understand how the people around him manage a grown-up life — careers, mortgages, marriages etc. One day he feels the need to take control of his life and stop it unravelling before he reaches the end of the Victoria Line, which takes him daily to work.
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Sabrina Broadbent's debut novel, Descent, won the W.H. Smith Raw Talent Award and her third novel, You Don't Have To Be Good, was published in 2009 by Chatto & Windus. She used to teach English at a comprehensive school in North London and now works with FILMCLUB, which works with teachers to set up and support free after-school film clubs in schools throughout the UK. She lives in London.
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"Countless modern novels tackle the breakdown of previously equal relationships between men and women following the arrival of children, but few do it with the sparkle and perception of Broadbent" * Guardian * "This stunning debut... is not to be missed... very funny, absorbing and moving, this comes highly recommended" * Good Book Guide * "Peppered with sharp observations... refreshingly original" -- Tom Boncza-Tomaszewski * Independent on Sunday * "Acutely and wittily observed" -- Kate Saunders * The Times * "An entertaining take on the mores of contemporary society" * Time Out *
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- PublisherVintage Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0099464535
- ISBN 13 9780099464532
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- Number of pages224
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