Indifferent by choice, indecisive by nature, Maria ploughs her way through fifteen years of womanhood, unable to see what all the fuss is about. Will she ever be able to direct the course of her own life, or will it end as it began - accidentally? Jonathan Coe's first novel, which introduced a wonderful new talent to English fiction.
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About the Author:
Jonathan Coe is the author of twelve novels, all published by Penguin, which include the highly acclaimed bestsellers What a Carve Up!, The House of Sleep,The Rotters' Club and Number 11.
Review:
Very funny Spectator Delightfully quirky Financial Times Slyly parodies the cliches of most first novels Guardian
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0140294902
- ISBN 13 9780140294903
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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