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Sofia is a lap dancer with a commendably chaotic life. She's single, occasionally shagging her ex, and pretty damn happy. Then the Angel Gabriel appears to tell her she's pregnant with possibility - specifically the new Messiah. Second coming with no coming in the first place. Sofia doesn't own a watch let alone a biological clock - but there's no denying she's pregnant. She falls out with her ex and falls in love with Gabriel. Who's falling too. The world may well want a new saviour, but this time the perfect mother is feeling less than magnificent about the prospect.
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'Witty, punchy and refreshingly irreverent. It would make the perfect Christmas present for a lapsed Catholic or a radical nun' Michael Arditti, Independent
Witty, punchy and refreshingly irreverent. It would make the perfect Christmas present for a lapsed Catholic or a radical nun (Michael Arditti, Independent)
'Duffy updates the traditional Bible story in ways which are knowing, wise, funny and finger-on-the-pulse contemporary ... Under Duffy's minutely observant gaze, the miracle of an immaculate conception ... becomes the frame for a sharp-edged satire about mental health and ownership of the body...There are moments - particularly at the end when Sofia falls in love with her divine mixed-race child - of wonder and beauty, which give an unexpected end to a witty, funky tale of divine intervention. Although much in the novel is subversive, mother-love, even with a twist, is still the biggest miracle of all' Tina Jackson, Big Issue
Knowing, wise, funny and finger-on-the-pulse contemporary ... a witty, funky tale of divine intervention. (Tina Jackson, Big Issue)
Stella Duffy is a wickedly astute and funny observer of modern life ... a brilliant and very funny update of the Immaculate Conception brought sharply into the 21st Century (Rachel Lamb, Southern Daily Echo)
'Duffy looks into the redemptive nature of self-discovery' Judith Flanders, Red Books of the Month
Witty, well observed and with cracking dialogue, Immaculate Conceit cements Duffy's reputation as a writer who confronts important issues with a supremely funny touch (Woman's Journal)
'Stella Duffy is a wickedly astute and funny observer of modern life ... a brilliant and very funny update of the Immaculate Conception brought sharply into the 21st Century with a modern woman facing more than just the miracle of pregnancy...it's well worth a read this Christmas' Rachel Lamb, Southern Daily Echo
'Witty, well observed and with cracking dialogue, Immaculate Conceit cements Duffy's reputation as a writer who confronts important issues with a supremely funny touch - and Sofia's between-the-sheets action with Gabriel is beautifully written and pretty hot stuff, too.' Woman's Journal
A sharp, witty and original page-turner (Company)
Book Description
With irresistible irreverence Stella Duffy transposes The Virgin Birth to the 21st Century to shine a light on contemporary relationships.
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- PublisherSceptre
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0340770023
- ISBN 13 9780340770023
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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