Lessons For A Sunday Father - Softcover

Calman, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552998540 ISBN 13: 9780552998543

Publisher: Black Swan, 2001

Synopsis

It's never too late to grow up...This is the story of: Scott, who finds his belongings outside in a bin bag one day and realises he may have made a big mistake; Gail, who wishes her husband were under guarantee so she could send him back and get a refund; Nat, who discovers that growing up isn't all it's cracked up to be; Rosie, who just wants her Dad back - or if not, then at least some new glitter nail polish; four lives, one story: love, loss and learning to be a grown-up.

About this title

About the Author

Claire Calman is the author of four novels, Love is a Four Letter Word, Lessons For a Sunday Father, I Like it Like That and Cross My Heart and Hope to Die, all published by Black Swan.

Calman first decided to write a book when she discovered that it mainly involved making cups of tea and gazing out of the window. It was some time before a real writer friend pointed out that if she were to select an assortment of words and arrange them in some kind of order, this would speed up the process no end. Spurred on by this invaluable hint, she wrote Love is a Four Letter Word, a funny yet poignant story of love and loss.

Before she got into daydreaming full time, Calman spent several years working in women's magazines, then in book publishing, editing gardening books. She is also a poet and broadcaster and has performed her pithy verse at live readings and on radio many times, including for BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour, Loose Ends, the comedy series Five Squeezy Pieces and for LBC. Her short stories have appeared in numerous magazines as well as in various anthologies, including Cheatin' Heart, the best-selling Girls' Night In, Summer Magic and A Day in the Life.

Claire Calman lives in London with her husband, son, and an unbelievable amount of unfiled paperwork.

From the Back Cover

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GROW UP...

This is the story of

SCOTT, who finds his belongings outside in a bin bag one day and realises he may have made a Big Mistake

GAIL, who wishes her husband were under guarantee so she could send him back and get a refund

NAT, who discovers that growing up isn't all it's cracked up to be

ROSIE, who just wants her Dad back - or if not, then at least some new glitter nail polish.

Four lives, one story: love, loss and learning to be a grown-up.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Swan
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552998540
• ISBN 13: 9780552998543
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448