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'a work of a singularly outlandish and compassionate imagination....has one shouting its praises to anybody who is within earshot' -- New Statesman, Christopher Hawtree
`a deeply affecting story ... vividly recreating Blitz-torn London and the Africa of the same period.' -- Saturday Guardian, Catherine Taylor
'...spirited prose that captures the mood of doodlebug London, this is a total joy of a debut novel' -- Good Housekeeping, Kerry Fowler
'The best things in life this month ... this heartfelt debut novel offers a witty twist on a WWII romance'
-- Red
`Rooney thinly veils the drudgery permeating their lives with a tender and constantly shimmering humour' -- The Big Issue, Daisy Greenwell
`Rooney's language is as intimate as her story...a fine first novel' -- Metro, Ben East
`Rooney, who's only 27, is fresh, funny and wise, balancing the emotional turmoil with a vivid turn of phrase' -- Marie-Claire,Eithne Farry
`This is an elegant, funny and moving first novel... a wonderful, memorable musing on life, fate and love' -- Sunday Express, Viv Groskop
`moving debut'
-- Literary Review
not just a tender story of love and war, but an acutely observed novel of endearing characters
-- Saga Magazine
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`a deeply affecting story ... vividly recreating Blitz-torn London and the Africa of the same period.' -- Saturday Guardian, Catherine Taylor
'...spirited prose that captures the mood of doodlebug London, this is a total joy of a debut novel' -- Good Housekeeping, Kerry Fowler
'The best things in life this month ... this heartfelt debut novel offers a witty twist on a WWII romance'
-- Red
`Rooney thinly veils the drudgery permeating their lives with a tender and constantly shimmering humour' -- The Big Issue, Daisy Greenwell
`Rooney's language is as intimate as her story...a fine first novel' -- Metro, Ben East
`Rooney, who's only 27, is fresh, funny and wise, balancing the emotional turmoil with a vivid turn of phrase' -- Marie-Claire,Eithne Farry
`This is an elegant, funny and moving first novel... a wonderful, memorable musing on life, fate and love' -- Sunday Express, Viv Groskop
`moving debut'
-- Literary Review
not just a tender story of love and war, but an acutely observed novel of endearing characters
-- Saga Magazine
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, Jennie Rooney's heart-wrenching debut novel is a story to relish, and a book you'll want to recommend with passion to everyone you know.
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0701182733
- ISBN 13 9780701182731
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