The Invisible Woman. First Printing. Inscribed by the Authr

Cavendish, Lucy

ISBN 10: 0718149939 / ISBN 13: 9780718149932

Published by London. Michael Joseph/Penguin Group, 2007

About this Item

London. Michael Joseph/Penguin Group. 2007. First Edition/First Printing (1 printed under first published 2007 to copyright page). Hard Cover. Demy 8vo (8¾" by 5⅝") (221 mm x 142 mm). 339 pp. Attractive laminated decorative boards with die cut dust jacket. Two tiny tears to the die cut; very light reading wear to the jacket. Near fine. Book is in fine condition. Warmly inscribed by the author to the title page thanking for help on the book. A novel about the chaotic and complex life of modern motherhood. This is the original imprint in hardback; a paperback edition was later published under the title 'Samantha Smythe's Modern Family Journal'. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Invisible Woman. First Printing. Inscribed by the Authr
• Publisher: London. Michael Joseph/Penguin Group
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718149939
• ISBN 13: 9780718149932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Let me introduce you to the Smythe household ...

There's me, Samantha, my husband John the Second,and our two children Bennie and Jamie. And then there's my eldest son Edward from my first marriage. I love my family to bits but even I stagger a bit when I see the mess they create. Bennie, who is two, can't seem to use a potty. Jamie, only eight months, eats nothing but butternut squash and Edward spends most of his time watching Scooby Doo and drawing pictures on his willy. Every now and then I lose my cool and start shouting like a mad woman and John has to take me upstairs and calm me down.

But, despite my worry that a non-nuclear family may never be a 'real' family, everything was fine until last summer when it got a whole lot more complicated.

My ex-husband John the First turned up at our house for the first time in three years. My sister's marriage broke up and my best friend Dougie did nothing but drink wine and moan about this life.

Edward, of course, thought it was marvellous that he had two dads living with him. I on-the-other-hand, began to feel I was slowly disappearing out of sight.

Suddenly our chaotic but loving home was teetering on the verge of collapse.

About the Author

Lucy Cavendish was born in the Home Counties and has spent most of her life working in journalism for the Evening Standard, the Sunday Telegraph, the Observer and the Guardian. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband Michael and their three children. This is her first novel.