Emotionally Weird
Third novel by the bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News? - the ultimate (hilarious) 1970s campus novel.
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Emotionally Weird Paperback ISBN: 9780552997348 Published: 06/04/2001 Imprint: Black Swan Extent: 496 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP
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Emotionally Weird EBook ISBN: 9781409094616 Published: 01/05/2010 Imprint: Transworld Digital Extent: 496 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $14.95 RRP Buy Now
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Emotionally Weird CD ISBN: 9781846572371 Published: 15/02/2010 Imprint: Audiobooks Subject: Contemporary Fiction $35.00 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
On a peat and heather island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories.Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie.
Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, the land of cakes and William Wallace, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and the Germans (more real than the Luxemburgers).But strange things are happening. Why is Effie being followed?Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog?
Editorial Reviews
"'The lustre, energy and panache of her writing are as striking as ever...Funny, bold and memorable'" - The Times
"'Beautifully written...brimming with quirky characters and original storytelling. Kate Atkinson has struck gold with this unique offering'" - Time Out
"'A truly comic novel - achingly funny in parts - challenging and executed with wit and mischief...an hilarious and magical trip'" - Daily Express
"'Sends jolts of pleasure off the page...Atkinson's funniest foray yet...it is a work of Dickensian or even Shakespearean plenty'" - The Scotsman
"A truly comic novel - achingly funny in parts - challenging and executed with wit and mischief...an hilarious and magical trip" - The Express
"Her novels are remarkable both in and of themselves, and as evidence of an important emerging body of work from a brilliant and profoundly original writer" - Daily Telegraph
"With just two novels, Atkinson has added new colour to the British literary landscape" - Guardian
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