Being Emily - by Anne Donovan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Things are never dull in the O'Connell family. Still, Fiona, squeezed between her quiet brother and her mischievous line-dancing twin sisters, thinks life in their tenement flat is far less interesting than Emily Bronte's. </p><p>But tragedy is not confined to Victorian novels. And life for Fiona in this happy domestic setup is about to change forever. Following the devastating events of a single day, her family can never be the same. But perhaps, new relationships will develop - built on a solid foundation of love.</p><p>Moving, funny and ultimately heart-warming, <i>Being Emily</i> is a wonderful novel about one young girl trying to find her place in the world amid the turmoil that only your own family can create.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>'A tender, lyrical coming-of-age narrative, its people drawn with love in that singing Glasgow voice that is Donovan's signature.' <i>Guardian</i></p><p>Things are never dull for the O'Connell family. Squeezed between her quiet older brother and the mischievous line-dancing twins, Fiona finds her escape in the books of Emily Bront�. But tragedy is not confined to Victorian novels, and life for Fiona is about to change forever.</p><p>Moving, funny and ultimately heartwarming, <i>Being Emily</i> is a wonderful novel about one young girl trying to find her place in the world amid the turmoil that only your own family can create.</p><p>'Anne Donovan is to be cherished: funny, immediate and highly empathetic.'<br><i>Times Literary Supplement</i></p><p>'Told in sweetly energetic prose.'<br><i>Sunday Herald</i></p><p>'A sparky story . . . this is a charming coming-of-real-life novel.'<br><i>Good Housekeeping</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A sparky story . . . buzzing with Glaswegian patois, this is a charming coming-of-real-life novel." <i>--Good Housekeeping</i><br><br>"Donovan calms the heroic Bronte tempest by infusing it with a saving humour, tolerance, and good sense." <i>--Guardian</i><br><br>"Heart-wrenching plot and spirited prose . . . her best offering yet." <i>--Sunday Herald</i><br><br>"Her deliciously corkscrewed tale flows with the sap of everyday life." <i>--Sunday Times</i><br><br>"Wonderfully fresh and moving." --<i>Times</i><br><br>A tender, lyrical coming-of-age narrative, its people drawn with love in that singing Glasgow voice that is Donovan's signature--Stevie Davies "Guardian "<br><br>An endearing coming-of-age novel, provoking laughter and sadness in equal measure.--Leanne Kolirin "Mslexia "<br><br>Being Emily is so genuinely good-hearted, it's easy to warm to it. Rarely is Glasgow depicted so affectionately and if the family at the centre of the book is dysfunctional, there's no wallowing in misery for misery's sake.--The Arts "Sunday Herald "<br><br>Donovan writes, in Glaswegian dialect, with an idiosyncratic and beguiling prose style that was so powerful in her debut novel, <i>Buddha Da</i>...She handles characters and plot with both toughness and tenderness, and depicts the pains and pleasures borne by the developing female artist.--Anita Sethi "Independent on Sunday "<br><br>Wonderfully fresh and moving.--Kate Saunders "The Times "<br><br>"Wonderfully fresh and moving." --"Times"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><i>Anne Donovan </i>is the author of the prize-winning novel <i>Buddha Da</i> and the short-story collection, <i>Hieroglyphics</i>. <i>Buddha Da</i> was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Scottish Book of the Year Award, and was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It received a Scottish Arts Council Award and won the Le Prince Maurice Award in Mauritius in 2004. She has also written for radio and the stage and has been working on the screenplay for the film of <i>Buddha Da</i>. She lives in Glasgow.
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