| Tennyson's Gift & Going Loco Lib/E Contributor(s): Truss, Lynne (Author), West, Timothy (Read by), Lang, Belinda (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792738551 ISBN-13: 9780792738558 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her UK audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist. Tennyson's Gift is an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that reimagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that includes Lewis Carroll. Going Loco features a critic trying to write a definitive account of the doppelganger in gothic fiction, amidst the chaos of her domestic life, including paranoia that her cleaning lady is taking over her life. These two works will delight the hordes of Truss fans who made Eats, Shoots & Leaves such a spectacular bestseller. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: John March Novel |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 7.26" W x 6.52" (0.98 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her UK audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist. Tennyson's Gift is an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that re-imagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that includes Lewis Carroll. Going Loco features a critic trying to write a definitive account of the doppelganger in gothic fiction, amidst the chaos of her domestic life, including paranoia that her cleaning lady is taking over her life. These two works will delight the hordes of Truss fans who made Eats, Shoots & Leaves such a spectacular bestseller. |
Contributor Bio(s): West, Timothy: - Timothy West is an acclaimed actor who played the role of Sir Leicester Dedlock in the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of Bleak House. He is a frequent narrator of audiobooks. Lang, Belinda: -Belinda Lang is an English actress who is best known for her role as Bill Porter in the BBC sitcom 2Point4 Children. She has appeared in more than twenty British television shows. She also performs in the theater and is the vice president of the Theatrical Guild charity. She was chairman from 2009-2011 and continues to help promote the company. Truss, Lynne: -Lynne Truss is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves, which has sold nearly one million copies and won Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. A novelist and journalist, Truss is also the author of numerous radio comedy dramas. |