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Tread Softly

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Libris Books
(Bristol, Reino Unido)

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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. London. Peter Owen Ltd. 2002. Had Cover. No Edition remarks. Demy 8to (8¾" by 5⅝") (221 mm x 142 mm) approx. 324 pp. Blue boards with silver titles to the spine. Wraparound jacket with photography by Peter Warren. Book and jacket are new. Lorna, thirty-nine, is married to conventional Ralph, who in turn is wedded to his twenty-seven pipes and his artificial turf business. In fact the menage a trois is between Ralph, Lorna and her Monster, a gleefully sadistic personification of her panic attacks. The Monster has a field day when, after some botched foot surgery, Lorna is sent to convalesce among the deaf and demented inmates of a nursing home from hell. But, despite her surroundings, she starts to blossom, making new friends, discovering untapped talents and even a reawakened interest in sex, thanks to the attentions of an ardent young care worker. She even gets offered a challenging new job. Meanwhile Ralph is being sued by a vindictive business client and fears he will lose his house, his livelihood and - ultimately - his wife. In another of her wickedly black comedies Wendy Perriam takes a swipe at the medical profession and the worst examples of nursing homes. She graphically illustrates the plight of elderly people, while her chronicle of an unusual marriage demonstrates the bonds that can develop between two people who have experienced a 'lost childhood'. The dust jacket will be protected with an inert acetate protective 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: *JAN242418

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