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A deeply moving and funny portrayal of a mother and son, this humorous novel about coping with an unusual situation tells the story of a speech therapist whose mother awakes one day to find herself suddenly-for no apparent reason-speaking with a heavy French accent.
Damien Wilkins teaches at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. He is the author of eight books, including Chemistry, The Fainter, For Everyone Concerned, Little Masters, The Miserables, and Nineteen Windows Under Ash. He is the editor of Great Sporting Moments: The Best of Sport Magazine 1988-2004.
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Librería: medimops, Berlin, Alemania
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Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condición: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: FORT650884
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Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9217449
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Librería: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nueva Zelanda
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 414 pages. Paddy Thompson, speech therapist, newspaper columnist, is fifty and happy. His dark period is behind him: a failed marriage, a career crisis. Now he lives with Helena ('the best thing that ever happened to him'), helps kids with their speech problems, and has moved his mother into the next-door apartment. His . Nº de ref. del artículo: 2329at
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Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Paddy Thompson, speech therapist, newspaper columnist, is fifty and happy. His dark period is behind him: a failed marriage, a career crisis. Now he lives with Helena ('the best thing that ever happened to him'), helps kids with their speech problems, and has moved his mother into the next-door apartment. His life feels sane and settled. So what are these new signs of upset? One of his clients refuses to speak. Helena is under stress at work. His newspaper column has run out of puff. Paddy buys a bicycle. He feels, with a typical metaphorical flourish, that 'one of those great wheels of life had begun a revolution'. Then his mother presents him with the biggest challenge of his life. What follows, in this wonderfully expansive novel, takes Paddy deep into the vortex of family love. The book, boldly and exuberantly, asks large questions about how we express ourselves, not only through speech but also through gesture, action, and silence. Speech therapist Paddy knows better than most how our speech marks us and shapes our destiny, but even he is totally unprepared and unable to cope when his mother Teresa wakes up one morning speaking in a heavy French accent. Deeply moving and disarmingly funny, Speech Marks is Damien Wilkins' finest novel to date. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780864736161
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Librería: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, Nueva Zelanda
Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. A fine copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 035728
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Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. A deeply moving and funny portrayal of a mother and son, this humorous novel about coping with an unusual situation tells the story of a speech therapist whose mother awakes one day to find herself suddenlyfor no apparent reasonspeaking with a heavy French accent. 250 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1349797
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Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. A deeply moving and funny portrayal of a mother and son, this humorous novel about coping with an unusual situation tells the story of a speech therapist whose mother awakes one day to find herself suddenlyfor no apparent reasonspeaking with a heavy French accent. 250 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1131938
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Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Paperback. Condición: Very good. A deeply moving and funny portrayal of a mother and son, this humorous novel about coping with an unusual situation tells the story of a speech therapist whose mother awakes one day to find herself suddenlyfor no apparent reasonspeaking with a heavy French accent. 250 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1454205
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