Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 0007271107 ISBN 13: 9780007271108
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A gutsy, heartfelt novel Sunday Times [Shrivers] best novel yet Independent on Sunday A surprising sledgehammer of a novel The Times Shriver is brilliant on the novel shock that is hunger glorious, fearless, almost fanatically hard-working prose Guardian Lionel Shriver's Big Brother has the muscle to overpower its readers. It is a conversation piece of impressive heft New York Times Shriver is wonderful at the things she is always wonderful at. Pace and plot. . . . Psychology Independent The latest compelling, humane and bleakly comic novel from the author of We Need to Talk about Kevin Evening Standard Her best work presents characters so fully formed that they inhabit her ideas rather than trumpet them New Republic When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesnt recognize him. The once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? Soon Edisons slovenly habits, appalling diet, and know-it-all monologues are driving Pandora and her fitness-freak husband Fletcher insane. After the brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: its him or me. Rich with Shrivers distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: why we overeat and whether extreme diets ever really work. It asks just how much sacrifice well make to save single members of our families, and whether its ever possible to save loved ones from themselves. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 0007271107 ISBN 13: 9780007271108
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Good. A gutsy, heartfelt novel Sunday Times [Shrivers] best novel yet Independent on Sunday A surprising sledgehammer of a novel The Times Shriver is brilliant on the novel shock that is hunger glorious, fearless, almost fanatically hard-working prose Guardian Lionel Shriver's Big Brother has the muscle to overpower its readers. It is a conversation piece of impressive heft New York Times Shriver is wonderful at the things she is always wonderful at. Pace and plot. . . . Psychology Independent The latest compelling, humane and bleakly comic novel from the author of We Need to Talk about Kevin Evening Standard Her best work presents characters so fully formed that they inhabit her ideas rather than trumpet them New Republic When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesnt recognize him. The once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? Soon Edisons slovenly habits, appalling diet, and know-it-all monologues are driving Pandora and her fitness-freak husband Fletcher insane. After the brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: its him or me. Rich with Shrivers distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: why we overeat and whether extreme diets ever really work. It asks just how much sacrifice well make to save single members of our families, and whether its ever possible to save loved ones from themselves. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, 2014
ISBN 10: 0007271107 ISBN 13: 9780007271108
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.