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Item Details
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WITH MY LAZY EYE
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| By: |
Julia Kelly |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847249469 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847249463 |
| Publisher: |
QUERCUS PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
6 August, 2009 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Lucy's a misfit. She's growing up in a large family in a semi-detached house, dreaming of being someone else and making her father proud. It's not looking promising. And when a family crisis looms, it might just be too late. |
| Synopsis: |
Quercus is delighted to introduce Julia Kelly, the bright new voice in fiction. She writes with intelligence, honesty and tremendous wit, and her future as a leading light is as assured as this, her first novel. With My Lazy Eye is the story of Lucy. Lucy's a misfit. She's growing up in a large family in a semi-detached house, dreaming of being someone else and making her father proud. It's not looking promising. He's an internationally renowned academic and her siblings are bright achievers, but Lucy is idle, directionless and never quite manages to succeed. Her lazy eye sets her apart from the crowd and gives her something to hide behind, and in truth, she's not really trying to overcome it. She hasn't got the energy to revise for exams, she can't convince herself to care about coming last and even when she goes to London and finds the perfect job, she is still destined to fail. And as far as men are concerned, Lucy tumbles into bed with one after another, never finding any she can find real affection for.As her sight deteriorates and her view of reality becomes increasingly oblique, Lucy comes to understand that if her life is going to improve, she'll have to take matters into her own hands. But when a family crisis looms, it might just be too late. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing |
| Prizes: |
Winner of International Education Services Irish Newcomer of the Year Award
Short-listed for Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2008 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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