We Are All Made of Glue

Marina Lewycka

RRP: £18.99

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP

Publication Date : 02/07/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

The new novel from the author of "A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian" and "Two Caravans". It is the story of a very unlikely friendship: Georgie Sinclair's husband has walked out, her teenage son is busy surfing born-again websites and she hates her job. One night she spots her eccentric old Jewish émigré neighbour, Mrs Shapiro, rummaging through her skip, and through initial mistrust they become close. So much so, that Mrs Shapiro names her as next of kin when she is taken to hospital and Georgie finds herself dealing with 7 smelly cats, 2 slimy estate agents and a social worker determined to put Mrs Shapiro in a home.

Publisher's description:

Georgie's husband has walked out; her 16-year-old son is busy surfing born-again websites; and all those overdue articles for Adhesives in the Modern World are getting her down. So when Georgie spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish emigre neighbour rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it's just the distraction she needs.

ISBN: 9781905490226