**"One of our major novelists" (Salman Rushdie) tells the story of a woman reflecting on her uncompromising life, and the life of a former lover, in this provocative novel.** Lilia Liska has shrewdly outlived three husbands, raised five children, and seen the arrival of seventeen grandchildren. No
Hello, I Must Be Going
โ Scribed by Sheldon, Dyan
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London
- ISBN
- 1406363049
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โฆ Synopsis
A tender, witty ghost story - and an exciting new direction for the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
"Dyan Sheldon is smart and generous, tough and funny."The New York Times
Celeste and Sorrel, Reuben and Orlando: high school friends who hang out together all the time. When Sorrel gets hit by a car one rainy night, it's not surprising the others fall apart in various ways. But it's not just grief they're struggling with - it's parents. Unfair, demanding, challenging parents who are, quite frankly, making their lives a misery. That's why Sorrel decides she's not going to be properly dead till she's sorted out her friends' lives and can leave them with a clearer sense of what they want out of life. From the bestselling author of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , this is a tender comedic ghost story which touches on some important issues, like bullying, coming out, and the...
โฆ Subjects
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
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