Author: GEORGE, CHRISTOPHER
Title: Towards the Sun
Description: John Murray, UK, 2009. First Edition, Softcover. New. 9780719569074 352 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Harry Brinkman's head is in a noose. : His pension has been slashed, his wife is having an affair, his misguided children are beyond his control.: With more to regret than savour in his past, and more to fear than look forward to in his future, Harry opts to end his life.: But as he's tying the rope to the beam, he's interrupted by a cold-caller who urges him to think again. The act of resistance, she says, matters more than anything it achieves. With his beautiful Chechen cleaner crunching up the drive, and his 'surprise' sixtieth birthday party looming as a deadline, Harry decides to pack the rope away and give the cold caller's advice a try.: Towards the Sun is the wry, heart-warming story of one man's vainglorious attempt to right the wrongs in his life.: Review: 'I loved it ... delicate and wry ... different and interesting - and very funny.' (Mavis Cheek): 'Funny, original and very touching' (Helen Dunmore) : Book Description: A novel of rebellion and rebirth in the vein of About Schmidt and The Accidental Tourist: Size: 12.7 x 2.3 x 20.3 cm. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0719569079. ISBN/EAN: 9780719569074. Inventory No: F239-1137.

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