Twelve

Twelve

by VanessaJones (Author)

Synopsis

How should a young woman live now? Lily is waiting, as ever, for the weekend, waiting to get out of the city, waiting for that ever-elusive life-defining, climactic episode, the one that will 'explain to me everything that's gone before, and everything that's to come'. She's been friends with the decisive Edward and the freewheeling Josh for years, and makes what progress she does by clinging on to them. She seeks a narrative for her life, a story to dress in, and embarks on a daring, blind romance that begins on a train with the mysterious Colin, but just as swiftly talks herself out of it, out of commitment. Meanwhile, next door, Shirley, a plainer, simpler woman just gets on with things, caring for home, husband and baby, making strides, repeating cycles. Will Lily reach her epiphany? Will she recognize it when it arrives? Will it really change her life? Does she even need one? This sensitive, subtle novel is set to become something emblematic, magnetic to a certain kind of urban, reflective young woman reader.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Flamingo
Published: 03 Apr 2000

ISBN 10: 0002259427
ISBN 13: 9780002259422

Media Reviews
'Twelve is a thoroughly intriguing novel studded with thoughtful and witty insights, and I've never read a book before that contains both ecstasy tips and gardening tips. Vanessa Jones' writing is measured and elegant, but there is an underlying panic here at the ridiculous business of being alive.' Arthur Smith