Entertaining Ambrose

by Deirdre Purcell (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.42

  'My name is May Lanigan. Today is my 44th birthday and I'm quietly going out of my mind. . .'Deirdre Purcell is back with a superb new novel.Entertaining Ambrose is the story of the lovable May who bears life's burdens so lightly, tending to others' needs before her own. But when her criminal husband absconds, leaving orders he should not be contacted, for once she decides to fight. Step by step, through the small comedies and grisly tragedies that follow, she is accompanied by Ambrose, a quixotic but protective angel who has an agenda of his own, yet whos subtle interventions prove pivotal.Witty and finely observed, this is a spellbinding tale of a very unusual friendship and of a courageous and unique woman.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.42

  'My name is May Lanigan. Today is my 44th birthday and I'm quietly going out of my mind. . .'

  Entertaining Ambrose is the story of the lovable May who bears life's burdens so lightly, tending always to other's needs before her own. And now her husband, Clem, has left her, with no explanation and no forwarding address, only orders not to be contacted. What do you do when your husband mysteriously ups and leaves? Do you sit around, waiting? Or do you fight to get your life back?

  But May Lanigan is not alone. Quietly observing, gently protecting is Ambrose, her own personal angel. And together the two of them embark on a journey full of danger and adventures that May would never have believed possible. Witty and finely observed, this is a spellbinding tale of an extraordinary woman and her extraordinary friend.