Telling Liddy

Telling Liddy

by Anne Fine (Author)

Synopsis

The Palmer sisters are close. They see each other often, for shopping trips and casual suppers. They care for one another's children and houses and pets through holidays and emergencies. They phone one another ceaselessly. And there are never any secrets. Not until now.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 18 Feb 1999

ISBN 10: 0552997706
ISBN 13: 9780552997706
Book Overview: A dark, witty expose of family life.

Author Bio
Raking the Ashes is Anne Fine's sixth novel for adults. Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy. Taking the Devil's Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for the radio. She is also a distinguished writer for young people, and has won the Carnegie Medal twice, the Whitbread Children's Award twice, the Guardian Children's Literature Award and a Smarties Prize. An adaptation of her novel Goggle-Eyes has been shown by the BBC, and Twentieth-Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. Her books have been translated into twenty-six languages. Between 2001 and 2003 she was the second Children's Laureate. Anne Fine has two grown-up daughters and lives in County Durham.