Some Kind Of Hero :

Some Kind Of Hero :

by Donna Hay (Author)

Synopsis

What do you do as a single parent when your kids don't want to share you with anyone else - except the person you least want? Single mother Tess is used to having to fight for her disabled son's rights, and is wary of getting too close to men. But Dan, at seventeen, is more independent than she realises, to the extent that he has taken it upon himself to bring his parents back together whether Tess wants it or not. Meanwhile, to their Yorkshire town moves Jack, a widower with a mountain of baggage and a stroppy teenage daughter. In this sparkling novel Donna Hay tackles tough issues with warm-hearted comedy as she writes about love and families - and being some kind of hero...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 394
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Orion Books Ltd.
Published: 02 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 0752859072
ISBN 13: 9780752859071
Book Overview: The terrific new novel from RNA winner Donna Hay Published alongside her latest hardback, GOODBYE RUBY TUESDAY SUCH A PERFECT SISTER is being reissued simultaneously in the new cover style Donna Hay was the winner of the RNA New Writers' Award for WAITING IN THE WINGS, which was also selected as a W H Smith 'Recommends' title Donna Hay is very promotable and each of her novels has been widely and very well reviewed: 'A warm, funny romance ... [Donna Hay] is a very good writer' WOMAN'S REALM 'A witty novel about tangled relationships and modern romance' IRISH NEWS 'Just when you think it's a comedy, the Kleenex moments sneak up on you' MORE 'Fun and witty' B MAGAZINE 'Sparks fly and so do the pages in this irresistible book' NOW MAGAZINE 'Breathless, funny and written with real sparkle' YORKSHIRE EVENING PRESS 'Hilarious, and with a ring of truth that keeps you reading' 19 MAGAZINE With her own column in the TV Times, Donna Hay has great contacts in the magazine world

Author Bio
Donna Hay's first novel, 'Waiting in the Wings', won her the RNA New Writers' Award, and since then she has attracted praise from critics for 'Kiss & Tell', 'Such a Perfect Sister', 'Some Kind of Hero', 'Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday' and 'No Place for a Woman'. She writes regularly for TV TIMES and WHAT'S ON TV magazine. She lives in York with her husband and daughter.