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Lady: My Life as a Bitch

Lady: My Life as a Bitch

by Melvin Burgess (Author)

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    Hardcover 2001

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Synopsis

A flirtatious, confident and rebellious teenager is transformed into an understandably confused and frightened dog by a tramp with magical powers. Sandra has a lot of growing up to do, quickly, to survive as a scrounging stray in a competitive and rough dog's world. She must do the clearest thinking of her life to work out whether she wants to recover her humanity, and if so, how to do it. This is doubly difficult as the brain she must think with is reduced to the scattered consciousness of a dog and the reality of the situation poses enormous problems as she finds herself experiencing all the physical aspects of being a dog, including running with a pack and going on heat.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 160
 Publisher: Andersen Press
Published: 06 Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 0862647703
ISBN 13: 9780862647704
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: In Melvin Burgess' latest novel, a young girl is transformed into a dog, and must cope with all the physical, psychological and material problems that ensue.

Media Reviews
It has Burgess's unpredictability, darkness and ability to confront the dispiriting * Observer *
Lady succeeds on several levels: it's both a teenage rite of passage and a satire on the emptiness of modern life * Big Issue *
This funny, punchy, well-written, original book asks real questions * Daily Telegraph *
[Lady] has confirmed Burgess' position as the most exciting contemporary UK writer of teenage fiction * Scotsman *
Burgess keeps the suspense high to the very last. This seductive volume is as raw and ravenous as its subject * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.