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Being Emily

Being Emily

by Anne Donovan (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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    Paperback 2009

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"Being Emily".

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 01 May 2008
ISBN 10: 184767044X
ISBN 13: 9781847670441

Media Reviews
An enchanting novel in which ordinary lives are illuminated with extraordinary charm. * * DAILY TELEGRAPH on Buddha Da * *
A delightfully deadpan look at what happens when one family member decides that he's unlocked the secrets of the universe. * * INDEPENDENT * *
Her deliciously corkscrewed tale flows with the sap of everyday life. * * SUNDAY TIMES * *
Donovan's novel is an accomplished family drama which is quirky and endearing. Don't wait until your next life to read it. * * SUNDAY HERALD * *
An endearing coming-of-age novel, provoking laughter and sadness in equal measure. -- Leanne Kolirin * * Mslexia * *
Donovan creates a complex plot with just a handful of characters . . . Descriptions of Glasgow's cityscape reveal Donovan's great eye for detail . . . With its heart-wrenching plot and spirited prose, Donovan's latest novel is her best offering yet. -- Theresa Munoz * * Sunday Herald * *
Tragic but uplifting . . . a heart-warming read' * * Eve * *
A sparky story . . . buzzing with Glaswegian patois, this is a charming coming-of-real-life novel. -- Kerry Fowler * * Good Housekeeping * *
Donovan is a relentlessly realistic novelist: there's no Charles Saatchi to sweep Fiona away to fame and fortune, but her passage from the boundless dreams of childhood to the achievements and accommodations of a sadder but wiser adulthood is as uplifting as any fairytale happy ending. -- Suzi Feay * * Waterstone's Books Quarterly * *
Donovan's [has a] bold, gallus knack for exploding notions of class, gender and race . . . -- Anna Millar * * Scotland on Sunday * *
From the start Donovan conjures both the script and subtext of family exchanges with characteristic economy and wit . . . a very human novel, one that credits its characters with wit and allows them their prejudices . . . Ann Donovan is to be cherished: funny, immediate and highly empathetic, her scenes may be domestic but her concerns range refreshingly beyond. -- Stephanie Cross * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Author Bio
Anne Donovan is the author of the prize-winning novel Buddha Da and the short-story collection, Hieroglyphics. Buddha Da was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Scottish Book of the Year Award, and was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It received a Scottish Arts Council Award and won the Le Prince Maurice Award in Mauritius in 2004. She has also written for radio and the stage and has been working on the screenplay for the film of Buddha Da. She lives in Glasgow.