Vinegar Girl: The Taming of the Shrew Retold by Anne Tyler (English) Paperback B

Description: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler A thoroughly modern love story Guardian Kate Battista is stuck.How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating younger sister Bunny? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description No one does family like Anne Tyler - and the Battistas might be her most appealing yet.the new novel from the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue ThreadA thoroughly modern love story GuardianKate Battista is stuck.How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating younger sister Bunny?Dr Battista has other problems. His brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, his new scientific breakthrough will fall through...When Dr Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, hes relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. Will Kate be able to resist the two mens touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round?Anne Tylers brilliant retelling of The Taming of the Shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern woman like Kate would ever sacrifice herself for a man. The answer is as surprising as Kate herself.**ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 1 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE**One of my favourite authors Liane MoriartyShe spins gold Elizabeth BuchanAnne Tyler has no peer Anita ShreveA masterly author Sebastian Faulks Notes The latest novel from the bestselling and prize-winning author, now in paperback, which retells the story of Shakespeares The Taming Of The Shrew. Tylers A Spool Of Blue Thread was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Author Biography Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her bestselling novels include Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years, Back When We Were Grown-ups, Digging to America, A Spool of Blue Thread, Clock Dance and Redhead by the Side of the Road.In 1989 she won the Pulitzer Prize; in 1994 she was nominated by Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby as the greatest novelist writing in English; and in 2012 she received the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. In 2015 A Spool of Blue Thread was shortlisted for the Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize; and in 2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Review A joy to experience. * Literary Review *A new Anne Tyler book is always a treat. The terrifically talented author is the latest to tackle Shakespeare…and our favourite so far. * Good Housekeeping *I loved Kate and Pyotr and the way they discover the oversized, tender, irreverent relationship that fits them... It is joyfulIts knockabout comedy at its best, genuinely laugh-out-loud funny and, indeed, may be her funniest book to date * Daily Mail *The worst wedding in history ... vintage Anne Tyler * The Times * Promotional No one does family like Anne Tyler - and the Battistas might be her most appealing yet...the new novel from the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread Review Text Its knockabout comedy at its best, genuinely laugh-out-loud funny and, indeed, may be her funniest book to date Review Quote Its knockabout comedy at its best, genuinely laugh-out-loud funny and, indeed, may be her funniest book to date Promotional "Headline" No one does family like Anne Tyler - and the Battistas might be her most appealing yet.the new novel from the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread Details ISBN0099589877 Author Anne Tyler Series Hogarth Shakespeare Year 2017 ISBN-10 0099589877 ISBN-13 9780099589877 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-03-09 Subtitle The Taming of the Shrew Retold Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1941 Media Book Pages 272 DEWEY 813.54 Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Language English UK Release Date 2017-03-09 AU Release Date 2017-03-09 NZ Release Date 2017-03-09 Audience General Alternative 9781448190171 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101890735;

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