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Life, Death and Vanilla Slices: A page-turning family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Jenny Eclair
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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- Paperback Aug 20, 2013 | 9780751547559 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 15, 2013 | 9781405526661 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 5, 2012 | 9780748127726 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Aug 20, 2013 | 9780751547559 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 15, 2013 | 9781405526661 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 5, 2012 | 9780748127726 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Aug 20, 2013 | 9780751547559 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 15, 2013 | 9781405526661 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 5, 2012 | 9780748127726 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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A mother shouldn't have favourites. A brilliantly observed family drama from celebrated comedian and writer Jenny Eclair.
Jean Collins had two daughters. But she only loved one of them.
She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn't help herself. Jess was a little sweetheart, everyone said so. Anne was awkward and serious and not much fun, to be frank.
But now the years have passed. Jess is missing - run off long ago, no one knows where or why. So when Jean is left in a coma after a road accident, it's Anne who travels back up north to sit at her mother's bedside. And she wonders - why did Jean dash out into the road without looking? What distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices, the cream cakes she only ever bought for extra special occasions?
Meanwhile there are secrets waiting for Anne and Jean, back at the old family home. Secrets that were buried a long time ago. . .
Praise for Life, Death and Vanilla Slices: A page-turning family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author
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Of course it's funny, but it's also dark, honest and totally compulsive reading - Jenny Colgan
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Very dark and very funny. I had it glued to my face until I'd finished it - Jo Brand
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Utterly compelling, brave, angry and melancholy all at once. It is brutal about the female experience, but also beautifully observed about the subtle complexities of being a woman. I thought Jean was an amazing character - and it is testament to Jenny's skill as a writer that despite some awful behaviour, the reader never actually loses sympathy for her. Most of all, it's just a great, honest piece of writing. I want to read her others now - Jojo Moyes
Jenny Eclair
Stand-up comedian Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award - the UK's top comedy award - in 1995. Since then, Jenny has taken multiple shows on tour around the country, most recently Sixty! (FFS) which was extended twice due to its popularity. Jenny is well known for her starring role on BBC1's Grumpy Old Women which ran for three series and was then adapted into four live shows touring across the UK and Australia, all of which Jenny co-wrote and starred in. Continuing her partnership with Judith Holder, producer of Grumpy Old Women, Jenny co-hosts the podcast Older and Wider the podcast for people who don't know what a podcast is, a weekly ramble about life, with additional swearing. She is also the writer of the much-loved BBC Radio Four Little Lifetimes monologues which ran for seven series. Jenny was a contestant on series 15 of Taskmaster (Channel 4) and currently hosts the spin off podcast Taskmaster: The People's Podcast. Eclair is also a critically acclaimed author with seven novels, a collection of short stories and a number of non-fiction books under her belt.
Jenny's TV appearances include Grumpy Old Women S1-3, Richard Osman's House of Games, Celebrity MasterChef, The Great Pottery Throw Down Festive Celebrity Special, Drawers Off (presenter), The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Room 101, Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC), Taskmaster S15 (Channel 4), Loose Women, Pointless Celebrities, The Chase: Celebrity Special (ITV), Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, QI (UKTV). Reality TV appearances include Splash and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (ITV) in 2010, in which Jenny came third.
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