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Rare and modern books

Graham, Laurie

The Unfortunates

Fourth Estate, 2003

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Year of publication
2003
ISBN
184115315x
Place of printing
London
Author
Graham, Laurie
Publishers
Fourth Estate
Edition
1st Pbk Edition
Keyword
Fiction
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

An irrepressible adventurer, Poppy is a comic combination of innocence and pluck- One unforgettable woman and her wayward path through the twentieth century. What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow a neck and an appetite for fun, and her mother Dora despairs of ever finding her a husband, despite the Minkel's Mustard fortune that seasons these dubious attractions. When Daddy disappears, Poppy's tendency to the unusual is quietly allowed to flourish. World War I opens new horizons. With never a moment of self-doubt, she invents her own extraordinary life in step with the unfolding century. Narrated by a heroine as original and enchanting as Sally Bowles, The Unfortunates is an hilarious, sweeping celebration of passion's triumph over prudence. Slight spine wrinkle