The Old Romantic Synopsis
Ken is so obsessed with death that he's planning his own funeral - right down to the last morbid detail. He will die in the bosom of his family. There's just one problem. His family want nothing to do with him. His upwardly mobile son Nick hasn't seen him in fifteen years - and doesn't want to be reminded of the miserable old man he escaped. But Ken is nothing if not dogged. Whether he likes it or not, Ken's going to remind him of exactly what Nick has been missing ...And who he really is.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780141030609 |
| Publication date: |
7th April 2011 |
| Author: |
Louise Dean |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
304 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Family Drama
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Louise Dean Press Reviews
'Channels the rough music of everyday life with a tragicomic subtlety, a pin-sharp ear for dialogue and a flair for every nuance of character and class. Louise Dean's fearless, frank and darkly comic novels have brought a fresh colour and character to English fiction' Boyd Tonkin, Independent
'Dark, scurrilous and richly comic. There is so much to treasure in this terrific book, but its deepest joy is the sharp, perceptive writing' Financial Times
'Dean is able to demonstrate her unobtrusive skill as the creator of comic set-pieces...painfully funny' The Sunday Times
'Very appealing...so vivid are the quintessentially British characters and the snappy, well-observed dialogue. Delightful, eccentric' Observer
'Dean's observations have a lyrical intensity few can match' Guardian
'A warm-hearted comedy of bad manners' Daily Mail
