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Man at the Helm by Stibbe, Nina
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- Condition
- Very Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780316286671
- Book Title
- Man at the Helm : a Novel
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2015: From the writer of the hugely acclaimed Love, Nina comes a sharply funny debut novel about a gloriously eccentric family. Soon after her parents' separation, nine-year-old Lizzie Vogel moves with her siblings and newly single mother to a tiny village in the English countryside, where the new neighbors are horrified by their unorthodox ways and fatherless household. Lizzie's theatrical mother only invites more gossip by spending her days drinking whiskey, popping pills, and writing plays. The one way to fit in, the children decide, will be to find themselves a new man at the helm. The first novel from a remarkably gifted writer with a voice all her own, Man at the Helm is a hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking portrait of childhood in an unconventional family.
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316286672
ISBN-13
9780316286671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201647732
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man at the Helm : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr6119.T525m33 2015
Reviews
"Lizzie's scheme to find a suitable match for her [mother] sparkles with humor as British as mincemeat pie." -- Entertainment Weekly, While Man at the Helm is hilarious and heartfelt, it also offers a poignant peek into a not-so-distant time when women's choices were limited and their dependence on men profound. Based on Stibbe's childhood, Man at the Helm is a beguiling, often wickedly funny look at an unusual family trying to find its place in a conventional world. -- Bookpage|9780316286671|, "NinaStibbe's Man at the Helm isstraight-up hilarious, a brilliant collage of a family in glorious ruin.Stibbe's wry, sly wit propels the novel forward at breakneck speed, but don'tbe fooled: underneath all the exuberance beats a surprisingly melancholy heart."-- Lauren Fox , Author of Still Life with Husband and Friends Like Us, "Some of the most perceptive writing I've read about relationships in a while....this book is very, very funny. Stibbe has a fine eye for absurdity, and her writing has an unforced charm."-- The Independent, "I have never laughed so hard reading a book. Nina Stibbe's recollections of life as a London nanny are both hilarious and heartwarming."-- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Maine and The Engagements, "I must MOST EARNESTLY recommend Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe. It's the most piss-funny thing I've read all year. I can't remember a book since Adrian Mole that so brilliantly, drily nailed day-to-day life in BRILLIANT, faux-naive prose."-- Caitlin Moran, author of How to Build a Girl, "impossible not to love...a glorious, hilarious and touching picture of an unforgettably eccentric family...a novel that while brilliantly comedic is also a heartfelt celebration of the love that can flourish in even the most seemingly dysfunctional family."-- Amy Goodfellow Wagner , Examiner.com, " Man at the Helm is a winner- a brilliant find....It is full, free, outlandish. And I can't remember a book that made me laugh more. [Stibbe] doesn't take anything seriously. Or rather, she does, and yet her eye and ear for the absurd never desert her- they are part of who she is."-- The Guardian, "impossible not to love...a glorious, hilarious and touching picture of an unforgettably eccentric family...a novel that while brilliantly comedic is also a heartfelt celebration of the love that can flourish in even the most seemingly dysfunctional family." -- Amy Goodfellow Wagner , Examiner.com, "[A] joyous read, full of wit and charm . . . I am already longing for Nina Stibbe's next book."-- The Observer, PRAISE FOR LOVE, NINA: "I adored this book, and I could quote from it forever. It's real, odd, life-affirming, sharp, loving...and I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud so frequently while reading."-- Nick Hornby , The Believer, PRAISE FOR LOVE, NINA : "I adored this book, and I could quote from it forever. It's real, odd, life-affirming, sharp, loving...and I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud so frequently while reading."-- Nick Hornby, The Believer, "Funny and engaging...I simply hugged myself with joy reading this book, for the tale it tells, which is funny, painful, and ultimately happy, and above all for the voice, which is perfection." -- Katherine A. Powers , The Christian Science Monitor, This densely populated coming-of-age story (for both mother and children) has retained and even expanded on Stibbe's signature antic charm...It's not too much of a stretch to conclude that Man at the Helm , with its jauntily matter-of-fact social satire, wouldn't be out of place on the same shelf as Cold Comfort Farm and I Capture the Castle . -- Alida Becker , The New York Times Book Review|9780316286671|, "Ms. Stibbe's writerly charms and her sneakily deep observations about romantic connection are on display throughout...' Man at the Helm ' is densely peppered with funny lines, but even more striking is the sustained energy of the writing. In almost all the space between jokes, there remains a witty atmosphere, a playful effect sentence by sentence."-- John Williams , The New York Times, "Breezy, sophisticated, hilarious, rude, and aching with sweetness: Love, Nina might be the most charming book I've ever read."-- Maria Semple, "an impressive first novel, a combination of P. G. Wodehouse pacing and the eccentricity of Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals (1956). An extraordinarily well-written, deeply satisfying read about an unusual, highly entertaining group of people."-- Booklist, enchanting. It's one of the funniest_and oddest_books I've read in a long time.... [Stibbe's letters] are perceptive and droll, and provide a glimpse into the domestic life of a fascinating literary family."-- Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal, enchanting. It's one of the funniest¾and oddest¾books I've read in a long time.... [Stibbe's letters] are perceptive and droll, and provide a glimpse into the domestic life of a fascinating literary family."-- Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal, "I have never laughed so hard reading a book. Nina Stibbe's recollections of life as a London nanny are both hilarious and heartwarming." -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Maine and The Engagements, "Some of the most perceptive writing I've read about relationships in a while....this book is very, very funny. Stibbe has a fine eye for absurdity, and her writing has an unforced charm." -- The Independent, "Breezy, sophisticated, hilarious, rude, and aching with sweetness: Love, Nina might be the most charming book I've ever read."-- Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, "You'll find yourself laughing out loud but also touched by the book's depiction of family as it should be: people bound not just by blood but by shared affinities, humor and unfailing interest in hearing the answer to the question, 'How was your day?'"-- Kim Hubbard, People, PRAISE FOR LOVE, NINA: "I adored this book, and I could quote from it forever. It's real, odd, life-affirming, sharp, loving...and I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud so frequently while reading."-- Nick Hornby, The Believer, "I loved this book. What a beady eye she has for domestic life, and how deliciously fresh and funny she is - a real discovery."-- Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, "Nina Stibbe's Man at the Helm is straight-up hilarious, a brilliant collage of a family in glorious ruin. Stibbe's wry, sly wit propels the novel forward at breakneck speed, but don't be fooled: underneath all the exuberance beats a surprisingly melancholy heart."-- Lauren Fox , Author of Still Life with Husband and Friends Like Us, "These letters are winning from the start...we simply like being in Ms. Stibbe's company." -- Dwight Garner, The New York Times, enchanting. It's one of the funniest¿and oddest¿books I've read in a long time.... [Stibbe's letters] are perceptive and droll, and provide a glimpse into the domestic life of a fascinating literary family." -- Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal, "These letters are winning from the start...we simply like being in Ms. Stibbe's company."-- Dwight Garner, The New York Times, "Nina Stibbe is the funniest new writer to arrive in years. Love, Nina is a memoir so warm, so witty and so wise, it's like finding the friend you always deserved."-- Andrew O'Hagan, author of The Missing, "You'll find yourself laughing out loud but also touched by the book's depiction of family as it should be: people bound not just by blood but by shared affinities, humor and unfailing interest in hearing the answer to the question, 'How was your day?'" -- Kim Hubbard, People, "[A] joyous read, full of wit and charm . . . I am already longing for Nina Stibbe's next book." -- The Observer
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2016-655649
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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