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The extraordinary first novel from the prize-winning and internationally acclaimed playwright and creator of Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita. In Raymond Marks, he brings us another unforgettable character. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. His dad left home after falling in love with a five-string banjo; his fun-hating grandma believes she should have married Jean-Paul Sartre: “I could never read his books, but y’ could tell from his picture, there was nothing frivolous about Jean-Paul Sartre.” Felonious Uncle Jason and appalling Aunty Paula are lusting after the satellite dish; frogs are flattened on Failsworth Boulevard; and Sickening Sonia’s being sick in the majestic cathedral of words. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. Until, on the banks of the Rochdale Canal, the fly-trapping craze begins and, for Raymond and his ‘Mam’, nothing will ever be normal again.
| ISBN-13 | 9780385602242 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0385602243 |
| Weight | 1.36 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.02 x 1.21 x 9.18 In |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 416 pages |
| Publisher | Doubleday UK |
| Published On | 2000-10-05 |
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