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We are All Made of Glue (Paperback)
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Short Description for We are All Made of GlueGeorgie Sinclair's life is coming unstuck. Her husband's left her. Her son's obsessed with the End of the World. And now her elderly neighbour Mrs Shapiro has decided they are related. Or so the hospital informs her when Mrs Shapiro has an accident and names Georgie next of kin.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 24 February 2010
- Format: Paperback 432 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780141030999 ISBN 10: 0141030992
- Sales rank: 19,285
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A Book that will Stick With You
I have to admit that being from Israel, there was one passage that worried me a bit in that I was worried Marina was getting a touch too political. This has to do with the builder Ali and his early life in Palestine (pre-Statehood era). Thankfully, Marina smoothes this out without being judgemental regarding either side of the conflict, by having Georgina be both politically and historically ignorant. This works well because many people who no opinions about such things. This also brings in an element of naiveté to Georgina's character, which allows her to draw parallels between such conflicts, her own personal adventures and the title of the book. Meaning what glue does is bond things together. And yet, not every adhesive is the right one for the job. Lewycka takes this metaphor and applies it to everything in the story, but which you'll only get the full effect after you've finished reading it all.
Basically everything here just flows and keeps your interest from start to finish. I should mention that there are some truly hilarious bits here which only add to the enjoyment. Dare I say this might even be better than her debut novel? by Davida Chazan
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