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We Are All Made of Glue (Hardback)
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Short Description for We Are All Made of GlueGeorgie's husband has walked out; her 16-year-old son is busy surfing born-again websites; and all those overdue articles for Adhesives in the Modern World are getting her down. So when Georgie spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish emigre neighbour rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it's just the distraction she needs.
Full description- Publisher: Fig Tree
- Published: 02 July 2009
- Format: Hardback 432 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781905490226 ISBN 10: 1905490224
- Sales rank: 241,215
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We Are All Made Of Glue
It's been a long time since an author has taken me on a 'magic carpet ride' - Marina Lewycka, with her latest book "We Are All Made of Glue", has done just that.
Marina's main character, Georgie - failing marriage, challenging kids, failing novelist - meets Naomi Shapiro, fading, but still stylish, elderly European Jew who lives in a run-down old house. Naomi has a passion for out-of-date grocery bargains, rummaging through other people's rubbish, her numerous cats, and giving full and fearless marital advice.
The two become friends after Naomi names Georgie as her next-of-kin when she is admitted to hospital following a fall and Georgie realises her, Naomi's, vulnerability.
Whilst the main plot revolves around the relationship between the two women and the unfolding of the older woman's mysterious former life, a number of characters emerge to give the novel its intriguing and inter-connected sub-plots - a coterie of cats and a menagerie of men gather together with the odd 'bonkers' lady and tricky female social worker. The whole lot becomes 'glued' together - oops.
All in all, "We Are All Made of Glue" is a great romp and a really fun read! by Jacqueline Anderson
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