Inside the Whale
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:8th Jan '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Fizzing with eclectic characters and poignant imagery, Inside the Whale is a story to relish, and a book you'll want to recommend with passion to everyone you know.
Stephanie Stanford, recently widowed, must tell her family the truth. Meanwhile, Michael's memories are squashed into a shoebox (along with Queen Mathilda's Dickin Medal for Bravery - for pigeons) ready for his move to hospital. But Anna, a young healthcare assistant, has the patience - and rare tenderness - to eke out his story.Stephanie Stanford, recently widowed, must tell her family the truth. But the past is complicated and difficult to untangle. Meanwhile, Michael's memories are squashed into a shoebox (along with Queen Mathilda's Dickin Medal for Bravery - for pigeons) ready for his move to hospital. Michael has never been good at putting things into words; he's more comfortable with the click of Morse code. But Anna, a young healthcare assistant, has the patience - and rare tenderness - to eke out his story. And so he begins.
Fresh, funny and wise, balancing emotional turmoil with a vivid turn of phrase * Marie Claire *
Funny, sad, unputdownable - an absolute tour de force -- Katie Fforde
An elegant, funny and moving first novel... a wonderful, memorable musing on life, fate and love * Sunday Express *
A deeply affecting story ... Rooney confidently moves between two narrators and shifting times, vividly recreating Blitz-torn London and the Africa of the same period * Guardian *
This heartfelt debut novel offers a witty twist on a WWII romance * Red *
Packed full of warm, spirited prose that captures the mood of doodlebug London, this is a total joy of a debut novel * Good Housekeeping *
Wonderful debut novel ... Guaranteed to sweep you away * Bella *
It is funny, deceptively ambitious, robustly detailed and extremely sad * The Sunday Times *
Add this to your list', 'this vivid story of lost love is tender, funny and hugely entertaining * Marie Claire *
A work of a singularly outlandish and compassionate imagination...the novel has one shouting its praises to anybody who is within earshot * New Statesman *
- Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Waterstone's New Writer of the Year 2009
- Short-listed for Costa First Novel Award 2008
ISBN: 9780099523574
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 17mm
Weight: 190g
272 pages