All her life, Amy Evans has struggled against that unkind gift of fate—ugliness. A squat nose stubbed like a plasticine afterthought on her face, a chin too long, and eyes straining to meet each other form a sad picture that dooms Amy to a life of solitude and lovelessness. Now in her fifties, Amy lives alone with her crippled brother, both prisoners of the hopes and aspirations of their youth. Then Amy makes a final bid for happiness, a last ditch attempt to meet someone who might love her. Suddenly her life takes on dizzying new dimensions as she explores untrodden paths of sexual awareness in an all-or-nothing gamble for dangerous and delicious success.
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'A remarkable novel' Auberon Waugh 'Perfect mastered skill . gentle and pungent style . compassion and humour to modulate her often steely-eyed observation' SUNDAY TIMES
About the Author
Bernice Rubens was born in Wales. Her novels include the Booker-Prize winning THE ELECTED MEMBER and A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE, which was shortlisted for the same award. NINE LIVES was published in HB in June 2002.
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When she was a child, Amy Evans would steal into the sweet shop on the way home from school and buy a stick of rock. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Morgan, Amy Evans, Blodwen Pugh, Gwyneth Price, Bernice Rubens, Stan Evans, Miss Pugh, Rest Bay, High Street, Amy's Dad, Gwyneth Intacta Price, Miss Evans, Moelwyn the Milk New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
When she was a child, Amy Evans would steal into the sweet shop on the way home from school and buy a stick of rock. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Morgan, Amy Evans, Blodwen Pugh, Gwyneth Price, Bernice Rubens, Stan Evans, Miss Pugh, Rest Bay, High Street, Amy's Dad, Gwyneth Intacta Price, Miss Evans, Moelwyn the Milk New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 3
books:
- The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens on 4 pages
- Our Father (Abacus Books) by Bernice Rubens in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 200
- Five Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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