Sometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes to see yourselves clearly...Henry is a young, hip, radio DJ; Philip is an ex-MP ruined by scandal and disowned by his party; Diana, his long-suffering wife; Marianne's replaced her husband with chocolate eclairs and gin; and Lizzie is battling with illness. When Eva, a naive and happy Polish backpacker comes into their lives, the values of their comfortable world clash with those of Eastern Europe. And the five English characters find comedy, tragedy and romance unfolding with bewildering speed.
""""Libby Purves is a writer and also a broadcaster who has presented the talk programme Midweek on Radio 4 since 1984 and formerly presented Today. She is a main columnist on the Times and in 1999 was named the Granada """"""""What the Papers Say"""""""" Columnist of the Year, and awarded a O.B.E for services to journalism. Her books on family life, How Not to Be a Perfect Mother, How Not to Raise a Perfect Child and How Not to Be a Perfect Family have been widely translated. Her compendium Nature's Masterpiece appeared in 1999 to complete the work. She also wrote One Summer's Grace, an account of a voyage around Britain in a small sailing boat with her husband and two small children in 1988. She lives in Suffolk with her husband the broadcaster and writer Paul Heiney, and their two children.""""
Title: Continental Drift
Author: Purves, Libby
ISBN: 9780340826287
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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 2003-08-18
Number of Pages: 288
Weight: 0.4991 kg
it is all done with the lightest of touches . . . characteristically wry . . . beguiling - Christina Koenig, Times Play
Purves is at her best when pointing out the affluence, busyness and family fragmentation of British life . . . a cosy holiday read - Publishers Weekly
Praise for MOTHER COUNTRY: 'Purves's great skill is her ability to marry her cultural and historical insights with her characters' personal development all wrapped up in a well-paced detective story. . . . Engrossing.' - Joanna Hunter, The Times
