
Penelope
$29.79
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2013
Summary
Penelope: A Harvard Freshman’s Hilarious Hunt for Herself
Meet Penelope O’Shaughnessy, Harvard freshman, ready to conquer campus armed with her Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights poster and party conversation modeled on Noel Coward.
But where are the kindred spirits who share her passion for Morse code and Tetris? Penelope’s roommates, over-achieving Emma and the sullen Lan, seem to have already mastered university life. And is the dashing Gustav really her Hercule Poirot…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781844088652 |
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ISBN-10: | 1844088650 |
Series: | Virago Press |
Author: | Rebecca Harrington |
Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 304 |
Release Date: | 29 July 2013 |
Weight: | 260g |
Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 21mm |
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Full of wit, insight and wonderful characters … Penelope sets the bar staggeringly high for 2013. If I read a more enjoyable book this year, I’ll be amazed - Daily Mail
· Refreshing, pleasantly absurd, highly addictive. Penelope would describe herself as awkward and forgettable. Awkward: yes. Forgettable: absolutely not - Kaui Hemmings, Author Of The DescendantsA witty coming-of-age debut - GraziaAbout The Author
Rebecca Harrington
Rebecca Harrington read English at Harvard, Journalism at Columbia and now works as a staff writer for The Huffington Post. An anglophile, she regularly visits the UK but is currently based in New York. PENELOPE is her debut novel.
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