Tree Surgery for Beginners by Patrick Gale - ISBN: 9781472255501
Paperback
Missing family, murder suspect, Caribbean cruise: can he find truth?

Tree Surgery for Beginners

A character-filled novel of empathy, understanding and humour

$38.77

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    30 July 2018

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Summary

From the bestselling author Patrick Gale, comes an early novel of love, lies and the secrets we live with

‘A very funny, often sad, novel writ with style’ Time Out

‘Excellent’ The Times

Lawrence Frost has neither father nor siblings, and fits awkwardly into life, happier communing with nature than with people. When he wakes up one morning to discover his wife and child have gone missing, there is evidence to suggest he may be the main suspect in a mur…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472255501
ISBN-10:147225550X
Author:Patrick Gale
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Tinder Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:30 July 2018
Weight:226g
Dimensions:205mm x 129mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

A very funny, often sad, erudite eclectic novel writ with style. Terrific - Time Out

An elegant romance that manages to be both playful and wise… infused with a smiling, Mozartean sensibility, reminding us that we can go so awry, break so utterly apart and still find the strength to continue - New York Times

A carnival of events in which credible characters find themselves in incredible situations - Daily Telegraph

Gale is a master of the deceptively light touch - Mail on Sunday

About The Author

Patrick Gale

Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight and now lives on a farm near Land’s End. One of this country’s best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Place Called Winter, Take Nothing With You and Mother’s Boy. His BBC ‘Queer Britannia’ television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 and won an International Emmy Award.

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