
We Are All Made of Glue
About this book
Georgie Sinclair's life is coming unstuck. Her husband's left her. Her old son's obsessed with the End of the World. ANd now her elderly neighbour Mrs Shapiro has decided they are related.Or so the hospital informs her when Mrs Shapiro has an accident and names Georgie next of kin. This, however, is not a case of a quick ward visit: Mrs Shapiro has a large rickety house full of stinky cats whtat needs looking after and that a pair of estate agents seem intent on swindling from her. Plus there are the "Uselesses" trying to repair it (uselessly). Then there's the social workrer who wants to put her in a nursing home. Not to mention some letters that point to a mysterious, painful past.As Georgie tries her best to put Mrs Shapiro's life back together, somehow she must stop her own from falling apart...
Where to buy
No purchase options available at this time.
More by Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka

A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs
Marina Lewycka

Better than Fiction 2: True Adventures from 30 Great Fiction Writers
Alexander McCall Smith, Francine Prose, Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, D.B.C. Pierre, Marina Lewycka, M.J. Hyland, Lloyd Jones, Fiona Kidman, Sophie Cunningham

Refugee Tales
Ali Smith, Patience Agbabi, Marina Lewycka, Chris Cleave, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Inua Ellams, Stephen Collis, David Herd, Dragan Todorovic, Jade Amoli-Jackson