"Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)" . . . . . "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en . . . . "Large type books"@en . "Large type books" . . . "As their friend Helena is the toast of Broadway, Cissie takes Maggie to see her. But Maggie is troubled, and disappears. As the search for their friend continues, cracks occur in the lifelong relationships of Cissie, Helena and her husband Mark."@en . . . . . . . . "Humorous stories" . "Humorous stories"@en . . . "As their mutual friend Helena is the toast of Broadway, stand-up comedienne Cissie O'Brien, who is the nation's darling with her popular television series, decides to take the beautiful and troubled actress Maggie Salt to New York to see her. But Maggie, a destructive whirlpool of a personality, is cracking up fast - is 'out of her tree' - and on arrrival she suddenly disappears into the freezing February night, no one knows where. As the search for their friend continues, alarming divisions occur in the lifelong relationships of Cissie, Helena and her stoic husband." . . . . . . . "Humour"@en . "Maggie's tree: a novel"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Maggie's tree"@en . "Maggie's tree" . . "Oscar-nominated star of Educating Rita and Billy Elliot's darkly funny debut novel."@en . . . . . . . . "Fiction" .