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Tiny bit marvelous

The story is told through the eyes of a mother and her two teenage children. There's seventeen-year-old Dora, a stroppy teenager who's just come out of her first relationship (it lasted a whole six weeks) and who's longing to escape to university; her long-suffering mother, Mo, a child psychiatrist who's baffled by the antagonist behaviour of her children; and sixteen-year-old Peter, who prefers to be known as Oscar due to his obsession with Oscar Wilde. Written in diary format, with each chapter narrated by a different voice, this is a hilarious, sharp and utterly compelling novel about the ups and down of family, sibling rivalry and growing up.

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  • "A tiny bit marvellous"
  • "Contra omnia discrimina"

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  • "Mo is about to hit the big fifty, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming quite apparent. She doesn't understand either of her teenage children, which for a child psychologist is fairly embarrassing. She has become entirely grey. Inside and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Dora is about to hit the big eighteen...and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her precocious younger brother Peter, who has a chronic Oscar Wilde fixation. Then there's Dad...who's just, well, Dad - and there's a dog. Called Poo."
  • "The story is told through the eyes of a mother and her two teenage children. There's seventeen-year-old Dora, a stroppy teenager who's just come out of her first relationship (it lasted a whole six weeks) and who's longing to escape to university; her long-suffering mother, Mo, a child psychiatrist who's baffled by the antagonist behaviour of her children; and sixteen-year-old Peter, who prefers to be known as Oscar due to his obsession with Oscar Wilde. Written in diary format, with each chapter narrated by a different voice, this is a hilarious, sharp and utterly compelling novel about the ups and down of family, sibling rivalry and growing up."@en
  • "Mo is about to turn fifty and is coming to realize some uncomfortable truths. She's a child psychologist who doesn't understand her own teenaged children. She's become entirely grey, inside and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Meanwhile, he daughter is about to hit eighteen...and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her younger brother."
  • "Mo is about to hit the big fifty, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming quite apparent. She doesn't understand either of her teenage children, which for a child psychologist is fairly embarrassing. She has become entirely grey. Inside and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Dora is about to hit the big eighteen ... and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her precocious younger brother Peter, who has a chronic Oscar Wilde fixation. Then there's Dad ... who's just, well, Dad - and there's a dog. Called Poo."
  • "This first novel by Dawn French is told through the eyes of a mother and her two teenage children. There's seventeen-year-old Dora, a stroppy teenager who's just come out of her first relationship (it lasted a whole six weeks) and who's longing to escape to university; her long-suffering mother, Mo, a child psychiatrist who's baffled by the antagonist behaviour of her children; and sixteen-year-old Peter, who prefers to be known as Oscar due to his obsession with Oscar Wilde."@en
  • "GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Everyone hates the perfect family. So you'll love the Battles. Mo is about to hit the big 50, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming quite apparent: She doesn't understand either of her teenage kids, which as a child psychologist, is fairly embarrassing. She has become entirely grey. Inside, and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Dora is about to hit the big 18 . . . and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her precocious younger brother Peter who has a chronic Oscar Wilde fixation. Then there's Dad . . . who's just, well, dad. A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS is the story of a modern family all living in their own separate bubbles lurching towards meltdown. It is for anyone who has ever shared a home with that weird group of strangers we call relations. Oh and there's a dog. Called Poo."

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  • "English fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Humorous novels"
  • "Diary fiction"
  • "Diary fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humoristické romány"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en

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  • "Tiny bit marvelous"@en
  • "Irgendwas geht immer Roman"
  • "A tiny bit marvellous"
  • "A tiny bit marvellous"@en
  • "Een klein beetje geweldig"
  • "Untitled"
  • "A Tiny bit marvellous"
  • "Irgendwas geht immer"
  • "Irgendwas geht immer : Roman"
  • "Tak trochu úžasní"

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