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Inside the Whale

Jennie Rooney

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English
Vintage
01 May 2009
Fizzing with eclectic characters and poignant imagery, Inside the Whale is a story to relish, and a book you'll want to recommend with passion to everyone you know.

Stephanie Stanford, recently widowed, must tell her family the truth. But the past is complicated and difficult to untangle. Meanwhile, Michael's memories are squashed into a shoebox (along with Queen Mathilda's Dickin Medal for Bravery - for pigeons) ready for his move to hospital. Michael has never been good at putting things into words; he's more comfortable with the click of Morse code. But Anna, a young healthcare assistant, has the patience - and rare tenderness - to eke out his story. And so he begins.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   190g
ISBN:   9780099523574
ISBN 10:   0099523574
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jennie Rooney was born in Liverpool in 1980. She read History at the University of Cambridge before moving to London to work as a lawyer. Inside the Whale is her first novel.

Reviews for Inside the Whale

Fresh, funny and wise, balancing emotional turmoil with a vivid turn of phrase Marie Claire Funny, sad, unputdownable - an absolute tour de force -- Katie Fforde An elegant, funny and moving first novel... a wonderful, memorable musing on life, fate and love Sunday Express A deeply affecting story ... Rooney confidently moves between two narrators and shifting times, vividly recreating Blitz-torn London and the Africa of the same period Guardian This heartfelt debut novel offers a witty twist on a WWII romance Red


  • Short-listed for Costa First Novel Award 2008
  • Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Waterstone's New Writer of the Year 2009
  • Shortlisted for Costa First Novel Award 2008.
  • Shortlisted for Galaxy British Book Awards: Waterstone's New Writer of the Year 2009.

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