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The Queen of the Tambourine

The Queen of the Tambourine( )
Author: Gardam, Jane
ISBN:978-0-312-14398-5
Publication Date:May 1996
Publisher:Picador
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $11.00
Book Description:

With prose that is witty, vibrant, and off-the-wall, this novel traces the emotional breakdown--and eventual restoration--of a smart and wildly imaginative woman who has become unbearably isolated in her preposterous home in present-day South London. Excellently done.--Anita Brookner. Whitbread Award winner.

Book Details
Pages:226
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Psychological
Fiction / Humorous / General
Fiction / City Life
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.52 x 8.26 x 0.62 Inches
Book Weight:0.62 Pounds
Author Biography
Gardam, Jane (Author)
Jane Gardam was born in North Yorkshire, England in 1928. She is the author of many children's novels that include "A Long Way from Verona" (1971). She has also written novels and collections of stories for adults that include "God on the Rocks" (1978), "Bilgewater and the Pangs of Love and Other Stories" (1983) and "The Summer After the Funeral." Her book "Groundlings" was taken from "Showing the Flag and Other Stories" (1989). Gardam's novels and stories have received many literary prizes.

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