The Future Homemakers of America

Informationen zum Autor Laurie Graham is the author of 8 novels. ‘The Ten O'Clock Horses’, was shortlisted for the Encore Award and dramatized for Radio 4, as was ‘Perfect Meringues’. Later titles are The ‘Dress Circle’, ‘Dog Days’, ‘Glenn Miller Nights’, ‘The Future Homemakers of America’, ‘The Unfortunates’, ’Gone with the Windsors’ and ‘Mr Starlight’, which was shortlisted for the Saga Wit Award. Her latest novel, ‘The Importance of Being Kennedy’ was published in 2007. Klappentext Filled with warmth, wit and wisdom, 'The Future Homemakers of America' takes us to the heart of female friendship. A novel fans of 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' will not be able to resist. Norfolk,1953. The Fens have never seen anything quite like the girls from USAF Drampton. Overpaid, overfed and over here. While their men patrol the skies keeping the Soviets at bay, some are content to live the life of the Future Homemakers of America ? clipping coupons, cooking chicken pot pie ? but other start to stray, looking for a little native excitement beyond the perimeter fence. Out there in the freezing fens they meet Kath Pharaoh, a tough but warm Englishwoman. Bonds are forged, uniting the women in friendship that will survive distant postings, and the passage of forty years. Zusammenfassung Filled with warmth, wit and wisdom, 'The Future Homemakers of America' takes us to the heart of female friendship. A novel fans of 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' will not be able to resist.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Graham
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2006
• EAN: 9780007234073
• ISBN: 978-0-00-723407-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Political, East Anglia, Narrative theme: Social issues, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, The;Of;Brontë;Love;Family;Marriage;Romance;Modern