Книга: Mike Gayle «The Hope Family Calendar»
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Производитель: "Hodder" Tom Hope is broken. Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn`t been the same man, and definitely not the same father. Luckily for Tom his mother-in-law Linda is around to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters, Evie and Lola. But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife`s death is the last straw for Linda. In a last bid attempt to make Tom reconnect with his daughters she takes drastic action and leaves for Australia. With two fast-maturing daughters Tom has to learn how to accept his responsibilities and navigate the newly discovered world of single fatherhood - starting immediately. With only himself to rely on, will Tom fall back into grief or finally step up and be the father his girls need? ISBN:9781473608955 Издательство: "Hodder" (2016)
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Mike Gayle
| Mike Gayle | |
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| Born | October 1970 Birmingham, England1 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genres | Lad lit, Popular fiction |
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Mike Gayle (born October 1970 in Birmingham, England) is a British author.[1]
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Biography
Mr. Gayle is a chick-lit author and freelance journalist contributing to a variety of magazines including FHM and Sunday Times Style.
He was a features editor and later an agony aunt for Just Seventeen and Bliss before he had his first novel published. He is friends with Danny Wallace who made Mike his Minister of Home Affairs, in the Kingdom of Lovely.
He is the younger brother of Phil Gayle.
Books (Novels)
- My Legendary Girlfriend (1998), Flame, ISBN 0-340-71816-1
- Mr. Commitment (1999), Flame, ISBN 0-340-71825-0
- Turning Thirty (2000), Flame, ISBN 0-340-76794-4
- Dinner for Two (2002), Flame, ISBN 0-340-82342-9
- His 'n' Hers (2004), ISBN 0-340-82537-5
- Brand New Friend (2005), ISBN 0-340-82539-1
- Wish You Were Here (2007), ISBN 0-340-82542-1
- The Life & Soul of the Party (2008), ISBN 0-340-82544-8
- The To Do List (2009), ISBN 0-340-93675-4
- The Importance of Being a Bachelor (2010), ISBN 0-340-91851-9
His ninth book is a non-fiction novel called The To Do List, about his own efforts to complete a 1277-item To Do List.
References
- ^ Baldick, Chris (30 October 2008). The Oxford dictionary of literary terms. Oxford University Press US. pp. 181–. ISBN 9780199208272. http://books.google.com/books?id=mp0s9GgrafUC&pg=PA181. Retrieved 6 July 2011. "Other authors associated with this new wave of fictions about inadequate young British masculinities include Tony Parsons (Man and Boy, 1991), Tim Lott, and Mike Gayle."
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