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Obstacles to Young Love
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780007286287
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Jun 10 2010
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.84
Height: 1.07 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
From one of the greatest comedic writers of a generation comes a story of love, faith and taxidermy.
'Three mighty obstacles threaten the burgeoning love of childhood sweethearts Timothy Pickering and Naomi Walls. They are Steven Venables, a dead curlew and God.'
1978: Two lovers perch precariously on the cusp of adulthood. Timothy's father decides it's time for him to take on the family taxidermy business; while Naomi dreams of a career on the stage.
Across the decades their lives continue to interweave, and occasionally cross - bound by the pull of intoxicating first love. But will their destinies ultimately unite them?
Nobbs moves his exceptional comic talent to a new-found depth. Memorable and moving, a tale of love won and love lost. You will never look at the art of taxidermy in the same way again.
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