- Paperback: 387 pages
- Publisher: Random House UK (Jun 13 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0099280361
- ISBN-13: 978-0099280361
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 281 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Sebastian has applied for jobs, but has been unsuccessful so far. When he is shortlisted for a very good job, his wife takes matters into her own hands, only to discover that this prestigious position is not what it seems on the surface.
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A wonderful, funny, subversive book!,
This review is from: Cordial and Corrosive (Paperback)
A wonderful book, in which Sophie Hannah really comes into her own following the marvellous, knowing comedy of her first novel. This book is incredibly clever, without detracting from the sheer fun of reading it. Hannah has taken the basic premise of many a murder-mystery whodunnit, yet the book is all about coming out on top on the shortlist for a job - a cunningly clever blend, which also gives a great insight into the stuffy backbiting of the Oxbridge academic world. Hannah has a wonderful way of writing which brings you in and out of the story with the characters, making this an enjoyable roller-coaster-ride of a read. Most highly recommended!!
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A wonderful, funny, subversive book!,
By AReader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cordial and Corrosive (Paperback)
A wonderful book, in which Sophie Hannah really comes into her own following the marvellous, knowing comedy of her first novel. This book is incredibly clever, without detracting from the sheer fun of reading it. Hannah has taken the basic premise of many a murder-mystery whodunnit, yet the book is all about coming out on top on the shortlist for a job - a cunningly clever blend, which also gives a great insight into the stuffy backbiting of the Oxbridge academic world. Hannah has a wonderful way of writing which brings you in and out of the story with the characters, making this an enjoyable roller-coaster-ride of a read. Most highly recommended!!
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Ah University Life an Institution for the Academically Insane PS Don't Make Me A Bun Maker,
By Surplus Sunshine - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cordial and Corrosive (Paperback)
Sophie Hannah's debut thriller delivers a brilliant thinking tome. Her chapters are often the character's CV and they are quite amusing. Intrigue and conundrums galore will keep you guessing and investing in the quirky protagonist's goal-to get her husband a ludicrous academia position. He laments about getting a bun maker's job, and anything outside of university is a bun maker's job. If you have ever been unemployed you will enjoy the tables being turned on the interviewers. Watch them squirm and get insight into their limitations while making judgements about the interviewee. Part mystery, part job hunting revenge-in today's economy you can't go wrong and purchase this tome for laughs and revenge.
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