All Bones and Lies [Large Print] [Paperback]

"* 'A children's writer of rare gifts' TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT * 'When it comes to innovative writing, Ann Fine leads the pack' BOOKLIST * 'A writer of great originalit. Anne Fine's books are a delight to read' CHILDREN'S FICTION SOURCEBOOK --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Anne Fine is an immediately engaging writer and storyteller who can spin a web of narrative magic...' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Anne Fine's satirical comedy of manners is full of dark wit and contains some wonderfully shrewd observations of human foibles.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'...ruthless...the truth of Fine's writing lies in its hilarious cruelties' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Anne Fine’s perspective on the tangled web of familial relationships is hugely enjoyable, worryingly true, and disturbingly acute. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Splendid… clever, cruel and funny… This is a heartwarming book' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A fearless novelist… also a constantly amusing writer… The result is an unsettling, sometimes angry but always engrossing story' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Hugely enjoyable and disturbingly acute' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Colin is in many ways an ideal citizen, holding down a responsible job, taking care of his elderly mother, and trying to keep his family together. But no one in his life knows about his other--much more secret--life, that involves a garden shed, a circus acrobat, a much adored three-year-old charmer, and a certain Mr. Haksar's increasingly disquieting penchant for squabbling with his neighbors. What Colin doesn't know is that, thanks to a house insurance policy incorrectly filled in by his mother, his two lives are set to collide, and there is nothing he can do to stop them. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Colin is in many ways an ideal citizen. He works for the council. He visits his aged mother, Norah, cooks for her, and listens to her grumbles. He also keeps in touch with his sister Dilys, long estranged from her mother, in a vain attempt to maintain family ties. But neither Dilys, Norah nor Colin’s colleagues know about his other, secret life – which involves a garden shed, a circus acrobat, a much adored three-year-old charmer, and a certain Mr Haksar’s penchant for squabbling with his neighbours.

What Colin does not know is that, thanks to an incorrectly filled in house insurance policy, his two lives are set to collide, and there is nothing he can do to stop them.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Raking the Ashes is Anne Fine’s sixth novel for adults. Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy. Taking the Devil’s Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for the radio. She is also a distinguished writer for young people, and has won the Carnegie Medal twice, the Whitbread Children’s Award twice, the Guardian Children’s Literature Award and a Smarties Prize. An adaptation of her novel Goggle-Eyes has been shown by the BBC, and Twentieth-Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. Her books have been translated into twenty-six languages. Between 2001 and 2003 she was the second Children’s Laureate. Anne Fine has two grown-up daughters and lives in County Durham. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.