Fly in the Ointment [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

"Anne Fine is on sparkling form." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"A sharp sense of danger always crackles in the background whenever Anne Fine writes for adults." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"Fine is a storyteller of brilliance ... utterly compelling." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Are we all doomed to repeat our parents' mistakes? A biting new comic novel from Anne Fine --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"Fine's trademark bite is ever-present in this short, sharp and typically dark novel ... leavened with an acute sense of humour."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Fly in the Ointment is Anne Fine’s seventh novel.Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy, which was runner up for the David Higham Prize for Fiction.Taking the Devil’s Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for radio. The Observer referred to her novel In Cold Domain as ‘a glorious tirade against the grind of motherhood’ and the Evening Standard described All Bones and Lies as ‘splendid, clever, cruel and funny’.Anne Fine’s work has been translated into over thirty languages. She has two grown-up daughters and lives in County Durham. For more information on Anne Fine and her books, see her website at www.annefine.co.uk --This text refers to the Paperback edition.