- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (11 Jan 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340734477
- ISBN-13: 978-0340734476
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 445,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘A dazzling first novel - funny, thoughtful and original’ (Stephen Fry on FATHER FRANK )
'Refreshing' (Adele Parks on FATHER FRANK )
‘Original and comedic...very cool, very pithy’ (The Express on FATHER FRANK )
'Burke is very clever, a terrific find, a natural storyteller and definitely a talent to watch’ (The Bookseller on UNTORN TICKETS )
'Burke’s characters and their unfolding story have depth and charm’ (Hello magazine on UNTORN TICKETS )
‘FATHER FRANK is a warm, funny, blisteringly good read that has the angels on its side’ (Tony Parsons )
'His writing is just the right mixture of tongue-in-cheek meets heartwarming and he makes you laugh . . . it works because it’s real . . . I defy the most hard-hearted cynic not to not find something just as seductive in his writing' (Sunday Express on THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE )
'Refreshing' (Adele Parks on FATHER FRANK )
‘Original and comedic...very cool, very pithy’ (The Express on FATHER FRANK )
'Burke is very clever, a terrific find, a natural storyteller and definitely a talent to watch’ (The Bookseller on UNTORN TICKETS )
'Burke’s characters and their unfolding story have depth and charm’ (Hello magazine on UNTORN TICKETS )
‘FATHER FRANK is a warm, funny, blisteringly good read that has the angels on its side’ (Tony Parsons )
'His writing is just the right mixture of tongue-in-cheek meets heartwarming and he makes you laugh . . . it works because it’s real . . . I defy the most hard-hearted cynic not to not find something just as seductive in his writing' (Sunday Express on THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE )
Stephen Fry on FATHER FRANK
`A dazzling first novel - funny, thoughtful and original'
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
To call this story a "rom-com" would be unfair. I hate rom-coms and "The life of Reilly" is way above the Romantic-comedy level and is truly entertaining and observational. The author has the wit and snappy writing of Colin Bateman (without the really dark side!) and the skill to capture moods perfectly. Just like in his previous books, I felt that I was reading about real people and not some writer's invention. I loved "Father Frank" and "Untorn Tickets" by the author and I think that this book is easily up to that standard.
This is the sort of book which is ideal for a bit of escapism without getting sloppy or overtly sentimental and I enjoyed it immensly, even occasionally laughing out loud.
This is the sort of book which is ideal for a bit of escapism without getting sloppy or overtly sentimental and I enjoyed it immensly, even occasionally laughing out loud.
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