Bloomsbury U.K.
Available: 10/24/07
5.08 x 7.80 · 288 pages
978-0-7475-7777-5 CDN $7.49 · cl

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Playing with the Grown-Ups

Sophie Dahl

The first full-length novel from the granddaughter of Roald Dahl, Playing with the Grown-Ups is a wonderful coming-of-age story seen through the eyes of Kitty. Kitty lives with her mother, Marina, a talented artist with a flamboyant style who both embarrasses and awes Kitty. A host of eccentric characters fill the pages, from the ineffective Lakshmi to the lovable but hapless drunk Jenkins. As one extraordinary situation leads to another, Kitty becomes a teenager. She realizes that Marina isn’t the best parent and that she must be brave enough to put herself first.

This heartbreaking, scandalous and hilarious novel powerfully evokes years gone by and is interspersed with Kitty all grown up.

SOPHIE DAHL (New York) is an international supermodel. She is the author of The Man with the Dancing Eyes.