I'll Go to Bed at Noon - Woodward Gerard - 2005

437 pages. Covers have no creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Pages are lightly tanned. It is 1970 in the suburbs of north London and, from the untidy comfort of her crowded house, Colette Jones is watching her older brother go to pieces, drinking himself into oblivion on home-made wine. Colette knows the solace a drink can provide, being partial to an evening at the Red Lion herself. But soon she finds she cannot afford to ignore the destructive effect the alcohol is having on her family and with gritted teeth Colette is forced to exile the alcoholic son she loves so much from the house. But this act takes its toll and, just as she can't resist a drink, so she can't resist allowing Janus back into her life - with heartbreaking consequences for everyone. Gerard Woodward's magnificent second novel continues the story of the Joneses, so memorably introduced in August. By way of an odyssey through the pubs, parks and shopping parades of suburban London, it lurches from farce to tragedy as the members of one unforgettable family build and destroy their lives. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 0099286939. ISBN/EAN: 9780099286936. Inventory No: 16080242. By: Woodward Gerard Year: 2005 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: