Take a Look at Me Now. Anita Notaro
A popular contemporary novel about relationships and self-renewal. Written with humour and warmth, it follows characters through difficulty and hope, and it has found a wide readership.
Work Information
The novel tracks its characters through misunderstandings and recovery in an accessible voice. Even with its heavier moments, it leaves a hopeful aftertaste.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Published
- 2008-07-01
- Pages
- 526 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 12.7 x 3.3 x 19.81 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781848270114
- ISBN-10
- 1848270119
- Price
- 2994 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Literary
Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Coming to terms with losing her only sibling and best friend was devastating, becoming a mother overnight to Ali's three-year-old son Charlie was mind-boggling, but discovering that her identical twin had been leading a secret life for years was almost Lily's undoing... And so begins a journey linked with four men who'd been part of a life she hadn't even known existed. A journey that forces Lily to come to terms with a father who'd never really cared for her, a child who needs her too much and a sister who wasn't what she seemed.
Anita Notaro is a TV producer, journalist and director and worked for RTE, Ireland's national broadcasting organization, for eighteen years. She has directed the Eurovision Song Contest and the Irish General Election, as well as programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. She is the author of BACK AFTER THE BREAK, BEHIND THE SCENES, THE WWW CLUB and TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW.
Reviews
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Amazing read
A fantastic read some parts were slow but when you got past it you just couldnt put it down a good read
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Couldn't finish this book. It was about a woman ...
Couldn't finish this book. It was about a woman who had led a double life in various ways and I found it morally challenging.
Related Literary Awards
- Irish Book Awards Edition 6 (2008) ・Winner