V. Good Used. whitbread Book Of The Year". i Exist! Exclaims Ruby Lennox Upon Her Conception In 1951, Setting The Tone For This Humorous And Poignant First Novel In Which Ruby At Once Celebrates And Mercilessly Skewers Her Middle-class English Family. Peppered With Tales Of Flawed Family Traits Passed On From Previous Generations, Ruby"s Narrative Examines The Lives In Her Disjointed Clan, Which Revolve Around The Family Pet Shop. 382pp
