Author: Marika Cobbold
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780747562047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmelia Lindsey is an exceptional young woman. She shares her days between a grandmother whom she loves, a mother whom she tolerates with patient fortitude, and Gerald. They had fallen in love two years earlier, when he was in his artistic phase, and had begged her to move in with him. Now (no longer in his artistic phase) he is showing signs of irritation. And suddenly Selma, the talented and much-beloved grandmother has become old. As life - and Gerald - begins to collapse all around Amelia, she is determined that the one person who will not fade is Selma. Fighting a one-woman battle against Cherryfield retirement home, Gerald's defection and her mother's obsession with germs, Amelia finds herself capable of plots, diversions, and friendships she has never imagined before.
Book Synopsis Guppies for Tea by : Marika Cobbold
Download or read book Guppies for Tea written by Marika Cobbold and published by Bloomsbury Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelia Lindsey is an exceptional young woman. She shares her days between a grandmother whom she loves, a mother whom she tolerates with patient fortitude, and Gerald. They had fallen in love two years earlier, when he was in his artistic phase, and had begged her to move in with him. Now (no longer in his artistic phase) he is showing signs of irritation. And suddenly Selma, the talented and much-beloved grandmother has become old. As life - and Gerald - begins to collapse all around Amelia, she is determined that the one person who will not fade is Selma. Fighting a one-woman battle against Cherryfield retirement home, Gerald's defection and her mother's obsession with germs, Amelia finds herself capable of plots, diversions, and friendships she has never imagined before.