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So I Am Glad

A Novel

A Novel

By A. L. Kennedy

By A. L. Kennedy

By A. L. Kennedy

By A. L. Kennedy

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Oct 09, 2001 | ISBN 9780375707247

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307427830

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    About So I Am Glad

    The ferociously talented author of Original Bliss and On Bullfighting offers this haunting tale of two forlorn people who find in each other a hope and love as genuine and original as this marvelous book in which they come to life.

    M. Jennifer Wilson is a mid-thirties radio announcer living in Glasgow. She shares a house with Art and Liz, two typical Scotland thirtysomethings, but her life takes a drastic turn with the arrival of her new housemate, an elusive man who glows in the dark and can’t remember his name. He soon reveals himself to be none other than Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, the famed writer and duelist of eighteenth-century France, and what unfolds is a love story stark and surreal, tender and humane.

    About So I Am Glad

    The ferociously talented author of Original Bliss and On Bullfighting offers this haunting tale of two forlorn people who find in each other a hope and love as genuine and original as this marvelous book in which they come to life.

    M. Jennifer Wilson is a mid-thirties radio announcer living in Glasgow. She shares a house with Art and Liz, two typical Scotland thirtysomethings, but her life takes a drastic turn with the arrival of her new housemate, an elusive man who glows in the dark and can’t remember his name. He soon reveals himself to be none other than Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, the famed writer and duelist of eighteenth-century France, and what unfolds is a love story stark and surreal, tender and humane.

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    About A. L. Kennedy

    A. L. Kennedy has published six novels, two books of nonfiction, and three previous collections of short stories. She has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists and has won a number of prizes, including the Costa… More about A. L. Kennedy

    About A. L. Kennedy

    A. L. Kennedy has published six novels, two books of nonfiction, and three previous collections of short stories. She has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists and has won a number of prizes, including the Costa… More about A. L. Kennedy

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 09, 2001 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9780375707247

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307427830

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    Praise

    "Captivating…. Funny, mysterious and so original that it is easy to suspend disbelief."
    —Chicago Tribune

    "A love story that’s highly imaginative and surprisingly poignant…yet amusingly ironic in tone."
    —The New York Times Book Review

    "Kennedy…writes with passion and directness, taking risks that would leave other writers squirming."
    —San Francisco Chronicle

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