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It Takes One to Know One
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It Takes One to Know One
A wonderful, funny novel full of insight
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About the Ebook
Charlie Gavin was abducted as a baby. He didn't know who he was or where he came from. His mission was to find himself. And when he did, he decided to spend his life finding other lost souls by opening the Be Kindly Missing Persons Bureau.
Martha Walters, his assistant, has had her fifteen minutes of almost fame and failed. Now, dealing with her guilt and pain, she lives with her mum and dotes on her young daughter. Charlie appears to be a man who is a loser and dreamer, but, hey, his office is near her house, she can lie in of a morning, take her kid to school and the work isn't too heart-breaking. Or is it . . . ?
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover a wonderful, funny novel full of insight
- Explore warmth and wit praised by the Daily Mail
- Engage with charming, perceptive contemporary fiction
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'I completely adored this offbeat book — a wonderful, funny novel full of insight in which kindness and love take centre stage' Daily Mail
'Wit, warmth and charm' The Scotsman
'A story with as much heart as drama — it is kindness rather than cleverness that leads to solutions in the end' West Coast Review
About the Author
Isla Dewar worked as a magazine journalist (it was all rock'n'roll and other delicious agonies) before writing her first novel, Keeping Up With Magda. Her books have been listed for various awards and translated into seventeen languages. One, Women Talking Dirty, was filmed. Isla lived for many years in Fife. She died in June 2021.
Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 05 July 2018
Print Length: 352 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781788850773
Format: Ebook
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