Unholy Business by Nora West (English) Paperback Book

Description: Unholy Business by Nora West England in 1963. Alice is at boarding school in Sussex, Sylvia is drinking in her bedroom and Quentin is hatching plots to extend his poultry empire to Italy in cahoots with the Vatican. It is a year of family transitions and a summer trip to Rome … but will the chickens come home to roost? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An endearing novel set in the 1960s based on a true story, with headstrong female characters, a Vatican scandal and the poultry industry!England in 1963. Alice is at boarding school in Sussex, Sylvia is drinking in her bedroom and Quentin is hatching plots to extend his poultry empire to Italy in cahoots with the Vatican. It is a year of family transitions and a summer trip to Rome … but will the chickens come home to roost? Author Biography Nora West was born in England and was educated privately from the tender age of eight. She did get to Art School – obtaining degrees in Textiles from Goldsmiths College, London, and later in Art & Design in NZ. She married a New Zealander and they raised their four children in Gloucestershire; the family moved to Auckland in 1982. Nora has lived between Auckland and Waiheke Island since then, lecturing in Community Arts at Unitec and Whitecliffe, managing an art gallery, working in the prison and mental health sectors, and active in womens and environmental issues. She now has six mokopuna and has settled permanently on Waiheke Island, where she helps run a recycled crafts collective called Upcycle. She drives an elderly EV, keeps free-range bantams, composts, and sings with Sister Shout a cappella choir. Review The plot is pacey and the writing style reminiscent of Agatha Christie or Nancy Mitford – genre authors who, like West, evoke a different era – and, also like West, are unputdownable. Much of the very great charm of this book, and its convincing setting and social landscape, lies in its wry observations of character, and a vivid portrait of upper-middleclass English life in the early 1960s. —Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender; What an engaging, cheerful, utterly absorbing read! Unholy Business is an upbeat but insightful novel that transports the reader to 1960s England, with a headstrong schoolgirl navigating the restraints of a constricted, privileged upbringing, with unexpected events thrown her way that change the course of her life. —NZ Booklovers Details ISBN0473621177 Author Nora West Publisher Korora Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0473621177 ISBN-13 9780473621179 DEWEY 823.3 Pages 180 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-04 Imprint Korora Press Place of Publication Waiheke Island Country of Publication New Zealand NZ Release Date 2022-04-04 UK Release Date 2022-04-04 Illustrations Black and White Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138870020;

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