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'This is a sublimely funny and clever first novel, and I predict that it won't be long before the extremely talented Carold Cadwalladr&nbsp;is required reading'&nbsp;

Hats off to Carole Cadwalladr. Such a pleasure to read. Unpretentious and serious, funny and moving. A rare find

'Half delicious romp, half calamitous chronicle of family breakdown... Every twig on this family tree quivers with life'

'Carole Cadwalladr's clever and moving debut examines three generations of the Monroe family and explores nature versus nurture...Thoughtful and immensely entertaining'

'Deft, poignant yet savage ... Cadwalladr has real talent'

'A real delight to read...such a delicacy of touch...very funny...hugely enjoyable'

'Be careful of this book ... it's reading-on-the-escalator stuff'&nbsp;

'Intelligent themes deftly delivered; bound to be a hit'

'I'd have been proud to have written this book as it manages loads of things most writers want to achieve - a clever, funny, sad story with a big heart and an even bigger brain' Jenny Eclair

From debates over the mysteries of genetics to footnotes on popular culture, Cadwalladr wears her intelligence so lightly, and with a tone so natural, it's hard to believe this is her first novel

Cadwalladr also captures the desperation at the heart of most good comedy.  She maintains the tragicomic balance to the end and has the confidence to chose the right, realistic ending over the wrong, romantic one

A hilariously funny and moving chronical of three generations of the Monroe family told through the eyes of  Rebecca in the 1970s.  It is not just a habit of quoting proverbs and a recipe for sherry trifle that have passed down the maternal line.  There's a habit of broken marriages, dubiously fathered children and untimely deaths.

Rebecca Monroe is really stumped when it comes to her family's behaviour. Why, on the day Charles and Camilla got married, did her mum lock herself in the loo and refuse to come out? Was it due to the collapse of her chocolate cake, or because Rebecca's grandmother ended up marrying her first cousin? 
 
Pondering what it is that makes her clan click, Rebecca is determined to discover whether it is genes or fate that affects the different generations. 
 
A fun little romp about the joys of family and the genes we inherit.

Touching and surprising...A moving account of the personal and social pressures that shape our childhood experiences and resonate throughout out lives

This exciting first novel by a talented writer is a moving exploration of family life in the twenty-first century...You won't want to put this book down

Hilariously funny and moving chronicle of three generations

'A rare treat, delivered with aplomb' Sunday Telegraph 
 
On the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out. Was it because her squidgy chocolate log collapsed or because Rebecca's grandmother married her first cousin? Can we never know why we do what we do? 
 
'This clever and moving debut examines three generations of the Monroe family and explores nature versus nurture...thoughtful and immensely entertaining' Observer

Novel by the prize-winning journalist who helped expose Cambridge Analytica: 'half delicous romp, half chronicle of calamitous family breakdown' Sunday Times

Carole Cadwalladr writes regularly for The Observer. She is at work on her next novel.

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