Man at the helm : a novel
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New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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0316286672, 9780316286671
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Published
New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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Book
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310 pages ; 22 cm
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English
ISBN
0316286672, 9780316286671

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"Originally published in Great Britain by the Penguin Group, August 2014"--Title page verso.
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"Born into a posh family, ten-year old Lizzie Vogel has lived a charmed life thus far, with a big sister who knows everything, a cute baby brother, and a full-time housekeeper who bakes jam tarts. But when, in 1970, Lizzie's father abandons her mother and packs his ex-family off to the tiny village of Flatstone, life for the Vogels veers catastrophically off-course. The new neighbors disapprove of divorcees and fatherless children, and Lizzie's theatrical mother provides constant grist for the gossip mill, letting the laundry pile up like Mount Sinai and spending her days drinking whiskey, popping pills and writing plays about how sad she is. Before long the family is shunned by village society. Deciding that only a "man at the helm" will restore order to their household, Lizzie and her sister take it upon themselves to secure a new husband for their mother. As the two girls make their way down a list of candidates that includes a charming con-artist, an idiotic vicar, and several married men, Lizzie confronts the downright craziness of grown-up love and learns that sometimes a family needs to veer catastrophically off-course in order to find true happiness"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stibbe, N. (2015). Man at the helm: a novel (First United States edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stibbe, Nina. 2015. Man At the Helm: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stibbe, Nina. Man At the Helm: A Novel Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Stibbe, Nina. Man At the Helm: A Novel First United States edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

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