A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money, a stable marriage, a platonic mistress and a flash car, Laurence 'Tubby' Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy, cognitive-behaviour therapy or acupuncture can cure his puzzling knee pain or his equally inexplicable mid-life angst. As Tubby's life fragments under the weight of his self-obsession, he embarks - via Kierkegaard, strange beds from Rummidge to Tenerife to Beverly Hills, a fit of literary integrity and memories of ...
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A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money, a stable marriage, a platonic mistress and a flash car, Laurence 'Tubby' Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy, cognitive-behaviour therapy or acupuncture can cure his puzzling knee pain or his equally inexplicable mid-life angst. As Tubby's life fragments under the weight of his self-obsession, he embarks - via Kierkegaard, strange beds from Rummidge to Tenerife to Beverly Hills, a fit of literary integrity and memories of his 1950s South London boyhood - on a picaresque quest for his lost contentment, in an ingenious, hilarious and poignant novel of neuroses.
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Add this copy of Therapy to cart. $2.29, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Penguin Books, Limited (UK).
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Add this copy of Therapy to cart. $3.98, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Penguin Books, Limited (UK).
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of Therapy to cart. $7.99, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1998 by Penguin Books, Limited (UK).
Add this copy of Therapy: a Novel to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Penguin Books.
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No Jacket. New York. 1996. Penguin Books. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0140253580. 321 pages. paperback. Cover illustration by Paul Cox. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION-A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money, a stable marriage, a platonic mistress and a flash car, Laurence ‘Tubby' Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy, cognitive-behaviour therapy or acupuncture can cure his puzzling knee pain or his equally inexplicable mid-life angst. As Tubby's life fragments under the weight of his self-obsession, he embarks-via Kierkegaard, strange beds from Rummidge to Tenerife to Beverly Hills, a fit of literary integrity and memories of his 1950s South London boyhood-on a picaresque quest for his lost contentment. ‘Lodge remains one of the very best English comic novelists of the post-war era: and Therapy is good for you'-TIME OUT. ‘Energetic, comic. a highly ingenious games-board of moves and counter-moves'-SUNDAY TELEGRAP. ‘David Lodge's latest novel is a real treat. It's a Bumper Book or Hit Parade of all his comic devices. The result is a joy-a sobering joy, but a joy none the less'-OBSERVER. ‘Takes off on wings of humour and pathos which would not have disgraced Lodge's great hero Dickens. a splendid novel'-DAILY EXPRESS. inventory #40446.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money; a stable marriage; a platonic mistress and a flashy car; Laurence `Tubby` Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy; cognitive-behaviour therapy or acupuncture can cure his puzzling knee pain or his equally inexplicable mid-life angst. A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money; a stable marriage; a platonic mistress and a flashy car; Laurence `Tubby` Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy; cognitive-behaviour therapy or acupuncture can cure his puzzling knee pain or his equally inexplicable mid-life angst. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Penguin Books The date of this copy is 1996 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Therapy to cart. $11.64, very good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Penguin.
Add this copy of Therapy to cart. $11.64, good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Penguin.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
