{"product_id":"annetylervinegargirlthetamingoftheshrewretold","title":"Anne Tyler - Vinegar Girl The Taming of the Shrew Retold","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Anne Tyler. Themes include Drama, Shakespeare, Fiction, Humorous, Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** As read on Radio 4 ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You can't get around Kate Battista as easily as all that'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her pre-school charges adore her, but the adults don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Dr Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he's really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne Tyler's retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e asks whether a thoroughly modern, independent woman like Kate would ever sacrifice herself for a man. The answer is as individual, off-beat and funny as Kate herself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'I loved Kate and Pyotr and the way they discover the oversized, tender, irreverent relationship that fits them... It is joyful' Rachel Joyce\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Read her books and she can actually change your view, change how you see the world' Judy Finigan, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Tyler writes with an apparent effortlessness which conceals great art' Helen Dunmore, \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Tyler's sentences are wholly hers, instantly recognisable and impossible to duplicate' Hanya Yanigihara, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A new novel from Tyler is always a treat' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58003132383606,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781781090183.jpg?v=1780403913","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/annetylervinegargirlthetamingoftheshrewretold","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}