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The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

2.9/5 ( ratings)

The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva, he complains, is attention seeking. But word of Eva's defiance spreads. Legions of fans, believing she is protesting, gather in the street. While Alexander the white van man brings tea, toast and sympathy. And from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself and the world very, very differently. . .

Language: English

Pages: 437

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Release: March 27, 2012

ISBN: 071815715X

ISBN 13: 9780718157159

The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

2.9/5 ( ratings)

The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva, he complains, is attention seeking. But word of Eva's defiance spreads. Legions of fans, believing she is protesting, gather in the street. While Alexander the white van man brings tea, toast and sympathy. And from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself and the world very, very differently. . .

Language: English

Pages: 437

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Release: March 27, 2012

ISBN: 071815715X

ISBN 13: 9780718157159

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