About this title: Beginning one morning just before Christmas, when Morvern Callar awakes to find her boyfriend dead from suicide on the floor of their apartment, this novel follows her irreverent disposal of the body, her efforts in finding a publisher for her dead boyfriend's novel--now with her name in place of his--and her capricious talent for spending money at a Mediterranean resort. After first running through the publisher's advance, and then her boyfriend's ample inheritance, which has been left to her, Morvern undergoes a epiphanic transformation into near sainthood. Warner's novel won the Somerset ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 038548741X Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 2002-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
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Description: Good. 1997-Paperback-Cover shows some minor shelf-wear. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780385487412ISBN:038548741X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2nd printing. Light tanning at edges, else fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780099449942ISBN:0099449943
Description: Very Good. Size: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches; Morvern Callar, a low-paid employee in the local supermarket in a desolate and beautiful port town in the west of Scotland, wakes one morning in late December to find her strange boyfriend has committed suicide and is dead on the kitchen floor. Morvern's reaction is both and immoral. What she does next is even more appalling. Moving across a blurred European landscape-from rural poverty and drunken mayhem of the port to the Mediterranean rave scene-we ... read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780099449942ISBN:0099449943
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
"Another quick read, Morvern Callar is the tale of a girl from a tiny port town in Scotland (has to be Oban I think), who returns from work to find her boyfriend has killed himself. What follows is a tale of lost youths in a small town, a series of self discoveries, and a large amount of dark humour. A lazy critic on the blurb has called it "Trainspotting for girl," but the only parallel I can see is employing a large amount of local slang. It's in equally parts mortifying and uplifting, as Morvern tries to escape her dead end town and friends. A great, easy, and very quick read."
"Definitely an interesting read...although the author uses Scottish slag and some suspect grammar (although who am I to judge). It took me a while to get into it/figure what the hell they were talking about, but once you get accustomed to everything it's a pretty quick read. There's also plenty of obscure music references throughout the book. A must-read for ravers everywhere...."
"My original copy of this, now sadly lost, came from one of those mail-order book clubs (probably killed off years ago by Amazon). I had no idea what I was getting but was enthralled by this story of a girl without direction who drifts along making strange choices. I found the character strangely engaging despite the fact that she seems to lack most emotions known to man. The dialect and slang weren't offputting at all and I couldn't put it down as I wanted to know what would happen next in her life. Overall a great pageturner."
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