Self Help (novel)

Self Help (published as Pravda in the US) is a novel by English author Edward Docx, published in 2007 by Picador; it won Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize that year and was also long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.[1] The novel has received positive reviews,[2] his description of cities being compared to both Dickens[3] and Dostoevsky.[4]

Self Help
First edition (UK)
AuthorEdward Docx
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPicador (UK)
Mariner Books (US)
Publication date
2007 (UK), 2008 (US)
Media typePrint & eBook
Pages320
ISBN0-330-43835-2

Plot introduction

"Alone in her native St. Petersburg, Maria Glover sends an urgent summons to London and New York. Her son and daughter arrive too late to see her".[5] Their mother's death marks the beginning of the twins search for the truth about her...

References

  1. "Welcome". Edward Docx. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. "Book Reviews - Self Help by Edward Docx". Reviewsofbooks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. Kamila Shamsie (2007-07-21). "Review: Self Help by Edward Docx | Books". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. Financial Times quoted on back cover of 2008 Picador edition
  5. Back cover Text, 2008 Picador paperback edition


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