Description
Product ID: | 9781035005567 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Little Old Lady Strikes Back |
Authors: | Author: Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg, Rod Bradbury |
Page Count: | 416 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction in translation, Crime & mystery, Fiction in translation |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The Little Old Lady Strikes Back is a socially engaged, feelgood novel with a riotous plot from the author of The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules <p><b>Martha and the infamous League of Pensioners are back in <i>The Little Old Lady Strikes Back</i>, from the author of the smash-hit <i>The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules</i>.</b><br><br>After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place.<br><br>But the village needs money. So, in steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which turns out to be a rather delicate balancing act when you are wanted by the police.<br><br>Having donned the mantle of guerrilla fighters come to save Sweden’s countryside from depopulation, will the League be able to help the villagers get the attention of the politicians – and save the village – without getting caught?<br><br><b>Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s socially engaged, riotous comedy is perfect for fans of <i>The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared</i> and <i>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel</i>. Translated by Rod Bradbury.</b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-10-05 |