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Kate Tough - Keep Walking, Rhona Beech (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
First published in 2014 by Cargo Publishing, in a slightly different form, as Head for The Edge, Keep Walking.
When Rhona's story comes to an end you will miss her. Her candid, raw, messy journey will make you laugh, cry and remember. Not a typical break-up book, it's much more profound.
"I get up. I go to work. I spend the whole day waiting for the words on my screen to make sense. In the commuter broth of the carriage home, tears run in hot lines to my jaw and for a minute or so, I let them." . . .
Nothing has turned out quite how Rhona imagined: she's been casually swapping one job for another while getting comfy in a long relationship which ends abruptly, and her efforts to adjust to that change are thrown by some unwelcome news.
Flawed, relatable Rhona Beech narrates this beautifully written, pacey satire about female friendship, heartbreak, career change, conceiving and illness, which will appeal to fans of Fleabag. Join her on a laugh (and cry) out loud search for meaning amongst the bars, offices and clinics of Glasgow.
Will her friendships survive the changes and challenges? Will she survive? At once funny and tender, Keep Walking, Rhona Beech is a clear-sighted look at a generation of women that was told they could have it all.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good (Almost Very Good)
- Category : Fiction - Fiction - Uncategorised
- Published : 2014 (This Edition 2019 - Abacus)
- ISBN : 9780349143651
- SKU : B003372
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Love this book from the opening pages Rhonda Beech stole my heart. Mourning the end of a long relationship navigating her days. Rhona is lonely lost she has wonderful supportive friends who are trying to help. Unhappy at work she applies for a new job every six months with no real heart to move on. This is a wonderfully written novel full of warmth real emotions we can all relate to. Highly recommend." - NetGalley.
'Beech - sharp-eyed, laconic-tongued, tender-hearted - is your new eccentric best friend. She makes a terrific debut in this witty, chatty, lyrical novel. You can trust her. Head for the edge, keep reading.’ - Kevin MacNeil, author.
'Incredibly insightful, funny and poignant' - Helen Sedgwick.
'A warm and ferociously witty story. Truth rings from every page of this assured, engrossing debut' - Zoe Strachan.
"In the novel, the reader is taken on a journey to experience, along with Rhona, her everyday struggles with her current life, as in her purpose, friendships, love and even her very identity. Rhona and her pals are just like the rest of us - likeable, flawed and sometimes perplexing. The journey ranged from the mundane to the downright outrageous that had the effect, at times, that I WAS Rhona. There were instances where this was a very difficult read for me, however, it was always convincing, credible and extremely worthwhile." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Kate Tough has received Creative Scotland funding awards for fiction and poetry and held several literature residencies, including, Cove Park, Vermont Studio Center, Moniack Mhor and Outlandia. Her fiction and poetry has appeared widely in journals including The Texas Review, The Brooklyn Review and New Writing Scotland. Her poetry pamphlet, tilt-shift, was Runner Up in the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award, 2017 and her piece, 'People Made Glasgow', was selected as a Best Scottish Poem 2016. She's an invited participant in the Edwin Morgan Trust's International Translation Workshop, 2019. Kate has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.