Swallowing Grandma
Author: Pan Macmillan Editorial Team
ISBN: 9780330419345
Price: Rs. 470.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Katherine Millar is eighteen and desperate to be less fat, less swotty and to have cooler friends. But most of all she wishes she had two parents, instead of one grandma, Poll.Poll is pushing seventy, half blind and utterly poisonous. She has looked after Katherine since she was a baby, when her father was killed in a car crash and her mother vanished. Poll's ambition is for things to stay exactly the same for ever, and for Katherine never to leave their pit village of Bank Top.Katherine has other ideas, and she can feel change is coming; the omens are all around her. In the meantime, she cleans up after Poll, revises for her exams, watches daytime television and surfs the net at the library trying to find out how to be bulimic. What she doesn't quite realize yet is that life won't always wait for you to catch up with it.Swallowing Grandma is a perceptive, vivid and painfully funny novel about the ties of love and loathing, and the ways in which our versions of the past can thwart our visions for the future. In Katherine and Poll, Kate Long has created two unforgettable characters locked in an epic battle over whose side of the story will prevail.'Wise, warm and witty . . . Will keep you reading until the very last page' Red, Book of the Month
Edition details: English, 320 pages. Reference ISBN: 9780330419345.
About the Author
Pan Macmillan Editorial Team is an acclaimed author whose published works are celebrated internationally for their insight, narrative skill, and enduring reader appeal.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9780330419345
- Publisher
- Pan Books / Pan Macmillan
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
Katherine Millar is eighteen and desperate to be less fat, less swotty and to have cooler friends. But most of all she wishes she had two parents, instead of one grandma, Poll.Poll is pushing seventy, half blind and utterly poisonous. She has looked after Katherine since she was a baby, when her...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy quality books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Pan Macmillan Editorial Team.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book because it cuts through leadership theory and shows you how great leaders actually behave every day. With clear, practical principles, it helps you lead with integrity, confidence, and consistency—whether you’re managing a team or shaping company culture. You’ll find actionable insights on influence, decision-making, and accountability that you can apply immediately, making this a powerful guide for career growth, management success, and becoming the kind of leader people truly respect.
- Published by Pan Books / Pan Macmillan.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 320.
Catalog Description
Katherine Millar is eighteen and desperate to be less fat, less swotty and to have cooler friends. But most of all she wishes she had two parents, instead of one grandma, Poll.Poll is pushing seventy, half blind and utterly poisonous. She has looked after Katherine since she was a baby, when her father was killed in a car crash and her mother vanished. Poll's ambition is for things to stay exactly the same for ever, and for Katherine never to leave their pit village of Bank Top.Katherine has other ideas, and she can feel change is coming; the omens are all around her. In the meantime, she cleans up after Poll, revises for her exams, watches daytime television and surfs the net at the...
Browse More on BookPyramid
Discover our Best Sellers, check out New Arrivals, or browse Award-Winning Books. You can also explore books by your favourite authors on our Authors page.