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(Redirected from Pravda (novel)) 2007 book by Edward Docx For other books, see Self-help (disambiguation) § Books.

Self Help
First edition (UK)
AuthorEdward Docx
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPicador (UK)
Mariner Books (US)
Publication date2007 (UK), 2008 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint & eBook
Pages320
ISBN0-330-43835-2

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. The novel has received positive reviews, his description of cities being compared to both Dickens and Dostoevsky.

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". Their mother's death marks the beginning of the twins search for the truth about her...

References

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

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