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It's 1989, and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, are giving him cause for concern. His son Nelson is a wreck of a man, a cocaine addict with shattered self-respect. Janice, his wife, has decided that she wants to be a working girl. And as for Pru, his daughter-in-law, she seems to be sending out signals to Rabbit that he knows he should ignore, but somehow can't. He has to make the most of life, after all. He doesn't have much time left ...
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9 editions · 2 languages- Ebook · English · 2008Penguin Group UK · 9780141915197
- Other · English · 1999Tandem Library · 9780613013949
- Other · English · 1996Hamilton · 512 pages · 9780241136683
- Other · English · 1996Fawcett Columbine · 466 pages · 9780449911945
- Other · English · 1991Fawcett Crest · 427 pages · 9780449219621
- Other · English · 1991Penguin · 512 pages · 9780140144604
FictionMiddle class menHarry Angstrom (Fictitious character)Middle-aged menLiteratureFiction, psychologicalLarge type books













