Vinegar Girl Av Anne Tyler

<p><b>''A thoroughly modern love story'' <i>Guardian</i>, Book of the Year</b><br><br><b>Kate Battista is stuck.</b><br><br>How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating younger sister Bunny?<br><br>Dr Battista has other problems. His brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, his new scientific breakthrough will fall through...<br><br>When Dr Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he''s relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. Will Kate be able to resist the two men''s touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round?<br><br>Anne Tyler''s brilliant retelling of <i>The Taming of the Shrew </i>asks whether a thoroughly modern woman like Kate would ever sacrifice herself for a man. The answer is as surprising as Kate herself.<br><br><b>**ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE**</b><br><br><b>''Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing'' Rachel Joyce<br><br>''She knows all the secrets of the human heart'' Monica Ali </b><br><br><b>''A masterly author'' Sebastian Faulks</b><br><br><b>''I love Anne Tyler. I''ve read every single book she''s written'' Jacqueline Wilson</b></p>