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Funny, Witty and Truly Enjoyable Read!
Odd Hours is a debut novel by Polish-British author. It's a story of lonely Gosia, a check out girl in a local supermarket. Craving for love and being lo... READ MORE
Ever feel that you’re on the outside looking in?
Get ready to meet the literary heroine of the year, meet Gosia Golab!
Gosia is on the brink of turning thirty, she works strange hours in a supermarket ... READ MORE
A wholesome, beautiful novel.
I read Odd Hours on holiday and gobbled it up in a day.
Part comedy, part mystery, part drama, fully wholesome.
Gosia is a realistic, loveable charac... READ MORE
Synopsis
Meet Gosia.
She's a sensitive soul with a filthy mind and problems with intimacy.
Between shifts in a well-lit budget supermarket and nights in a badly lit Zone 3 flatshare, she spends hours inside her own head. That is, until a chance encounter snaps her out of her reverie.
Propelled into a series of mediocre jobs, lousy dates and even worse sex, the prickly yet warm-hearted Gosia begins her excavation of the 'perfect' life so many dream of.
After all, could there be more to it than she imagined?
Raw, funny, mean and moving, Odd Hours is a razor-sharp social comedy about human connection, unexpected happiness, and the many forms of love.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781802793581
- Number of pages: 488
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
- Weight: 350g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allCLEVER AND HIGHLY ENJOYABLE
Once I started to read Odd Hours I just didn't want to put it down. Throughout the book you feel and live with Gosia and can't wait to know what's going to... READ MORE
An entertaining, thought-provoking and uplifting debut novel
Odd Hours is the first novel by British author, Ania Bas. The one redeeming feature of Gosia Golab’s dead-end job in a 24/7 supermarket is that the Man Of ... READ MORE
An absolute must read
I love this book. I completely devoured it in just a few sittings. As a debut, it is astonishing in its originality and economy of style. It made me laugh ... READ MORE
Joy-fullness, Awkwardness, Normality and Love in equal measure
I loved Odd Hours and found myself snatching moments to read one or two chapters mid way through when I should have been doing something else.
Odd Hours i... READ MORE
Fast paced and gripping
I couldn’t put this down! A tale of transformation with plenty of dark humour and wry observation along the way. Gosia’s struggles had me gripped. And ever... READ MORE
A new female voice that’s original, on point & very funny!
A real page turner - a dark comedy with unexpected heart. If city life has ever left you feeling a bit stressed, disconnected, and wondering what it’s all ... READ MORE
Wonderfully entertaining read
This is exactly the type of book that i love, easy to read, made me laugh a lot whilst also really invested in the story of the main character. It had l... READ MORE
Really original first novel
My golly, to be able to write such a funny, sad, original novel exploring so many aspects of modern life - self help, grindingly boring work, loss, rejecti... READ MORE
Amazing! Funny!
Enjoyable and easy to read! Relaxing and giving you giggles. Polish -British cultures meet here. I LOVE this book!!!
Page turner
Odd Hours by Ania Bas is a beautiful commentary on what it is like to get through your twenties in a world where being yourself simply isn’t enough. A huma... READ MORE
Funny, refreshing and honest with brilliantly drawn characters
I loved this book. It made me laugh and made me cry, I loved the pace, the scene setting and the different devices used to tell Gosia’s story. The characte... READ MORE
A beautiful and moving portray of the every day
An incredible portrait of one woman navigating decisions, friendships, work and family, and looking to find meaning and happiness within all this. It is te... READ MORE
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