Only Strange People Go to Church

by: Maey Laura

Hardcover: 423 pages

Publisher: Saraband (March 08, 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1908643021

ISBN-13: 9781908643025

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Only Strange People Go to Church

Author(s): Laura Marney (Author)

Publisher: Black Swan
Publication Date: 3 July 2006
Language: English
Print length: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0552773131
ISBN-13: 9780552773133

Book Description

Maria, a community worker, looks after an unruly gang of mentally disabled people. She wants to put on a community show but lacks both a venue and a community to perform it. Ray’s workshop, actually a deconsecrated church, could be the answer to her prayers. Ray, however, wields an unnatural influence over people. Can he be trusted? On the other hand, Dezzie, her colleague, is a great guy; he’s tall, handsome, and he doesn’t mind women with concave chests. After an alarming incident with a flasher and auditions that include the Can-Can Grans, Maria succeeds in setting up a Musical Extravaganza. However, in doing so she suffers a moral dilemma that would curl a bishop’s hair. If Maria does ‘the right thing’ she’ll wreck careers, break hearts and end up alone and flat-chested. What is ‘the right thing’ and should she do it? “Only Strange People Go to Church Nowadays” is a lighthearted look at modern secular society and our need for community. It is also an exploration of love and sex with the wrong people.

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘Hilarious…Read it for the sharp wit and delightfully soft feeling it’ll give you’ — GLASGOW HERALD, July 1 2006

From the Publisher

A dark, edgy, bitterly funny read

From the Back Cover

Maria, a community worker, looks after an unruly gang of mentally disabled people. She wants to put on a community show but lacks both a venue and a community to perform it. Ray s workshop, actually a deconsecrated church, could be the answer to her prayers. The trouble is, Ray wields an unnatural influence over people. Can he be trusted? On the other hand, Dezzie, her colleague, is a great guy; he s tall, handsome, and he doesn t mind women with concave chests.

After an alarming incident with a flasher and auditions that include the Can-Can Grans, Maria succeeds in setting up a Musical Extravaganza. However, in doing so she suffers a moral dilemma that would curl a bishop s hair. If Maria does the right thing she ll wreck careers, break hearts and end up alone and flat-chested. What is the right thing and should she do it?

Praise for Laura Marney:

Biting wit, brilliant characterization and hilarious antics whether you are 16 or 60, you’ll be rocking in your chair SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD

A cracking novel…Highly recommended INDEPENDENT, 50 TOP SUMMER READS

About the Author

Laura Marney was born in Glasgow and has a Business Administration degree. A graduate of the Glasgow and Strathclyde mlitt Creative Writing course, many of her short stories have been published in magazines and anthologies or broadcast on the radio. In her spare time she teaches creative writing and aerobics. She is the author of two previous novels, No Wonder I Take a Drink and Nobody Loves a Ginger Baby, both also published by Black Swan.

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