<p><b>'I absolutely loved it. A delight . . . so fresh and clever and subversive' Kate Atkinson</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> 'I completely loved <i>Lillian on Life</i>. What a great voice, what energy and wit . . . very original and often extremely funny' Karen Joy Fowler</b></p><p> </p><p> Lillian, a single, well-travelled woman of a certain age, wakes up next to her married lover and looks back at her life. It's not at all the life she expected.</p><p> </p><p> Walking the unpaved road between traditional and modern options for women, Lillian has grappled with parental disappointment, society's expectations and the vagaries of love and sex. As a narrator she's bold and witty, and her reflections - from 'On Getting to Sex' to 'On the Importance of Big Pockets' or 'On Leaving in Order to Stay' - reverberate originally and unpredictably.</p><p> </p><p> In <i>Lillian on Life</i>, Alison Jean Lester has created a brutally honest portrait of a woman living through the post-war decades of change in Munich, Paris, London and New York. Her story resonates with the glamour and energy of those cities. Charming, sometimes heartbreaking, never a stereotype, Lillian is completely herself; her view of the world is unique. You won't soon forget her.</p>