![]() ![]() These novels have proved great favourites with reading groups, causing readers to squirm with mingled horror and delight as she peels away the layers in all too familiar family relationships, exposing the tangled threads and conflicts beneath. ![]() Seven of these she describes as black - or sour - comedies, and the first, THE KILLJOY, simply as "dead black". DOUBTFIRE, based on Anne's novel MADAME DOUBTFIRE and starring the late comedic genius Robin Williams.Īnne is best known in her home country, England, as a writer principally for children, but over the years she has also written eight novels for adult readers. I try to show that the battle through the chaos is worthwhile and can, at times, be seen as very funny." In 1994, this unique combination of humour and realism inspired the hit movie MRS. Growing up is a long and confusing business. Though readers often find themselves inadvertently laughing aloud as they read Anne Fine's novels, as she herself admits, "a lot of my work, even for fairly young readers, raises serious social issues. ![]()
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