My Mother Takes a Tumble

The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy

My Mother Takes a Tumble from Little Follies by Peter Leroy

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Contents

Preface: Milestones on the Map of Memory

1: The Correspondence of Dudley Beaker and Eliza Foote
2: Dudley Needs a Drink
3: Commiseration
4: A Rendezvous Arranged by Benevolent Intervention
5: Chasing Kittens (My Life in Miniature)

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"My Mother Takes a Tumble" is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, dialogues, settings, and businesses portrayed in it are products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Now available in paperback from Picador USA, a division of St. Martin's Press.