num_pages: 224
description: Elizabeth, a young, overworked hospital doctor, gets a phone call from her father late on a Friday night telling her that her mother is dangerously ill. Over the course of the weekend that follows, Elizabeth, on duty as ever and confronting the barely controlled chaos of a busy casualty ward, finds moments to reminisce about her childhood, its joys and its miseries. Past and present are interwoven in a series of vivid tableaux, drawing the reader into an intimate understanding of Elizabeth's life as a whole.
language: English
title: Quite Contrary
titlecomplete: Quite Contrary
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 67
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: Flamingo