Self Help (novel)

For other books, see Self-help (disambiguation) § Books.

Self Help (published as Pravda in the US) is a novel by English author Edward Docx, published in 2007 by Picador; it won Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize that year and was also long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.^[1] The novel has received positive reviews,^[2] his description of cities being compared to both Dickens^[3] and Dostoevsky.^[4]

Self Help

First edition (UK)
Author	Edward Docx
Language	English
Publisher	Picador (UK) Mariner Books (US)
Publication date	2007 (UK), 2008 (US)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print & eBook
Pages	320
ISBN	0-330-43835-2

Plot introduction

"Alone in her native St. Petersburg, Maria Glover sends an urgent summons to London and New York. Her son and daughter arrive too late to see her".^[5] Their mother's death marks the beginning of the twins search for the truth about her...