Helen of Nowhere

Not really sure what this was all about. An attempt to be deep and meaningful but coming across as totally pretentious. I was past caring by the last chapter when I think a dog was talking but who knows. Was the author trying to be insightful about marriage? Or chemicals on the crops? Joni told us that 55 years ago!!The only book of about fifty i have read in the last three years along with the equally daft Orbital that i will gladly dump in the local telephone box book library. The Booker longlist panel need to have a serious word with themselves. 3/10