Book description
From the bestselling author of 'Eats Shoots & Leaves', a
wonderfully funny collection of twelve monologues.
In the tradition of Alan Bennett's 'Talking Heads' come Lynne Truss's
twelve bittersweet tales about love, romance, friendship and family. Her
six men and six women each have very different stories to tell, ranging
from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant
who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can't escape the shadow
of her sister…but all are funny, touching and as beautifully observed as
would be expected from the bestselling author. Whether describing
fathers and daughters, married men, cat-lovers or 'other women', she is
always brilliantly perceptive. 'Dazzling…sad, funny and, of course,
exquisitely written; superb; finely crafted.' Daily Mail
'Deliciously rich in plot twists and character surprises- sharp
observation is happily married to a bracing sense of the ridiculous.'
Daily Telegraph
'Top-quality writing.' Sunday Times
'Beautifully observed… Truss is simply a huge talent.' Guardian Lynne
Truss is one of Britain's best-loved comic writers and is the author of
the worldwide bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the
Hand. She reviews for the Sunday Times and writes regularly for radio.
