For over 10 years, Sue Townsend has written a monthly column for Sainsbury's Magazine, which covers everything from hosepipe bans and Spanish restaurants to writer's block and the posh middle-aged woman she once met who'd never heard of Winnie the Pooh.
Collected now for the first time, these columns from one of Britain's most popular and acclaimed writers are funny, perceptive, and touching.
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"I really enjoyed this, but then became slightly worried that by agreeing with some of the things she says and laughing with some of the things she does makes me a middle aged woman! Although it has to be said that there are some similarities between her cat and my mums!" — Liz (4 out of 5 stars)
"I really enjoyed this, but then became slightly worried that by agreeing with some of the things she says and laughing with some of the things she does makes me a middle aged woman! Although it has to be said that there are some similarities between her cat and my mums!"
" This is a book of very funny essays. Sue Townsend seems to be your average middle-aged woman, except she has an amazing sense of humor and the ability to see hilarity in mundane life. "
" Sue is a national treasure, a comic genius who spins enough of real life through her work to make you fall in love with her and her literary children. I will always want to read anything she pens. "
" Is good light hearted reading. Brought with me on hols. Not finished as distracted by iPad! Will I take it home to finish? Will I swap for something on book shelves of apartment? Prob. Leave here and read if come here again. Good but not riveting. Great for holiday, without iPad... "
" I started this months ago and tired of it very quickly ... not the kind of book to read from start to finish in one sitting but rather something to have by your bedside when you want a short, funny, anecdotal something to read. "
" light read funny and sad in parts enjoyed it "
" Picked it up in the MSF Guesthouse and wnted a break between The Reader and Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao. It was pretty light and fluffy. Read it drunk one night and didn't matter. "
" A great collection of short pieces by this very funny writer. "
" I hate to say it, but these columns -- as that's all they are: columns in a package -- aren't very good in comparison to Moledom. So don't have high hopes. "
" This one has been on the bookshelf for ages. I've been reading the monthly column extracts for a few days- a few at a time! Some are quite amusing- but not a book I would pick up and read the whole way through in one sitting. "
" Bits of it were excellent. Other bits quite dull. Pretty good on the whole. "
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