The Woman who Went to Bed for a Year
$33.65
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2013
Summary
Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series, returns with The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone stops being the person everyone wants them to be.
‘Laugh-out-loud … a teeming world of characters whose foibles and misunderstandings provide glorious amusement. Something deeper and darker than comedy’ – Sunday Times
The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141399645 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141399643 |
| Author: | Sue Townsend |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 31mm |
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What happens when a duvet day turns into a duvet year?Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series, returns with The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone stops being the person everyone wants them to be.
* from publisher’s description *Proof, once more, that Townsend is one of the funniest writers around * The Times *Townsend’s wit is razor-sharp * Daily Mirror *Laugh-out-loud … a teeming world of characters whose foibles and misunderstandings provide glorious amusement. Something deeper and darker than comedy * Sunday Times *She fills the pages with turmoil, anger, passion, love and big helpings of wit. It’s full of colour and glows with life * Independent *Hilarious and totally Townsend. There were parts where I laughed until I cried * Daily Mail *Touching and hilarious. Bursting with witty social commentary as well as humour * Women’s Weekly *A funny, poignant look at modern family life * Daily Express *About The Author
Sue Townsend
Sue Townsend is one of Britain’s favourite comic authors. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books, The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 ), Number Ten, Ghost Children, The Queen and I, Queen Camilla and The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, all of which are highly-acclaimed bestsellers. Sue passed away in 2014 and is survived by her husband, four children, ten grandchildren and millions of avid readers.
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