Dear Fatty

something of a revelation. Beacuse in among the the gags and photos of her bare bosom, there is intellectual rigour and real emotional intelligence … heavens, she’s a funny lady. I can’t remember the last time a book made me laugh so much. * Sunday Telegraph *a national treasure … Loyal, self-deprecating and garrulous, French’s story makes for entertaining reading … this is an original book, and will delight her fans and, indeed anyone with a sense of humour * Mail on Sunday *well written, warm and funny * Sunday Times *she writes so well * Daily Mail *no-holds-barred * List *very funny but also very moving * The London Paper *very funny * Hampshire View *there are moments here that shine with the genius for observational comedy for which Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders (the Fatty of the title) are famous * Guardian *Dawn writes (with) tenderness, caring and oodles of charm. Well-paced, it’s a reminder of why she has been a staple of the British comedy scene since the early 1980s * Guernsey Press *Anyone perparing for another dry, identikit celebrity autobiography is going to be delighted by these hilarious memoirs * She *

Dawn French has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country’s most long-running and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her first three novels, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Oh Dear Silvia and According to YES, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.