Author:John O'Farrell
Isn't it always the way? You wait ages for one purple flour-filled condom and then three come along at once. Of course the correct procedure for a chemical attack in the House of Commons would have been for MPs to remain in the chamber and remove all items of clothing.I'm not sure which is the more horrific vision; anthrax all over London or Nicholas Soames slipping out of his Y-fronts while chatting to a naked Ann Widdecombe.
Here at last is the third collection of John O'Farrell's immensely popular Guardian columns - the final part of the trilogy in which he discovers that Margaret Thatcher is actually his mother. Contained within these covers are a hundred funny, satirical essays on subjects as diverse as Man's ascent from the apes and the re-election of George W. Bush.Plus there is a full account of O'Farrell's heroic but slightly less successful attempt to capture his Tory home town for socialism.He claims that identity fraud has got so bad that an audacious impostor using the name A.L. Blair even managed to get himself a Labour Party card by posing a left-wing champion of wealth distribution and civil rights.He asks why a Blackberry isn't compatible with an Apple.And find out why the Queen didn't go to her own son's wedding; 'What happened to that other girl you were seeing?' 'Mother, we got divorced and then she died in a car crash, remember?' 'Well sometimes you have to work at these things dear...'
Praise for John O'Farrell:
* 'Very funny, constantly using hard wit to punctuate pretension' - The Times
* 'O'Farrell gives an extra squirm to the traditiona English comedy of embarrassment
An eye-watering journey from innocence to revelation containing 100 funny, satirical essays.
—— City'A fantastic read. Fantasy novels can be hit or miss but this one is a definite hit ...Newcomb writes with a boldness and originality rarely seen in first novels'
—— OutlandTender and perceptive
—— Good HousekeepingThis tender and vivid novel of an exiled Arab woman's life in Britain, and memories of trauma at home, connects desert to Devon with warmth and wit
—— IndependentUrgent and enquiring
—— Lesley McDowell , Independent on SundayThere are some moving passages, notably his father's arresting deathbed monologue about the racism and brutality he endured in an unfairly hard life
—— Daniel Bolger , The Irish TimesPhillips subtly conveys a changing sense of attitude and perspective... It is a bleak message, brilliantly delivered
—— HeraldPraise for Liane Moriarty
—— -Every single one of her books is a great read
—— E! OnlineStaggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable
—— Sophie HannahKeeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read
—— Reese WitherspoonMoriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly
—— Sunday ExpressThe writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling
—— Good HousekeepingLike drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read
—— USA TodayRiveting drama packed with suspense and secrets
—— Woman & HomeWise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for
—— Jojo MoyesStraight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it
—— Good HousekeepingPerfect
—— Hello!A hell of a good book. Funny and scary
—— Stephen KingA cracking story cleverly told
—— FabulousFascinating and compassionate
—— Daily Telegraph
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