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Jan 2, 2026 7:44 AM

Author:Stephen Fry

Paperweight

A hilarious collection of the many articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio. It includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel The Liar, and the best of Fry's weekly column for the Daily Telegraph.

Perfect to dip into but just as enjoyable to read cover to cover, this book, perhaps more than any other, shows the breadth of Fry's interests and the depth of his insight. He remains a hilarious writer on whatever topic he puts his mind to.

Reviews

Huge, crammed, wise, hilarious and utterly captivating

—— Literary Review

A joyous collaboration of winging humour and sarcasm

—— Mail on Sunday

Naughty but terribly nice

—— Sunday Times

Appallingly funny

—— Daily Telegraph

Tom Sharpe is one of the funniest things that has happened to fiction recently

—— Financial Times

Another witty, warm novel from Jane Moore

—— Closer

An excellent, modern holiday read that may well have you falling off your sunbed giggling

—— Woman

Gloriously witty, and written with a sharp-eyed intelligence, The Second Wives Club is Jane Moore at her very best

—— Yorkshire Evening Post

Brilliant ... In a hilarious portrayal of the ups and downs of being wife No.2, The Second Wives Club puts paid to the stereotype of the wicked stepmother once and for all

—— Sun

This is the perfect holiday read but would be just as entertainiing on the commute to work as accompanying you pool side

—— handbag.com

Second wives form a club to bitch about their husbands and in-laws in this compelling read

—— heat

A really enjoyable, if rather sad, read, full of historical and human interest

—— Irish Sunday Independent

Felix Quinn, the narrator of the book...explains it beautifully - and this is a very good novel... Feeling unsafe makes him feel alive. And loss, of course, is the wellspring of good storytelling

—— Evening Standard

The Act of Love is an ambitious and at times extremely uncomfortable novel

—— The Telegraph

It is an almost frighteningly brilliant achievement. Why did the Booker judges not recognise it?

—— The Guardian

This is a very good novel

—— Scotsman

Jacobson's 10th novel is a moving, thought-provoking and darkly witty story of desire and love

—— Irish Times
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