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Ten years after the publication of the prize-winning Love, Nina
comes the author’s diary of her return to London in her
sixty-first year. Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is
back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in
the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a
year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in
Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether. Nina is not
quite sure yet. Debby does not have many demands – only to water
the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is
free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising
her son’s online dating developments, navigating the politics of
the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this
diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable
voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a
proper adult' at last. Praise for Love, Nina 'No book this year had
made me laugh more' - Guardian, Books of the Year 'Nina already
feels like my best friend' - Marian Keyes 'Hilarious, rude and
aching with sweetness . . . the most charming book I've ever read'
- Maria Semple
From the prize-winning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a
story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a
lifetime 'A true gift of a novel, I utterly adored it. For as long
as I could make it last, the world just felt a bit nicer.' Meg
Mason 'Wonderful . . . Her best yet' Kathy Burke 'I loved it so SO
much! Funnier than ever but with a new depth and maturity' Marian
Keyes _______________________________________ Susan and Norma have
been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force of
circumstance (a job at The Pin Cushion, a haberdashery shop in
1990s Leicestershire) and then by force of character (neither being
particularly inclined to make friends with anyone else). But now,
thirty years later, faced with a husband seeking immortality and
Norma out of reach on a wave of professional glory, Susan begins to
wonder whether she has made the right choices about life, love,
work, and, most importantly, friendship. Nina Stibbe's new novel is
the story of the wonderful and sometimes surprising path of
friendship: from its conspiratorial beginnings, along its
irritating wrong turns, to its final gratifying destination.
_________________________________________________ 'A lovingly
observed testament to the complexities and profundities of female
friendship' Elizabeth Day 'Nina Stibbe is not just very funny but
absolutely life-affirming' Jenny Colgan 'Stibbe writes some of the
best-turned comic sentences in contemporary writing. Like Susan,
she makes it look easier than it must be' Sunday Times 'Nina Stibbe
is one of our funniest novelists - it's time to take her seriously'
Daily Telegraph 'Stibbe is one of the all-time greats' Daisy
Buchanan 'Clever and funny, it takes a sharp look at the
intricacies of marriage, friendship, work and driving. As with all
Stibbe's writing there is a pleasingly perfect balance of wisdom
with jokes' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'For beautifully funny and
well-observed comic writing, Nina Stibbe is your go-to author. In
her latest release, a tale of lifelong friendship between Susan and
Norma, she explores the mistakes, rivalries and love we all
experience in life' Stylist 'One of the great comic writers of our
time' Irish Times
From the prize-winning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a
story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a
lifetime 'A true gift of a novel, I utterly adored it. For as long
as I could make it last, the world just felt a bit nicer' Meg Mason
'Stibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone
else' Caitlin Moran 'Stibbe has an extraordinary gift' Marian Keyes
'Nina Stibbe makes being funny look easy, but that's just because
she's very, very good at it' Clare Chambers
________________________________________________ Susan and Norma
have been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force
of circumstance (a job at The Pin Cushion, a haberdashery shop in
1990s Leicestershire) and then by force of character (neither being
particularly inclined to make friends with anyone else). But now,
thirty years later, faced with a husband seeking immortality and
Norma out of reach on a wave of professional glory, Susan begins to
wonder whether she has made the right choices about life, love,
work, and, most importantly, friendship. Nina Stibbe's new novel is
the story of the wonderful and sometimes surprising path of
friendship: from its conspiratorial beginnings, along its
irritating wrong turns, to its final gratifying destination.
_________________________________________________ 'Nina Stibbe's
very funny novels are full of charm, and her latest brilliantly
captures the mordant humour of British suburban life' Evening
Standard 'I absolutely loved every single page of it! I honestly
think it's the funniest thing she's ever written' Garth Jennings
'I'm not surprised to see that Stibbe's writing has been compared
to Jane Austen's' Emma Healey 'I am already longing for Nina
Stibbe's next book' Observer 'Stibbe is one of the all-time greats'
Daisy Buchanan 'Clever and funny, it takes a sharp look at the
intricacies of marriage, friendship, work and driving. As with all
Stibbe's writing there is a pleasingly perfect balance of wisdom
with jokes' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Nina Stibbe is not just very funny
but absolutely life-affirming' Jenny Colgan 'For beautifully funny
and well-observed comic writing, Nina Stibbe is your go-to author.
In her latest release, a tale of lifelong friendship between Susan
and Norma, she explores the mistakes, rivalries and love we all
experience in life' Stylist 'One of the great comic writers of our
time' Irish Times
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS POPULAR NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE
YEAR 2014 A laugh-out-loud true story of the trials and
tribulations of being a live-in nanny in 1980s London and inspired
a major TV series starring Helena Bonham Carter. ***** In 1982 Nina
Stibbe, a 20-year-old from Leicester, moved to London to work as a
nanny for a very particular family. It was a perfect match: Nina
had no idea how to cook, look after children or who the weirdos
were who called round. And the family, busy discussing such arcane
subjects as how to swear in German or the merits (or otherwise) of
turkey mince, were delighted by her lack of skills. Love, Nina is
the collection of letters she wrote home gloriously describing her
'domestic' life, the unpredictable houseguests and the cat everyone
loved to hate. ***** 'I adored this book and could quote from it
forever' Nick Hornby 'Funny and sharp: no book this year has made
me laugh more' John Lanchester, Guardian 'The funniest book I've
read in ages' Sunday Times 'An unassuming comic genius' Independent
Jane Gardam's funny and wise masterpiece, reissued with a new
introduction by Nina Stibbe Filth, in his heydey, was an
international lawyer with a practice in the Far East. Now, only the
oldest QCs can remember that his nickname stood for Failed In
London Try Hong Kong. Long ago, Old Filth was a Raj orphan - one of
the many young children sent 'Home' from the East to be fostered
and educated in England. Jane Gardam's novel tells his story, from
his birth in what was then Malaya to the extremities of his old
age. In doing so, she not only encapsulates a whole period from the
glory days of the British Empire, through the Second World War, to
the present and beyond, but also illuminates the complexities of
the character known variously as Eddie, the Judge, Fevvers, Filth,
Master of the Inner Temple, Teddy and Sir Edward Feathers.
'Beautiful, vivid, defiantly funny' The Times 'This novel is surely
Gardam's masterpiece... On the human level, it is one of the most
moving fictions I have read in years' Guardian 'Sharp, humane,
generous and wonderfully funny, she is one of our very finest
writers' Hilary Mantel 'Old Filth has stayed with me for years... I
can't think of anyone who achieves so much with so few words'
Sathnam Sanghera
The very start of Lizzie Vogel's story. From the much-loved author
of Love, Nina, discover a wildly comic, brilliantly sharp-eyed
novel about one family's fall from grace. 'All hail a book that's
funny!' Barbara Trapido ***** Meet Lizzie Vogel, 9. Lizzie is
concerned about her newly divorced mother; thirty-one years old and
trapped in a hostile village in the English countryside with only
three young children and a Labrador for company. It isn't that
having a husband is good, but in 1970s rural Leicestershire, not
having one is bad. The women in the village think Lizzie's mother
is after their husbands - and no one will let the children into the
Brownies! Worried about their mother's drinking, her (bad)
playwriting and social workers sending them off to the infamous
Crescent Home for Children, Lizzie and her sister embark on a
misguided campaign to find their mother a new husband. LIZZIE'S
STORY CONTINUES IN PARADISE LODGE AND REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL! *****
'[A] joyous read, full of wit and charm . . . I am already longing
for Nina Stibbe's next book' OBSERVER 'Just the right mixture of
childhood innocence and incredulity for the necessary deadpan
delivery of Stibbe's particular brand of comedy. Read it and be
charmed' INDEPENDENT 'A beguilingly comic blend of naivety and
precociousness' SUNDAY TIMES NINA STIBBE'S NEW NOVEL ONE DAY I
SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
Lizzie Vogel's story continues in Reasons to be Cheerful, the
brilliantly comic sequel to Nina Stibbe's hilarious books Man at
the Helm and Paradise Lodge. WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN
WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION WINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN
PRINT PRIZE 'I read all of Reasons To Be Cheerful in one glorious
gulp' CAITLIN MORAN ***** Teenager Lizzie Vogel has a new job as a
dental assistant. This is not as glamorous as it sounds. At least
it means mostly getting away from her alcoholic, nymphomaniacal,
novel-writing mother. But, if Lizzie thinks being independent means
sex with her boyfriend (he prefers bird-watching), strict
boundaries (her boss keeps using her loo) or self-respect (surely
only actual athletes get fungal foot infections?) she's still got a
lot more growing up to do. From the bestselling author of Love,
Nina comes a brilliantly funny and heartbreaking story of growing
up and finding the independence you might not actually want . . .
***** 'Funny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously
uplifting! A delight from start to finish' MARIAN KEYES 'Pitch
perfect vintage comedy' GUARDIAN 'Lives up to its title' SUNDAY
TIMES 'Joyful. Stibbe's comedy probes what it means to become an
adult' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Loved it! I so love Lizzie. She is brave
and kind and funny and totally original' KATIE FFORDE 'Comedy gold
. . . Reasons To Be Cheerful is just the read you need right now'
STYLIST 'Nina Stibbe is an author of such effortless wit that she
could turn a shopping list into a bestseller' WOMEN AND HOME NINA
STIBBE'S NEW NOVEL ONE DAY I SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE
NOW
Lizzie Vogel's story continues in Paradise Lodge, the brilliantly
comic sequel to Nina Stibbe's hilarious Man at the Helm. 'LOVE it!
Instant classic - funny, wise, touching, entirely delightful'
MARIAN KEYES ***** Working in a care home is not really a suitable
job for a schoolgirl but 15-year-old Lizzie Vogel went for it. It
just seemed too exhausting to commit to being a full-time
girlfriend or a punk (it is the 1970s after all), plus she has some
knowledge of old people. They're not suited to granary bread, and
you mustn't compare them to toddlers, but she doesn't know there's
a right way to get someone out of the bath - or what to do when
someone dies. When a rival old people's home with better parking
and daily chairobics threatens to take all their residents,
Paradise Lodge's cast of staff and helpers have to come together to
save the home before it's too late. From the bestselling author of
Love, Nina comes a story of being very young, and very old, and the
laughter and tears in between. LIZZIE'S STORY CONTINUES IN REASONS
TO BE CHEERFUL! ***** 'The one problem with reviewing Stibbe is
that I just want to quote entire pages: it's all so brilliant' THE
I 'Stibbe looks at another chapter of her life through the prism of
her trademark deadpan, acutely observed humour' STYLIST 'A dollop
of nostalgia and very British humour' GLAMOUR NINA STIBBE'S NEW
NOVEL ONE DAY I SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
NOW
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