A Certain Age. Twelve Monologues from the Classic Radio Series. Signed by Author.

Truss Lynne

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ISBN 10: 1861978790 ISBN 13: 9781861978790

Published by London. Profile Books Ltd, 2007

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London. Profile Books Ltd. 2007. First Edition. Second Printing. Black boards with silver spine titles and cherry red endpapers. Green dust wrapper with black and white titles. Book and jacket are new. Signed by the author in purple ink to the title page. In the tradition of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads come Lynne Truss's twelve bittersweet monologues about love, romance, friendship and family. Her six men and six women each have very different stories to tell, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can't escape the shadow of her sister.but all are funny, touching and as beautifully observed as would be expected from the bestselling author. Whether describing fathers and daughters, married men, cat-lovers or other women , she is always brilliantly perceptive. Seller Inventory # APR11.22001

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Title: A Certain Age. Twelve Monologues from the ...

Publisher: London. Profile Books Ltd

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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In the tradition of Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads" comes Lynne Truss' twelve bittersweet tales about love, romance, friendship and family. Her six men and six women each have very different stories to tell, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can't escape the shadow of her sister...but all are funny, touching and as beautifully observed as would be expected from the bestselling author. Whether describing fathers and daughters, married men, cat-lovers or 'other women', she is always brilliantly perceptive. These monologues were first aired on BBC Radio 4. You can download an excerpt from one of them below. Listen to excerpt (4mb mp3 file) (Credit: "A Certain Age: The Men's Monologues" published by BBC Audiobooks and available on CD (GBP15.99, contains 3 CDs) from 5th February).

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Lynne Truss is one of Britain's best-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand. She reviews for the Sunday Times and writes regularly for radio.

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