"True Confessions of Adrian Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend" is the third book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Monday June 13th. I had a good, proper look at myself in the mirror tonight. I've always wanted to look clever, but at the age of twenty yea[...]
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.[...]
This is a seminal comic masterpiece of our time, now published for the first time in Penguin. The monarchy has been dismantled. When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their assets and titles and send them to live on a housing estat[...]
"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13" is the first book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Friday January 2nd. I felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. T[...]
"The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole" is the second book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Sunday July 18th. My father announced at breakfast that he is going to have a vasectomy. I pushed my sausages away untouched. In this second instalment of teenager "Adrian Mole's Diaries",[...]
"Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years" is the fourth book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Thursday January 3rd. I have the most terrible problems with my sex life. It all boils down to the fact that I have no sex life. At least not with another person. Finally given the heave-[...]
"Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years" is the fifth book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Wednesday August 13th. Here I am again - in my old bedroom. Older, wiser, but with less hair, unfortunately. The atmosphere in this house is very bad. The dog looks permanently exhausted. [...]
This is the essential one-volume edition of "Tales from 1,001 Nights", drawn from the acclaimed landmark translation published in 3 volumes by "Penguin Classics" in 2008. It contains "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Sindbad the Sailor" and many others of the most enjoyable and beloved t[...]
The troubled life of Adrian Mole continues in this hilarious and touching sequel to "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4". His diary - and his relationship with Pandora - continue to fascinate and entertain.[...]
At 13 years old, Adrian Mole has more than his fair share of problems - spots, ill-health, parents threatening to divorce, rejection of his poetry and much more - all recorded in his diary.[...]
Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the "Adrian Mole series", returns with "The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year", a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone stops being the person everyone wants them to be. "Laugh-out-loud...a teeming world of characters whose foibles and misund[...]
Long before Bridget Jones came the maddest, daftest diarist of them all - Adrian Mole. Life is far from easy when you are 13 3/4. If you're not worried about spots and school bullies, it's trying to decide which of your parents to live with or whether to be a vet or a comedy writer when you grow up.[...]
"The Queen and I" is the brilliantly funny novel by Sue Townsend, author of the "Adrian Mole" series. The Monarchy Has Been Dismantled. When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their assets and titles and send them to live on a housi[...]
Number Ten is the brilliantly funny novel by Sue Townsend, author of the Adrian Mole series. Behind the doors of the most famous address in the country, all is not well. Edward Clare was voted into Number Ten after a landslide election victory. But a few years later and it is all going wrong. The lo[...]
"The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001" is the seventh book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Monday January 3, 2000. So how do I greet the New Millennium? In despair. I'm a single parent, I live with my mother...I have a bald spot the size of a jaffa cake on the back of[...]
"Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years" is the eighth book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Sunday 1st July. No Smoking Day. A momentous day! Smoking in a public place or place of work is forbidden in England. Though if you a lunatic, a prisoner, an MP or a member of the Royal Fa[...]
"Adrian Mole and The Weapons of Mass Destruction" is the sixth book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny "Adrian Mole" series. Wednesday April 2nd. My birthday. I am thirty-five today. I am officially middle-aged. It is all downhill from now. A pathetic slide towards gum disease, wheelchair ramps and[...]
Sue Townsend's "The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman" (Aged 55 ) is a wonderful collection of non-fiction pieces, giving us an insight into Sue's hilarious world. Sue Townsend is the much-loved comic author who brought us the bestselling "Adrian Mole" series. Enter the world of Susan Lilian[...]
The day her gifted twins leave home for university, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Perhaps she will be able to think. Her husband Dr Brian Beaver, an astronomer who divides his time b[...]
It's Friday, January 2nd. I felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. It's just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children's home. Meet Adrian Mol[...]
The day her gifted twins leave home for university, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Perhaps she will be able to think. Her husband Dr Brian Beaver, an astronomer who divides his time b[...]
Sue Townsend, bestselling author of the "Adrian Mole" series, will have you laughing out loud with "Rebuilding Coventry" - a satire on modern Britain and the battle of the sexes. 'There are two things that you should know about me immediately: the first is that I am beautiful, the second is that yes[...]
The hilarious new novel from Sue Townsend- brilliantly narrated by Caroline Quentin.
Samma dag som Evas barn flyttar hemifrån, går hon och lägger sig. Och stannar där. I sjutton år har hon velat skrika till världen Stopp! Jag vill kliva av! Och nu har hon äntligen fått chansen.
Hennes man, astronomen Brian som redan har problem med sin besvärliga älskarinna, bli[...]