Sue Townsend the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series" returns with " The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year" a funny & 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 & misunderstandings provide glorious amusement. Something deeper & darker than comedy." (" Sunday Times"). The day her twins leave home Eva climbs into bed & stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world ' Stop! I want to get off'. Finally this is her chance. Her husband Brian an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva he complains is attention seeking. But word of Eva's defiance spreads. Legions of fans believing she is protesting gather in the street. While Alexander the white van man brings tea toast & sympathy. & from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself & the world very very differently... Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain's favourite comic writer for over three decades " The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year" is her hilarious new novel. " She fills the pages with turmoil anger passion love & big helpings of wit. It's full of colour & glows with life." (" Independent"). " Hilarious & totally Townsend. There were parts where I laughed until I cried." (" Daily Mail"). " Touching & hilarious. Bursting with witty social commentary as well as humour." (" Women's Weekly"). "A funny poignant look at modern family life." (" Daily Express"). Sue Townsend is Britain's favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books " The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 )" " Number Ten" " Ghost Children" " The Queen & I" & " Queen Camilla" all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester where she was born & grew up." ...

The day her children leave home Eva climbs into bed & stays there. Shes had enough
- of her kids carelessness her husbands thoughtlessness
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One lucky morning.. . Mrs Gaskitt opens the post & finds shes won a prize! Next she kisses the postman! Never mind though
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Until the French government declassified documents concerning their ignominious defeat at Dien Bien Phu Madam Daeng's past had been a well-kept secret. Now Dr Siri's wife is vulnerable & being stalked by a killer. But when Dr Siri whisks her away for a romantic working weekend they encounter an even greater threat. For Dr Siri falls under the spell of a beautiful witch they call the Used-To-Be Woman. ...

Norma Fontaine lives in a perfect womans world of handy tips & sensible advice. Whether its choosing the right foundation garment or practising feminine allure through meticulous grooming Norma measures life by the standards set in the magazines she reads. So when she bumps into Mr Hands & he suggests taking tea at the Excella cafe how could she possibly refuse? What could be more exhilarating or more appropriate? ...

Wombat loves digging deep holes & thinking deep thoughts but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush & the small wombat comes up with a great big idea... One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he's ever dug & crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again he can't see his mother anywhere. He is all alone. As he wanders through the great outback looking for her Wombat meets all kinds of wonderful creatures
- Kookaburra Wallaby Possum Emu Boy & Koala. None of them think very much of him though. But when a fire sweeps through the bush it is Wombat's skills which save the day & afterwards everyone races off to find his mum & bring her back to him. AGE 4-8
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The Wombles is the first in the Wombles series of books & introduces many of the favourite Womble characters including the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria & Orinoco fond of his food & a subsequent forty winks. Illustrated throughout in full colour by the talented Nick Price this hardback edition of the first in the much-loved & classic Wombles series will make the perfect gift. ...

The Wombles" is the first ever Wombles book & introduces the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco who is particularly fond of his food & a subsequent forty winks; general handyman extraordinaire Tobermory who can turn almost anything that the Wombles retrieve from Wimbledon Common into something useful; Madame Cholet who cooks the most delicious & natural foods to keep the Wombles happy & contented; & last but not least Bungo one of the youngest & cheekiest Wombles of all who has much to learn & is due to venture out on to the Common on his own for the very first time..." ...

Great Uncle Bulgaria loves telling the ancient & revered history of the Womble clans to the younger Wombles. But to his great sadness he notices that the young Wombles are not nearly as interested in the history as he is. So Great Uncle Bulgaria decides to take action & show these young Wombles how wonderful
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- the history of the Wombles is. Tobermory invents some very eco-friendly clockwork air balloons to travel in & Orinoco Bungo Tomsk & Wellington are sent variously to America Tibet & Australia. In these interesting & far-flung places the young Wombles get quite as much excitement as they could wish for!

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The Wombles have just gratefully returned to their burrow on Wimbledon Common. They had had to leave because heavy lorries thundering up & down the nearby road threatened to make the roof of the burrow cave in. However now that the Wombles are safely back there is another problem they have to contend with. It seems that the humans have realised they have an energy crisis & are throwing much less away. The Wombles supplies begin to run low. What can the Wombles do? It is time for EMERGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS
- with DIY king Tobermory in charge!
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