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Screams
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- Book Synopsis
- A gently humorous take on the modern world - from the pitfalls of knicker-envy to the weaponising of email sign-offs Screams is Ysenda Maxtone Graham's idiosyncratic and gently funny take on the modern world. She pinpoints all those small things that irritate, but which have a disproportionate effect on our wellbeing (for example, agonising waits for HMRC while stuck in a loop playing the Four Seasons; deep-seated recycling fears; friends that gaslight you with too many xxxs) and also takes pleasure in the small victories that bring surprising joy (lunch from leftovers and finding a miraculous parking space against all odds). 'Screams is as sharp as holly, and as sparkling as fairy lights... it's bound to find its way into many a Christmas stocking' Mail on Sunday 'The beauty of this book is its specificity... Graham has successfully and with wit translated into precise words the minutiae of everyday life' The Times
- About The Author
- Ysenda Maxtone Graham was born in 1962 and educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Girton College, Cambridge. She has written for many newspapers and magazines as a features writer, book reviewer and columnist. She is the author of six books: The Church Hesitant: A Portrait of the Church of England Today; The Real Mrs Miniver, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year Award; Mr Tibbits's Catholic School; An Insomniac's Guide to the Small Hours; Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls' Boarding Schools, 1939-1979; British Summer Time Begins: The School Summer Holidays, 1930-1980, which was a Sunday Times bestseller. She lives in London with her husband and three sons.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780349146560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Abacus, (31 October 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 340 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 214 x 142 x 26 mm
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