The Best Things
On sale
1st April 2021
Price: £8.99
THE JOYOUS SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A big-hearted story of a family on the brink from the marvellous, much-loved Mel Giedroyc.
‘A real treat. I enjoyed it HUGELY’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Delicious in its detail’ SOPHIE KINSELLA
‘Warm and redemptive’ WOMAN & HOME
__________
Sally Parker is searching for the hero inside herself.
But TBH she just wants to lie down.
Her husband Frank has lost his business, their home and their savings in one go. Her bank cards have been stopped. The kids are running wild. And now the bailiffs are at the door.
What does a woman do when the bottom suddenly falls out?
Will Sally Parker surprise everybody….most of all herself?
__________
‘Properly funny with a brilliant cast of characters’ GRAHAM NORTON
‘Exactly like Mel herself: engaging, uproarious and gleeful’ JO BRAND
‘Funny and fresh’ CLARE MACKINTOSH
‘A warm, honest and humorous look at a family and what really matters in life. Brimming with hilarious scenes’ WOMAN & HOME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE
REAL READERS ADORE THE BEST THINGS…
‘A well written, warm hug of a read. Something much needed in these days of doom and gloom’
‘This book is everything I would have expected from the wonderful Mel Giedroyc. Funny and touching*****’
‘I could hear Mel reading this book! Terrific characters. Very entertaining *****’
‘A lovely, warm cuddle of a book’
‘One of the best things I’ve read this year. Please read it *****’
‘I felt like Mel was reading this into my ear. I was left with the warm fuzzys at the end****’
‘Would make a brilliant film or sitcom. The Parker family are a chaotic, loveable bunch’
‘I zipped through it with many an accompanying titter, the occasional chortle and the odd unladylike snort. A nice piece of escapism, so needed at this time ****’
‘Warm, interesting, clever and funny, as well as poignant at times. A brave heroine, a cast of strong characters and a page-turner of a story *****’
‘Glorious storytelling, this is a rich comedic feast of domesticity. Excellent characters. Kept me gripped throughout. *****’
A big-hearted story of a family on the brink from the marvellous, much-loved Mel Giedroyc.
‘A real treat. I enjoyed it HUGELY’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Delicious in its detail’ SOPHIE KINSELLA
‘Warm and redemptive’ WOMAN & HOME
__________
Sally Parker is searching for the hero inside herself.
But TBH she just wants to lie down.
Her husband Frank has lost his business, their home and their savings in one go. Her bank cards have been stopped. The kids are running wild. And now the bailiffs are at the door.
What does a woman do when the bottom suddenly falls out?
Will Sally Parker surprise everybody….most of all herself?
__________
‘Properly funny with a brilliant cast of characters’ GRAHAM NORTON
‘Exactly like Mel herself: engaging, uproarious and gleeful’ JO BRAND
‘Funny and fresh’ CLARE MACKINTOSH
‘A warm, honest and humorous look at a family and what really matters in life. Brimming with hilarious scenes’ WOMAN & HOME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE
REAL READERS ADORE THE BEST THINGS…
‘A well written, warm hug of a read. Something much needed in these days of doom and gloom’
‘This book is everything I would have expected from the wonderful Mel Giedroyc. Funny and touching*****’
‘I could hear Mel reading this book! Terrific characters. Very entertaining *****’
‘A lovely, warm cuddle of a book’
‘One of the best things I’ve read this year. Please read it *****’
‘I felt like Mel was reading this into my ear. I was left with the warm fuzzys at the end****’
‘Would make a brilliant film or sitcom. The Parker family are a chaotic, loveable bunch’
‘I zipped through it with many an accompanying titter, the occasional chortle and the odd unladylike snort. A nice piece of escapism, so needed at this time ****’
‘Warm, interesting, clever and funny, as well as poignant at times. A brave heroine, a cast of strong characters and a page-turner of a story *****’
‘Glorious storytelling, this is a rich comedic feast of domesticity. Excellent characters. Kept me gripped throughout. *****’
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